Operation Blue Hurricane

Hours after the events of the previous chapter

The sky has turned darker.

Dheena continues his discussion with his fellow EFS members as he leans over a strategic map that highlights the stretch of coast near Vidiyaloor.

DHEENA (in an authoritative tone): Loki is humiliated by the failure of Operation Avalanche. We need to hit him where it hurts that is, his resources and his pride. We shall hit his main supply hub—the Vidiyaloor Salt Depot. It’s their primary logistics center for gear, funds, and most crucially, the chemicals they use for their freezing weapons.

DHEENA (after a short pause and then in an authoritative tone again): This very mission of ours shall be codenamed “Operation Blue Hurricane“. And it’s meant to be swift and spectacular, and utterly devastating. It must be a display of ELITE power that would force Loki to divert all resources away from hunting Puneeth.

Dheena then turns his attention towards Nivi.

DHEENA: Nivi, we can’t take our Deepak there. Therefore, can you stay here with him?

NIVI (looking concerned): But I lead the sniper team. How can a team go without its leader?

DHEENA: Nivi, two things. First thing, if we take our Deepak there, he could be held as a hostage. Second, you know very well that Deepak doesn’t let any woman other than his Amma touch him. Now that you are his Amma, I request you to stay with him.

NIVI (initially disappointed but later understands the situation): You can’t be wrong, Dheena. I’ll stay here with Deepak.

DHEENA (taking Nivi’s hands in his with a satisfied smile): Thanks a lot, Nivi. And Divya will be your substitute. She will lead the team.

NIVI (smiling with acceptance): Alright, Dheena. Wishing you a good luck.

Dheena and Nivi give each other a handshake.

DHEENA: Thanks, Nivi.

NIVI (curiously): By the way, I want to seek your permission of whether I can change to civilian clothes now because I’ll be spending time with our Deepak for the day. Or do I have to stay in uniform?

DHEENA (laughing): Do you really have to ask permission for it? You know what to do at that time.

NIVI (nodding her head in realisation): Alright, Dheena. Good luck for your mission.

Dheena and Nivi hug each other for one last time before proceeding to commence the mission.

Dheena and other well-known EFS members embark their journey for the mission.

Now that Nivi is at home with her adopted son Deepak, she is now in a navy blue crop top and a light blue denim jeans just like in the pic given below.

Deepak, on the other hand, is in a round-neck t-shirt with the stripes of yellow, white, green, and gray, and green shorts just like in the pic given below.

(Note:- Please ignore the cellphone.)

To Nivi, Deepak sings the new rhymes most recently taught by Ponnila. Nivi enjoys listening to the rhymes and pulls Deepak into a tight hug.

After the hug breaks, Nivi and Deepak lie together on bed. The former, with a story book in her hand, narrates a story. The latter, with one of his little hands resting on his momma’s bare tummy (the soft palm resting right on the navel), listens to the story. As minutes pass, both fall asleep.

Meanwhile, the EFS utilized their Aquatic Elite training to approach the Salt Depot from the sea. They swam silently under cover of night, using minimal surface disturbance. Vikram and Roy, stripped down to their essential combat gear, moved like synchronized shadows, their fitness proving the value of the ‘one meal a day‘ rule.

They breached the perimeter easily, bypassing the crude defenses the Blizzard had relied on.

From a concealed rooftop overlooking the depot, Divya provides flawless overwatch. She, with her sniper rifle, eliminates two key lookouts with a single, precise shot, proving the value of her deprivation training. Her engagement was so swift and quiet that the guards dropped without a sound, preventing the general alarm.

Roy, driven by the furious energy of the lie that protected him, moves with devastating efficiency. He engages the main security patrol. He doesn’t just fight; he neutralizes the patrol with a cold, precise ferocity, utilizing the advanced hand-to-hand combat moves learned during the Upgradation to ensure minimal noise and maximum damage.

Vikram, the ‘ultimate ghost‘, moves directly to the chemical storage tanks. He manages to kill 10 Blizzard guards in a row with nothing but a throat slash using a knife. And the other two Blizzard guards are killed by Ponnila using a pistol with a silencer attached when those two attempted to sneak behind Vikram.

Vikram notices this and he offers salutations to Ponnila.

Ponnila smiles confidently at Vikram’s salutations.

Using specialized demolition knowledge, Vikram places precise charges designed not for noise, but for maximum cascading destruction of the facility’s infrastructure. He makes sure the freezing agents are rendered inert or unstable, destroying the Blizzard‘s signature weapon capability.

Both Vikram and Ponnila eventually exit the Salt Depot as it’s about to explode.

As the charges detonates, the Salt Depot gets plunged into chaos. The chemical storage facilities explode in a spectacular chain reaction, sending plumes of smoke and destruction over the coast of Vidiyaloor.

The entire EFS squad has executed a flawless, high-speed extraction, moving back into the sea and using their stealth techniques to disappear. They left behind a burning monument to the Blizzard‘s vulnerability.

Loki, receiving the news, could only watch the inferno from a distance. The realization hits him: the Flower Storm is no longer a reactionary militia. They are now a sophisticated, lethal ELITE force. His resources are gone, his command infrastructure is crippled, and his signature freezing agents are destroyed.

Dheena watches the distant blaze from the water, talks to his team.

DHEENA: He’ll stop looking for Puneeth now. He’ll be too busy fighting the fires we just started.

Eventually, the EFS squad returns to its headquarters.

The next morning

The smoky ruins of the Vidiyaloor Salt Depot still smolder, a sickening, acidic odor clinging to the coastal air. The destruction caused was absolute: the Blizzard’s primary source of funding, logistical support, and freezing chemicals are gone. The EFS has not just won a battle; it has crippled the Blizzard’s operational capability.

In his concealed headquarters, Loki sits in a dark room with a little bit of sunlight, his face a mask of freezing rage. He hasn’t just been defeated; he has been humiliated by a force he had dismissed as a nuisance. His attempt to capture Puneeth (Operation Avalanche) has failed, and his revenge has resulted in the destruction of his own supply line.

Loki’s Internal Fury: The Elite Flower Storm. The name echoes the precision and discipline that has wrecked his power. They fought like ghosts, hit like thunder, and vanished into the sea. Loki realized he couldn’t win a conventional fight against their newfound, disciplined strength. His followers were terrified, his resources depleted, and his authority is crumbling under the weight of his failures.

Loki rasps to his remaining enforcers, slamming a clenched fist onto the table.

LOKI (in a frustrated tone): They saved the killer. They protect the filth that desecrated Udhayagiri. And they mock us with their precision.

Loki stares out at the town of Vidiyaloor, seeing the fear in the faces of his own guards. He feels a desperate need to prove that the Blizzard, though wounded, was still the absolute master of fear.

Little bit does Loki realize that he needs to rebuild the Blizzard bases before making another plan to retaliate against the EFS.