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

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 stumbled into collapsing tunnels,

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued

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

shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal blocker somewhere. Go support

above, Soren knew staying meant certain

to escape and

"Captain, wait

without injuries-broken limbs and, for

crackled back to life with Micah's voice

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

no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters

and relayed

ended the fight, downing two helicopters,

with casualties

location to Leopold, insisting they had to go

Leopold took two rifles from the other members and strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the sentiment.

turned to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly

to report and heal. Or the

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

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

up with him. There was

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

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

urgent news. "Deputy

grabbed the handset. "This

before proceeding. Do you not

orders from HQ to enter the mine.

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