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

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 and Thomas fought back while retreating

Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued the

shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

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

battle above, Soren knew

escape and

vowed, "Captain, wait for my

the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and, for Soren, a

crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf

comms are down. Send me the coordinates

had to down the helicopters to cut off the

and relayed

ended the fight,

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among them,

location to Leopold, insisting they had to

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,

to follow, dizziness from

to report and heal. Or

over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to base

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

his dear friend who grew up with him. There

men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too.

Soren from Thomas. "Get him

urgent news. "Deputy director,

the handset. "This

wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand

orders from HQ to enter the mine. When

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