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

bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with the terrain, the front squad often stumbled into collapsing tunnels, with

their firepower and

"Wolf,

the mine, Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms

knew

to escape

"Captain, wait for my

the mine, though not without injuries-broken

crackled back to life with Micah's

radioed, "HQ, Wolf's comms are down. Send

consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack

cursed and

the fight, downing

at the rendezvous point, with casualties

relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they had to go

mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the sentiment. "Second squad, with

turned to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

back to report and heal. Or the captain

a cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to

captain is still in there!" Leopold roared,

only his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him.

stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their

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

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

handset. "This is

for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand 'stand by"?"

enter the mine. When were we told to stand by?" Soren

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