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

like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with the terrain, the front squad often stumbled into

their firepower and rescued the

into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified

useless headset, shouting to Soren,

Soren knew staying

only chance was to escape and

Soren vowed, "Captain, wait

not without injuries-broken limbs

outside, his headset crackled back to life with

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

was no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack

cursed and

ended the fight,

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they

relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they had to

anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the sentiment. "Second

dizziness from

him. "Go back to report and

over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to

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

captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down there without

stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to base, that's an

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

with urgent news. "Deputy

grabbed the handset. "This

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

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

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