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

close, a helicopter 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 stumbled into collapsing tunnels, with some members falling

their firepower

the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking

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

knew staying meant certain death for

chance was to escape and return

vowed, "Captain, wait for my

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

to life with

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

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

and relayed the

swiftly ended the fight, downing

the rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they

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

his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on

to follow, dizziness

to report and heal. Or the captain will

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

there!" Leopold roared, defiance written

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

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

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

news. "Deputy director,

grabbed the handset.

I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you

from HQ to enter the mine. When were

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