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

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

their firepower and rescued the

at HQ, Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal blocker somewhere. Go support

knew

only chance was to escape and return with reinforcements for

vowed, "Captain, wait for my

without injuries-broken limbs and,

outside, his headset crackled back to life

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

They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack and minimize

and relayed the

fight, downing two

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they

location

the other members and strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad,

follow, dizziness from blood

report and heal. Or the captain will have

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

there!"

his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him.

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

and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document

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

handset. "This is

this operation? I told you to wait for satellite confirmation 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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