"Oooof," the air was knocked from his lungs by a powerful kick to the stomach after she had recovered from the punch he had hit her with. She didn't seemed very fazed or dazed at all by the power he had hit her with, that was not a good thing overall. The crack of the jaw on his left sent Batman reeling to the ground. His back hit with a loud thud, the hard rubber suit making an impact.<br/><br/>While he was not completely beaten, Batman would need a moment to recover, and as she signaled for the men to surround him Batman could see their evil smirks as they approached with bad intentions. Those men had not received the same instructions that the woman had. While they knew she was there to keep Batman off their backs, they didn't know anything about not killing, but all of the recognized that their boss would want to finish that job and leaving the man wounded would work better.<br/><br/>Two of the big oafs stood on his arms, one each, and another two sat down on his shins. This left his torso wide open to punishment and the remaining two guys took turns battering his ribs with kicks, stomping on his stomach and chest. The punishment came pouring in, but nothing kept him breathless for very long since they focused more on the upper torso/chest area of the suit where the padding was thicker. "Hey, lets stand the fucker up and use him like a punching bag," one of the guys sitting on his leg blurted out.<br/><br/>It was a bad idea in the long run, as they pulled him up Batman began to strategize the fight. He had to assume that Buffy was not going to interfere, and if she did he was fucked. They held his arms, leaving his legs open, and for a moment he feigned that he was weak and beaten. The first guy came up for a punch to his face, instead he met a boot to the balls, his head rammed backward into another guy's nose. Two down, four to go, it was going to be difficult, but doable. The element of surprise was over, as long as Buffy watched he would systematically take the remaining men down, a few punches and kicks landed on him, but nothing debilitating at all.