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

last known location. However, before they could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas

boosted their firepower and rescued the

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

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

knew staying meant certain death

chance was to escape and return with reinforcements

"Captain, wait for my

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

crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf

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

was no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the

cursed and relayed the

squads swiftly ended the fight, downing

rendezvous point, with casualties among them,

Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they

on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve.

Soren turned to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly

"Go back to report and heal. Or the captain will have

stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to

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

captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way

heavily wounded,

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

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

grabbed the handset.

confirmation before proceeding.

the mine. When were we

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