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

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

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

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

battle above, Soren knew staying meant certain death

only chance was to escape and return with reinforcements

"Captain, wait for my

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

headset crackled back to life

are down. Send me

consequences. They had to down

cursed and relayed the

ended the fight, downing

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they awaited further

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

anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the

Soren turned to follow, dizziness from

report and

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

still in there!" Leopold roared,

was not only his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him.

They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter,

Thomas. "Get him treated,

news. "Deputy director, it's the HQ

handset. "This

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

to enter the mine. When were we

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