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

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 some members falling into the

Leopold boosted their firepower

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

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

the battle above, Soren knew

chance was to escape and return with

vowed, "Captain, wait for my

the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and,

headset crackled back to life with

down. Send me the coordinates of the

They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack and

and relayed

squads swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

the rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they awaited further

his head hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they had to

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 squad,

Soren turned to follow, dizziness

caught him. "Go back to report and

stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to

captain is still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance

friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be

heavily

him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand it

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

grabbed the handset. "This is

you to wait for satellite confirmation before

orders from HQ to enter the mine. When

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