Literally the Under Dog...

Lenny was smart enough to understand that E7007 was the most important piece in the Nameless crew, at least to the best of his knowledge. The gladiator was a good and respected leader, and it would be a terrible waste for him to go out and die. From the way E7007 had caught his snake attack the night before, Lenny could tell that the natural-born leader was not weak. However, no matter how strong he was, he surely could not compete with a Cerberus. Underestimating the three-headed dog was definitely not going to end well, but that also did not mean that Lenny was desperate for death.

In the battle formation right now, Lenny had discovered a weakness of the dog's, and he was willing to exploit it. E7007 took a look at him and shook his head. "Stay within the formation." He said it in a strict manner, one that did not leave room for Lenny to disobey. E7007 dove out of the formation and ran to the swordsmen to aid them, armed with nothing but a shield in hand. One of the Cerberus's heads was about to bite into another victim, but E7007 made it in time with his shield, blocking the attack. But that was not all—he managed to block it, and even though the Cerberus pushed hard, he was able to hold his own.

At this point, Lenny could not help but use Surveyor on E7007:

<Name >: E7007

<Race >: Half-born

<Level >: 4

<Rank >: Nil

<Strength >: 60

<Agility >: 40

<HP >: 30/30

<Exp >: 80/100

<Ability >: Presence

E7007's stats were also very high, even higher than those of E666, who had tried to seduce Lenny earlier on. He was very strong, and Lenny could tell that he could really hold his own in a fight. Even if he had to fight alone, death was not something that would easily reach him—unless, of course, he decided to fight more than one Cerberus at a time.

Lenny now understood why he could go out there with nothing but a shield and why E7007 was able to catch his attack the previous night. But what he could not understand was the Ability: Presence. However, that too explained itself. "OVER HERE!!! You oversized fuck!" E7007 cursed out. Surprisingly, the Cerberus left the gladiators it was about to attack and turned to E7007. It was an amazing ability, reminding Lenny of how pulling Aggro in games worked. However, E7007 did this without assaulting the Cerberus. Those who had gotten a breather due to E7007's distraction rushed back to the formation. As they did, one of the men lost his footing and fell to the ground, spraining his ankle.

The Cerberus's attention had been drawn away by E7007, but the man falling on the ground had pulled the creature's attention again. "Damn it! E600. Move your damn ass!" E7007 shouted at the man, but it was too late. One of the dog's heads came down for the man's face. In quick response to the impending doom, the man raised his hand in defense, but it had no use. He was still going to die anyway. Just when everyone was expecting the man to die, they all looked, and, to their surprise, a smaller-than-normal-sized gladiator had a shield up that protected the man from the attack.

E7007 opened his eyes wide. "E999!?" Lenny was the person who had saved the man's life. "Quickly, get back into formation!" Lenny ordered, and the man ran back as fast as he could. The Cerberus banged at the shield again and again, and Lenny held on as hard as he could. However, there was only so much he could take. Another hit, bigger than the others, was all it took for him to go from defender to a flying kite in the air. Luckily, he had been flung back to where the others were, and immediately, the Nameless crew formed their defense around him. Lenny looked to his side, and E7007 was there. E7007 did not say anything, but the smile he gave Lenny was one of approval.

Once more, the dog came for the Nameless crew. E7007 sought to initiate the same formation as usual, but this time, Lenny turned to him. "I have an idea! Let me do it!" E7007 did not want to, but Lenny had just sacrificed for another and proven he could pretty much handle himself out there. Gritting his teeth, E7007 finally allowed it. Lenny immediately held his long knives in a reverse grip position. "Give me a hole underneath it!" Lenny screamed out. The shields were lifted high in such a way that a hole leading underneath the beast revealed itself.

Lenny moved backward to gather momentum, and then he kicked against the ground. Running as fast as he could, he slid under the hole that had been created. He was fast, and his figure made it easy for the dog not to notice him. The moment he got underneath it, he traced where the heart of the beast was. Using both knives, he gave fast, rapid stabs to the beast's chest, with every pierce accompanied by yet another pierce. Lenny had been dissecting animals since his fingers were strong enough to hold a knife. He had done so many experiments on the anatomy of creatures that he could almost build one from scratch.

His long knives went underneath the ribcage of the beast and bled it from the heart. At this time, the dog understood that it was in danger, and it wanted to howl again. However, Lenny had also thought of this. His long knives also went for Cerberus's lungs. As it tried to howl, the only thing that came out was blood. Even for a second, Lenny did not stop his assault on the dog, even when it hopped about with its mighty legs. Lenny held on to it with one hand as he stabbed with the other. The beast rampaged the arena for a while as blood poured out of its three mouths. And then it suddenly fell—right on Lenny.