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 into

Thomas led their 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 and

Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking

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

above, Soren knew staying meant certain death for

only chance was to escape and return with reinforcements for

"Captain, wait for

the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs

to life

"HQ, Wolf's comms are down.

consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack and minimize

and relayed the

ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while

with casualties among them,

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

strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me."

Soren turned to follow, dizziness from blood loss

report and heal. Or the captain will have

cane, stormed over, nearly

there!" Leopold roared, defiance written

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

heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to base, that's an

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

operator approached with urgent news. "Deputy director, it's the

grabbed the handset.

operation? I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand

followed orders from HQ to enter the mine. When

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