Kryse headed north to where he could find some Young Orange Larvae. He assumed that in a place where there were plenty of Young Orange Larvae, a few Immature Orange Larvae should appear as well. As soon as he arrived at the place, he suddenly stopped...a cold sweat drop trickled down his spine. Right in front of him was a huge number of Young Orange Larvae. These larva monsters as their name stated were gigantic and orange. There were even three larger ones which he assumed were the Immature Orange Larvae he needed to kill in order to complete his training. If possible, the young Masqueraider wanted to avoid such a large confrontation. He knew that if he were to fight, he would have to experience a possible defeat. He did not want to have another close call like he had before he met Shaa Kwira. He could try and isolate one of the Immature Orange Larvae and teleport far away in order to deal with the monster alone without worry for external interference, but it seemed that it wasn't a viable choice. He didn't want to wait for so long just to kill one monster. A battle will be unavoidable. But, unlike last time, he will have to play it smart this time.

Kryse drew out his sword and cautiously approached a nearby cluster of Young Orange Larvae. Since the low-leveled monsters had not noticed him yet, he decided to use the element of surprise and kill a number of these Young Orange Larvae before they could register what was going on and retaliate. He decided he should use a hit-and-run tactic where he charged in and kill a few before switching on his Bling mask and teleporting to a safe distance. He thought he would continue with this process until a manageable size was left. Kryse nodded in satisfaction and prepared to carry out his plan. Luckily, Kryse had overestimated the processing abilities of the Young Orange Larvae. They showed no signs of retaliation even when Kryse charged in and slashed a number of times with his sword. It was until he killed around thirty of them did these Young Orange Larvae finally decided to retaliate. Groups of ten Young Orange Larvae flanked the young Masqueraider from all sides. They converged towards the young Masqueraider and lunged at him once they were in range. Kryse pulled out his Bling Mask and put it on. He could feel the power within him surging. The attacks of the low-leveled monsters all missed as he teleported to a safe distance far away from the monsters. The Young Orange Larvae searched the area in surprise before giving up and went back to their business. Kryse smiled at the Young Orange Larvae's future predicament. He felt that he was on a good pace and decided to continue with this method of fighting. With another teleport, he arrived somewhere near a group of Young Orange Larvae and slashed and kicked another ten Young Orange Larvae to death. Then, he dodged the attacks by teleporting back to the safe place. Kryse would continue with this process for a while until the number of enemies were reduced by about one half.

Kryse teleported back to the location once more but this time, he switched his Bling mask with his Martelo mask. The Young Orange Larvae, however, were more alert now that their numbers were decreased by about half. As soon as they saw Kryse, they charged towards him and attacked. The first tackle from behind smashed into the back of his leg causing him to stumble backward. A Young Orange Larva tackled towards his head as he fell down. With a sharp twist of his body, he was able to dodge that tackle. But, he had no time to rest as another Young Orange Larva crashed into his chest. Kryse sprawled onto the ground and coughed out some spit. Ugh...the wind just got knocked out of him. Kryse remembered the advice of the Kerub Militiaman Oover from the Militia building that speed was essential in a fight, especially in a group fight situation because of the dangers of being ganged up on. Since he had previously experienced the hard way first hand, he felt that he should be able to defeat these low-leveled monsters in no time.

But this wasn't the time to dwell on the past, he needed to find a way to beat all of these Young Orange Larvae and win. Kryse expertly flailed his sword and kicked his legs all around him, landing quite a few hits and even one-hit instant killed a few of them as well. As the Young Orange Larvae continued to swarm towards him, one of his sword attacks and one of his kicks had managed to knock two Young Orange Larvae away. Seeing an opening, Kryse dove out of the crowd of monsters and scrambled to his feet. Without a moment of hesitation, he used Martelo and heel-kicked a few of the Young Orange Larvae, knocking them senseless and causing them to block the path of the monsters behind them. Then, he switched his Martelo mask with his Picada mask and raised his legs in preparation. Next, he released a number of kicks right in front of him causing a plethora of air-type spears to smash into the faces of a number of surprised Young Orange Larvae. In addition, with a couple of swings of his sword, he one-hit killed a group of low-leveled monsters who were smart enough to try and pincer attack him. As the other Young Orange Larvae reacted and converged towards him, he switched his Picada mask with his Bling mask and met the charge with a teleportation to behind the monsters. Kryse switched his Bling mask with his Martelo mask and let loose a flurry of heel kicks, smashing into six of the Young Orange Larvae at the back of the charge, snapping their backs inwards and killing them instantly.

