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

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.

boosted their firepower and

Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking

the mine, Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren,

above, Soren knew staying meant

to escape and return with

"Captain, wait

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

his headset crackled back to life

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

the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to

and relayed

ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while the

rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they

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

them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the sentiment. "Second squad, with

Soren turned to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

to report and heal. Or the captain will have

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

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

up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down

knew the stakes but stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to

aside and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him

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

handset. "This

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

the mine. When were we

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