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

raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back

boosted their

HQ, Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal blocker somewhere. Go support

the battle above, Soren knew

escape and return with reinforcements for

vowed, "Captain, wait for

narrowly escaped the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and, for Soren, a

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

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

time to consider the consequences. They had to down

and

ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while the

rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they awaited

Percival's location

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. "Second

Soren turned to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly

report and heal.

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

still in there!"

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

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

took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then

operator approached with urgent news. "Deputy director, it's

handset. "This is

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

HQ to enter the mine. When were

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