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

teams back toward Percival's last known location. However, before they could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold

with Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

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

shouting to Soren, "Comms

knew staying meant

was to escape

"Captain, wait for

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

outside, his headset crackled back to life

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

to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off

and

three squads swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters,

with casualties among them, they

head hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location

a mix of anger and resolve.

to follow, dizziness from

and heal. Or the captain will

a cane, stormed over, nearly

in there!" Leopold

only his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down there

"Look at your men. They're heavily wounded,

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

news. "Deputy

grabbed the handset. "This is

told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you

followed orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were

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