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

like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with

with Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued the

the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

the mine, Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal blocker somewhere. Go

knew staying meant

to escape and return with

vowed, "Captain, wait for my

mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and, for

life with

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

was no time to consider the consequences. They had to down

and relayed the

three squads swiftly ended the fight, downing

point, with casualties among them, they awaited

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

mix of anger and resolve.

follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly

and heal. Or the captain will have your

over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone,

is still in there!"

friend who grew up with him. There was no way he

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

and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated,

with urgent news. "Deputy director, it's the HQ

handset.

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

followed orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were

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