109: The Estate Farce Finally Ends (Where's the Previous Chapter's Title? Why Still Can't I Edit It? So Annoying!)

"Stupid woman, you shouldn't have run this way. This lumbering machine moves far too slowly!"

By the time the elevator was halfway down, Ephraim had charged up. He ducked sharply and slipped into the machine through the gap between its roof and the floor.

But the moment he got inside, he regretted it.

The stable was dim, obscuring his vision. Only now did he discover that the elevator was open on both sides. The instant he slipped inside, Selina had escaped through the other end.

It was a truly hair-raising maneuver. Catwoman leaped backward and barely squeezed through the gap. Had her timing been even slightly off, the descending elevator would have sliced her in half like that unfortunate Umbrella employee in Resident Evil 1.

"Mr. Talon, I already said goodbye. If you keep pestering me, you're going to make things awkward!"

A clear, bell-like laugh rang out from outside the elevator.

Blinded by rage after being humiliated repeatedly, Ephraim actually lunged forward and reached out, trying to drag Catwoman back inside.

Predictably, a sharp crack rang out, and a severed hand fell to the floor, spraying blood.

"Damn you! You damned woman!"

The elevator continued downward. Clutching his wound, the furious Ephraim kicked the floor over and over. Stone walls surrounded him, making it unrealistic to break through and escape. His only hope was to ride the elevator down to the Cave and see whether he could find a way out.

But would he still be able to find Catwoman then?

Selina, however, had no intention of letting the Talon escape.

She did not know Chato was protecting Lucius and Tim in the Batcave. She only knew she could not let an enemy reach her allies' hiding place.

Selina immediately pressed the emergency stop button, trapping the Talon halfway