The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 489

With a creased map in hand, Percival trekked alongside Soren to a nearby abandoned mine.

At the mine's entrance, they stumbled upon a covert mark of White Tiger etched into the rock face, its meaning unclear yet undeniably significant. And there, scattered nearby, lay a cache of critical documents belonging to CK.

"Base, this is Soren. We've found the mark," Soren hollered into his headset.

A different voice crackled back, not Micah's as expected, but that of the HQ commander. "Copy that. Proceed underground."

Exchanging a glance, Percival and Soren strapped on their oxygen masks and descended into the bowels of the earth.

Markers bearing White Tiger's emblem appeared sporadically along the mine's tunnels-faded, but a trail they could follow nonetheless.

As they ventured deeper, the air grew thin, and a faint, metallic scent of blood wafted from the depths.

Suddenly, a clod of earth tumbled from directly above Percival.

"Run!" Percival barked, his eyes dark with urgency.

With lightning reflexes, Soren signaled to the team behind them, and the third squad retreated in a disciplined dash toward the exit.

Then, a thunderous collapse echoed from behind Soren.

"Captain!" He yelled.

"Get out of here. That's an order!" Percival's voice crackled through the headset as Soren could only glimpse his silhouette through the narrowing gaps in the debris.

"Captain, I'll get you out!" Soren halted along with a few others.

Percival's voice was icy. "Get lost. After you're out, find Vivienne!"

Leopold and Thomas, sensing the gravity of the situation, called out, "Captain, report your status!"

"Mine... Collapse... Get out..."

voice faded into

known location. However, before they could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued the

HQ, Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking from above.

his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's

knew staying

escape

Soren vowed, "Captain, wait

narrowly escaped the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs

outside, his headset crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf to

radioed, "HQ, Wolf's comms are down. Send me the coordinates of the hostile

to

and

swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

casualties among them, they

location to Leopold,

them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who

to follow, dizziness from

and heal. Or the captain will have your

with a cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone,

our captain is still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance written across

who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival

heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too.

Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand

with urgent news. "Deputy director, it's the

grabbed the handset. "This is

satellite confirmation before proceeding.

mine. When were we told to stand by?"

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