The panting noises were coming from deep within the cave.
They echoed off the walls.
Even though this cave was not all that big, it still had several parts. It was like entering the home of a rich man.
Lenny took his time. His steps were neither too fast nor too slow.
He ensured that he did not make a lot of noise. If, for any reason, he was caught, he knew he was dead meat. After all, even though he had not seen Crusher's class number, he knew that he must be very strong.
After all, gladiators were a basic bunch.
They only listened to the strongest.
Considering that most of the gladiators he saw outside were D-classed, It was safe to assume that Crusher was at least C-class. That was several times stronger than Lenny was.
Even though Lenny had strength that was very close to entering the D Class, he was not arrogant enough to think that he was strong enough to stand up to someone in the C class.