Suddenly, three of the attacking Young Orange Larvae successfully tackled Kryse. The young Masqueraider jumped backwards, borrowing the force of the tackles of the three Young Orange Larvae. Although it hurts, he was able to gain some distance from the Young Orange Larvae. With a grimace, he gritted his teeth through the pain and switched his Martelo mask with his Picada mask. With this mask on, he felt that his feet could move really fast...he felt air-type magic circulating at his feet. With a grin, Kryse ran to the side of the charging Young Orange Larvae. The low-leveled monsters were able to follow Kryse's movements...but only their heads followed. Their bodies, however, were too slow to react and they all crashed into each other. As the heap of fallen Young Orange Larvae attempted to rise up, Kryse activated his Picada skill and kicked his leg out. A piercing spear of air soared out from his kick and smashed into the pile of monsters. A number of Young Orange Larvae screeched in pain before they collapsed, two bloody holes forming on each of their heads and each of their tails.

Even with all those kills, there were still about fifty Young Orange Larvae left. Kryse sighed...at least he was getting the hang of it now. Even more fortunate, at least he wasn't as injured as he had been a few hours ago. Although he was hurt a few times, the only problems were some aching as well as a few bruises and scratches. Thankfully, there wasn't a lot of bleeding and no broken bones either. The results of his new method was clearly more efficient than had he just charged in and attacked. He was like an Osamodas acting like an Ecaflip - a dragon acting like a cat. Anyways, he needed to finish this and move on to fighting the Immature Orange Larvae who were sitting over there and grazing nonchalantly. Now that Kryse was in an easygoing situation, he was able to take all the necessary measures to save his face. Anyways, enough thinking...more action. Kryse roared as he switched to his Reinforcement mask and lunged towards the Young Orange Larvae. With a couple of swipes, he knocked back ten Young Orange Larvae. Not giving them time to recover, Kryse lunged forward and swiped again. He repeated this attack over and over until finally...the fifty Young Orange Larvae became twenty-five Young Orange Larvae. Kryse could have continued to use Martelo instead but that was too taxing. That's why he had used a less tiring and less damaging move. Not to mention, he needed to use a weaker skill more often in order to increase the skill's fighting power. Kryse surveyed his surroundings. Twenty-five Young Orange Larvae left. Seeing half of their numbers dead, the low-leveled monsters did not needlessly charge in anymore. They cautiously edged closer towards the young Masqueraider. Suddenly two Young Orange Larvae lunged forward, one aimed at his head and the other aimed at his legs. Playing it smart now eh? Didn't know these creatures could think of a strategy like that...must have been instinct. Kryse jumped forward and twisted his body sideways in order to thread through the two monsters.

Kryse switched back to the Picada mask and fired two piercing air-type spears into the two lunging Young Orange Larvae. The two Young Orange Larvae collapsed in a bloody heap. Kryse turned towards the twenty-two Young Orange Larvae that were left and fired a couple of Picadas at the spread out crowd. Some of the attacks missed, but the ones that did hit, killed quite a few of the monsters. With ten Young Orange Larvae left, Kryse found that it would be too difficult to continue using the Picada skill especially with so much dodging space in between each Young Orange Larva. Thus, Kryse switched his Picada mask with his Bling mask. He teleported towards the monster farthest from the other monsters and kicked the monster up. The monster flew into the air before him and Kryse swung his sword at the monster, cutting it in half. Suddenly, he heard a few swishes behind him. Kryse turned around just in time to see a Young Orange Larva fly towards his face. Kryse brought up his sword at an angle and deflected the attack. The low-leveled monster bounced off of the sword and into the air. Kryse swung his sword up and beheaded the little monster. Two down...eight more to go.

Seeing everyone dead, the eight Young Orange Larvae turned tail and scattered. However, all that killings had sparked something in Kryse. With his bloodlust increased to a new high, Kryse did not want to let a single one of the scattered monsters go. They must die...they must all die! Kryse reached in his bag and grabbed the Reinforcement mask. Then, with the Reinforcement mask still in his left hand, he teleported in front of one of the fleeing Young Orange Larva and switched his Bling mask with the Reinforcement mask. With a sweeping kick, Kryse knocked the terrified monster back, stunning it. Then, Kryse switched back to the Bling mask and teleported in front of another Young Orange Larva. He switched back to the Reinforcement mask and knocked the low-leveled monster back as well. The young Masqueraider repeated these steps until all eight of the fleeing Young Orange Larvae laid stunned in a pile.

