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

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

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued

the mic, "Wolf,

Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms

above, Soren knew staying meant

chance was to escape

"Captain, wait for my

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

headset crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf to pull

Wolf's comms are down. Send me the coordinates of the hostile fire.

consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack and minimize

cursed and

fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

with casualties among them, they awaited further

relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they had to go

a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move,

to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

report and

stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back

captain is still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance

with him. There

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

Leopold aside and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand it

news. "Deputy director, it's the

the handset. "This

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

followed orders from HQ to enter the mine.

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