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..."

faded into

overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with

boosted their firepower and

"Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking from

to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's

the battle above, Soren knew staying

was to escape and return

"Captain, wait for my

the mine, though not without injuries-broken

crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf to

Wolf's comms are down. Send me the

the consequences. They had to

cursed and relayed

squads swiftly ended the fight, downing

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among

Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they

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

follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

him. "Go back to report and

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

there!" Leopold roared, defiance written across his

up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down there without doing

They're heavily wounded,

shoved Leopold aside and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document everything about the mine.

operator approached with urgent news.

handset. "This is

authorized this operation? I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand 'stand by"?" Soren overheard the loud

the mine. When were we told to stand

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