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

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 stumbled into

with Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

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

tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal blocker somewhere.

Soren knew staying meant certain

chance was to escape and

Soren vowed, "Captain, wait

not without injuries-broken limbs and,

outside, his headset crackled back to life with Micah's voice

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

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

cursed and

fight, downing two helicopters,

with casualties among

bandaged, relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting

mix of anger

follow, dizziness from blood loss

report and heal. Or the captain will have

stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to base

still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance written across his

who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be

the stakes but stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to base,

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

operator approached with urgent news. "Deputy

handset.

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

followed orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were we told to

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