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

the danger, Leopold and Thomas led their teams 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

their firepower

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

Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's

above, Soren knew

was to escape and

vowed, "Captain,

not without injuries-broken limbs and, for Soren,

back to life with Micah's voice urging

comms are down. Send me the coordinates of the

had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack and

cursed and

the fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

casualties among them, they awaited

Percival's location

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

to follow, dizziness from blood

"Go back to report and heal. Or

cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone,

there!" Leopold roared, defiance written across his

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

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

radio operator approached with urgent news. "Deputy director, it's the

the handset. "This

before proceeding. Do you not understand 'stand by"?" Soren overheard the loud

HQ to enter the mine. When were we told to

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