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

bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with the terrain, the

boosted their firepower

"Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking from above. Evacuate

tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are

above, Soren knew

was to escape and return with reinforcements for

streaming, Soren vowed, "Captain,

without injuries-broken limbs

his headset crackled back to life

are down. Send me the coordinates

was no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off

and

ended the fight,

point, with casualties among them, they

hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location to

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

to follow, dizziness

and heal. Or the captain will have

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

in there!"

his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way

stakes but stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back

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

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

handset. "This is

told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do

enter the mine. When

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