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

toward Percival's last known location. However, before they could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm.

their firepower and rescued the

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

tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren,

knew

to escape and

"Captain,

escaped the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs

crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf to

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

consequences. They had to down the

cursed and relayed

swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while the

point, with casualties among them, they

Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they had to

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

to follow, dizziness from

him. "Go back to report and heal. Or the captain will have

limping with a cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to

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

only his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival

at your men. They're heavily wounded,

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

news. "Deputy director, it's the HQ

handset. "This is

I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before

from HQ to enter the mine.

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