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

buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with the terrain, the front squad often

Leopold boosted their firepower and

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

headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a

above, Soren knew staying meant certain death

chance was to escape and return

"Captain, wait for

though not without injuries-broken limbs

crackled back to life with Micah's

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

had to down the helicopters to

and relayed the

swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters,

casualties

hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location to Leopold,

mix of anger and resolve. "First squad,

dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

and heal. Or the

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

captain is still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance written across

not only his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down there without

heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to base, that's an

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

with urgent news. "Deputy director,

handset. "This

for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you

mine. When were we told

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