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 into

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

boosted their

the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

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

knew staying meant certain death for

chance was to escape and return with reinforcements

"Captain, wait for my

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

headset crackled back to life with Micah's

down. Send me the coordinates

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

cursed and

ended the fight,

rendezvous point, with casualties among them,

his head hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location to Leopold,

and strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and

dizziness from blood

back to report and heal. Or

a cane, stormed over,

captain is still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance

friend who grew up with him. There was no way he

firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives

him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand it to

news.

grabbed the handset. "This

this operation? I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before

the mine. When

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