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Kryse teleported in front of the pile of eight Young Orange Larvae and switched his Bling mask with his Martelo mask. With a flurry of heel-kicks, Kryse smashed the heads of each of the eight monsters and killed them. After defeating all of the Young Orange Larvae, his bloodlust finally cooled down and he was able to calm down. Straightening up, the young Masqueraider took out his sword and looted the monsters of their hide, their eyes, and even their flesh...as it turned out, Young Orange Larvae flesh had good medicinal properties to it. Anyways, after storing a number of materials into his bag, Kryse continued towards his original mission - to kill an Immature Orange Larva. What?! Where did those three Immature Orange Larvae go? Just as he was about to ponder about the new situation, a rustling occurred behind him. Kryse turned around to see what was causing the noise and saw a giant bush moving fiercely. Kryse took out his sword and shield and looked at the rustling bush cautiously. Who was behind that bush? A monster? Or another adventurer?

Suddenly, three Immature Orange Larvae and six Young Orange Larvae rushed out of the rustling bush and lunged towards Kryse. An ambush! Those three Immature Orange Larvae even brought some reinforcements! Shit! Kryse hefted up his sword and blocked the tackle of one of the Immature Orange Larvae...or at least he tried to block it that is. Kryse had underestimated the strength and power of the Immature Orange Larva. The Immature Orange Larva smashed through Kryse's sword, breaking it into pieces , but it didn't stop there. The Immature Orange Larva continued boring through and finally it crashed into Kryse's chest. Kryse flew back and skidded on the ground, his chest ached and his ribs obviously broken. The young Masqueraider grunted in pain as he checked his ribs to see exactly how serious the injury was...yep...his ribs were shattered. Not to mention they were swelling at an incredible pace. Kryse grimaced as he looked at his broken sword...guess he'll have to make do with his masks...hopefully everything will work out fine.

Kryse scrambled to his feet just in time to dodge the second Immature Orange Larva. He kicked out his leg at the big monster only to have his attack stopped by the monster's tough skin. Damn it! One of the Young Orange Larvae dashed towards him and chomped. Its teeth tearing towards his throat. Kryse jerked his head to the side and avoided a fatal wound. Kryse switched to his Reinforcement mask and knocked the monsters back in order to gain some breathing room. The young Masqueraider decided that he could not take on all nine of these monsters at the same time...not to mention, he did not want to run away after suffering from such humiliation. The only thing left to do now...was to try his best to separate them - divide and conquer. The method had worked before, so he assumed that it will work again.

Kryse approached a stunned Young Orange Larva and switched his Reinforcement mask with his Bling mask. Grabbing the larva monster by the tail, he teleported to an Immature Orange Larva and smashed the Young Orange Larva into the Immature Orange Larva. Both monsters took some damage from the collision. Kryse brought the Young Orange Larva up and smashed the monster down again and again. After a few more times, the monsters regained their senses. Finishing this, Kryse placed the bruised and weak Young Orange Larva on top of the Immature Orange Larva and stomped at them fiercely and mercilessly, crushing them to pulp. Two down...Kryse switched back to his Reinforcement mask and swiped at the battered Immature Orange Larva corpse and Young Orange Larva corpse, sending them flying. Then, the young Masqueraider stood there and waited for the other seven monsters to converge to his position. Kryse casually switched from his Reinforcement mask to his Martelo mask and prepared a battle stance. Right as the Immature Orange Larva approached within range, Kryse heel-kicked the lumbering monster in the head. The huge beast staggered a bit before collapsing. Though alive, the monster was panting for air and squinting in pain. Quickly Kryse used Martelo once again, landing multiple hits to the five Young Orange Larvae. Then, the young Masqueraider immediately switched to his Picada mask and kicked out his leg at each of the collapsed Young Orange Larva at point blank range. With each kick, an air-type spear shot forth and pierced through each of the Young Orange Larvae. Before long, five bloodied bodies lay on the ground, blood gushing out of each body forming a blood puddle and mixing with the other puddles of blood.

