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

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

Leopold boosted their

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

useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are

battle above, Soren knew staying

only chance was to escape and return with reinforcements for

"Captain, wait

mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs

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

his teeth, Soren radioed, "HQ, Wolf's comms are down. Send me the

consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off

and

three squads swiftly ended the fight, downing two

casualties among them, they

Percival's location to

Leopold took two rifles from the other members and strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the sentiment.

to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

to report and heal. Or the

stormed over,

there!" Leopold

grew up with him. There was

"Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter,

shoved Leopold aside and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then

operator approached with urgent news.

grabbed the handset. "This is

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

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

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