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

back toward Percival's last known location. However, before they could get 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

with Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued

Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf,

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

knew staying meant

to escape and

"Captain, wait

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

crackled back to life

his teeth, Soren radioed, "HQ, Wolf's comms are down. Send me

to consider the consequences. They had to

cursed and relayed the

ended the fight, downing two

casualties among

location to Leopold,

anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on

turned to follow, dizziness from

to report and heal.

over, nearly

captain is still in there!" Leopold

him. There was no way he would let Percival

stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter,

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

with urgent news.

the handset. "This is

satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand 'stand by"?" Soren overheard

followed orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were we told to stand

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