A loud roar erupted as an Immature Orange Larva charged towards him. Kryse switched on his Coward mask and dodged the tackle...barely. As he was about to retaliate with a kick, a thudding pain pierced his entire body. The second Immature Orange Larva had avoided his detection and rammed into his back. With a scream, Kryse fell onto the floor. An aching, bruising sensation spread to his sides. Oh Sadida...that was painful...Kryse thought his spine had almost broke. Kryse cringed as he stood up, making sure to keep both Immature Orange Larvae within sight. With his Coward mask on, as long as these two Immature Orange Larvae were within his line of sight, he would be able to dodge any of their attacks. The young Masqueraider reached into his bag and grabbed his Martelo mask. He needed to finish this quickly and Martelo was his most powerful skill. As Kryse tried to move about, he winced in pain. His legs weren't responding. He's got to make his last stand here. It was now or never.

"Come on!" Kryse roared, trying to provoke the two Immature Orange Larvae into attacking first...and he succeeded.

The Immature Orange Larva on the left growled with anger and charged towards Kryse. As soon as it entered his range, Kryse unleashed a flurry of Martelo kicks. The young Masqueraider grunted with pain afterwards as he collapsed on both knees. Fortunately, the Immature Orange Larva was dead, dents displayed all over his head. Kryse gasped for air as he eyed the other Immature Orange Larva. He could sense its anger. With an intense roar, the Immature Orange Larva rushed forward, teeth baring in the sunlight.

"Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn, damn! " Kryse cursed as he watched the fast approaching teeth-baring monster.

Kryse limped to the side and kicked at the Immature Orange Larva. However, the momentum of the fierce charge pushed him off balance. As he fell to the ground, he winced again. His ribs were broken, there was an aching bruise on his back, and now he even twisted his ankle while trying to kick that monster. Is he...is he going to die? No! He can't die just yet! But what can he do? Think Kryse! Think!...That's it! He could use that method he used earlier! Kryse reached into his bag and brought out his Bling mask. Just as the Immature Orange Larva lunged towards him again, he swapped his current mask with the Bling mask and teleported behind the monster. After lashing out a swift kick, he teleported again. As the monster turned around in anger to where Kryse was supposed to be, another swift kick smashed into its back. The monster turned around again only to receive another kick. After a few kicks later, the monster learned...it learned that it shouldn't turn around after the next kick because it believed that the young Masqueraider will appear before him. However, that was what Kryse was waiting for. Seeing the Immature Orange Larva waiting and looking around for him to appear, the young Masqueraider switched his Bling mask with his Reinforcement mask. Slowly and carefully as to not make a sound, Kryse aimed his right foot at that Immature Orange Larva's tail and kicked as hard as he can.

The pitiful Immature Orange Larva yelped in pain before it landed on the ground stunned. With a sigh of fatigue, Kryse limped towards the collapsed monster and switched his Reinforcement mask with his Martelo mask. He was feeling a bit drowsy...the fight had taken a huge toll on his body. Suddenly, the Immature Orange Larva moved. Holy Mother of Sadida! That scared the shit out of him. He immediately started stomping on the Immature Orange Larva's head. Whew! Is it dead? Nope it's still moving.

*STOMP!* *STOMP!* *STOMP!*

After a few more stomps, the Immature Orange Larva finally breathed its last. Kryse collapsed on the floor, his eyes blurry and heavy with tiredness. Slowly, he closed his eyes...he just needed to sleep for a bit...just for a bit.... NO! He shouldn't fall asleep! Kryse rubbed his tired eyes awake before struggling to sit up. He reached into his bag and rummaged around carefully...where did he put it? Where was that vial of water from the Fountain of Youth again? Finally finding one, Kryse uncorked the vial and gulped down the refreshing liquid. A cold shudder spread throughout his body as he felt his wounds healing and his fatigue washing away.

After a few minutes, Kryse got up. Although there were still some pain and his shattered ribs still hadn't fully healed, Kryse decided to head towards the first Fountain of Youth and take a dip in it. After all, according to master Struk'tohr Nhin, one must be healthy and prepared for the next battle. Kryse made his way towards the Fountain of Youth outside the entrance of the village. When he passed by his master, Struk'tohr Nhin waved and asked if he had accomplished his training, in which Kryse shook his head and said he was working on it. Afterwards, Kryse continued on heading towards the Fountain of Youth. Upon arrivial, he undressed and slid in to bathe. After just sitting there for a few minutes and enjoying the refreshingly warm water, his entire body healed of all of the wounds and his strength regained quickly...truly a miracle indeed. With his body rejuvenated, Kryse exited the Fountain of Youth and continued on with his training. Next monster - the Fearless Moskito!