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

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

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

the mic, "Wolf,

his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's

knew staying

was to escape

Soren vowed, "Captain, wait for my

mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and,

life with

are down. Send me the coordinates of

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

cursed and relayed the

swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among them,

hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting

strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and

Soren turned to follow, dizziness

to report and

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

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

was not only his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down there without

heavily wounded, and their lives

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

news. "Deputy director, it's

the handset.

satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand 'stand by"?" Soren overheard the

orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were we

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