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

could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

into the mic, "Wolf,

tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal

knew staying meant

chance was to escape and return

vowed, "Captain, wait for my

though not without injuries-broken

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

"HQ, Wolf's comms are down.

to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack

and

the fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

with casualties among

relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they had to go

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. "Second

follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly

him. "Go back to report and heal. Or the captain will

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

is still in there!"

captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down there

at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to base, that's an

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

news. "Deputy director, it's the HQ

the handset. "This is

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

HQ to enter the mine.

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