Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 157 Fear
"Two out already."

"What was wrong with Yuuki's fighting style just now? It didn't look natural at all?"

"He destroyed the ball near his mouth."

"I don't know what to think."

After Seidou High School lost two key hitters, the game suddenly fell into a disadvantage.

Besides discussing this issue, the people in the audience talked the most about the blow dealt to Yuki.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Yuki did not choose the most comfortable striking posture.

If he swung the bat naturally, he definitely wouldn't have hit the ball so poorly.

It's like he's deliberately making himself uncomfortable.

This is puzzling to everyone.

He knew it was Thompson's trap, but he still jumped into it.

It was as if he was being controlled by a second personality and he didn't look like a captain at all.

"A mistake?"

As soon as I went back and put down the bat, the cold voice of Coach Kataoka came over.

Yuki didn't dare look at Director Kataoka. He could already imagine how terrible Director Kataoka's expression would be.

When emotions come, reason will never prevail. This game of Yuki perfectly illustrates the meaning of this sentence.

Returning to his seat, Yuki still kept his head down.

"If you make a mistake, just make up for it next time. Now watch the game and see how Zhou Hui seizes the opportunity."

Director Kataoka did not blame Yuki.

He knew that teenagers often do a lot of outrageous things.

During the five or six years that he has been the coach of Qingdao High School, he has gotten to know the personalities of boys at this stage.

Passionate, proud, and impulsive.

These are what most boys have at this stage.

For so many years, Supervisor Kataoka, an old man in his forties, has been getting along with this group of young men in their teens, and has been influenced by all of this.

But he didn't expect that Yuki, the player he trusted the most, the calmest and least likely to cause trouble in the team, would make such a mistake.

It suddenly made him feel like he had to have a new understanding of Yuki.

"Fourth batter, left fielder, Mr. Zhou."

Before the broadcast was finished, Zhou Hui had already stood in the batter's box.

This shows how strong his desire to catch up is.

"So anxious?"

Based on the players' behavioral habits, Thompson began to study the player's habits and playing style to arrange corresponding tactics.

He has always been very serious about the competition.

"Looks like you're impatient, so let's go for a sliding ball."

After sending out the secret signal, Thompson felt something was wrong.

Although he had never played in a game before, he had heard a little about the powerful players in this Koshien and knew a thing or two about them.

It seems that the West Tokyo team has a horrible and amazing fourth batter.

Although he didn't hit many home runs, he did hit one in the first game of Koshien, and most importantly, his batting average remained high.

This is the news Thompson received.

It’s his only fault that he reacted too slowly and only remembered it now.

Looking up, even through his clothes you can clearly see Zhou Hui's muscular features are so full that it looks like they would bounce back if you poked them.

This is a physical talent that the yellow race should not have.

"This kid actually broke through the shackles of race!"

"Whoosh!"

Just as he was still admiring Zhou Hui's physical fitness, a small white ball flew onto the pitcher's mound.

"It shouldn't be difficult to hit out with his strength."

Thompson is praying now that this ball must have a bigger change, even if it is just a strike zone.

Sending him as a recommendation is definitely the better choice.

Zhou Hui held up the bat and looked at the ball flying in front of him, his eyes locked on it. His powerful dynamic vision had already seen the ball clearly, and the bat in his hand became a "sharp sword" ready to be unsheathed, ready to swing it.

"wrong."

Suddenly, Zhou Hui discovered the change in the baseball, which went straight into the strike zone, so he quickly pulled the bat back.

"Snapped!"

Although the change in this ball is not big, the ball point is just at the edge of the outside corner, and any small change can make the ball fly out of the strike zone.

This was also a coincidence.

At the beginning, Thompson chose this angle just to lure Zhou Hui to swing the bat, but he didn't expect that it would save them at this time.

"Bad ball."

"It's dangerous, it's dangerous."

Thompson quickly stood up and made a gesture for a walk.

"Even Thompson can't handle this kid?"

Michael saw it all clearly in the center field and immediately understood how powerful Zhou Hui was.

Even Thompson chose to recommend him. How afraid were they?

Letting him get to first base is better than hitting a home run.

"Bad ball."

"Bad ball."

"Ball, four balls, walk."

The umpire said something nonchalant and pointed in the direction of first base.

Having been promoted to the knockout round for two games in a row, Zhou Hui has gained great respect from the Koshien team.

If this continues, Zhou Hui’s opportunities to attack from behind will become fewer and fewer.

Even Thompson began to fear Zhou Hui.

"It looks like Zhou Hui won't be able to swing the bat even once in the rest of the games."

Seeing that Zhou Hui scared Thompson, Chris's first reaction was not happiness, but worry.

The team became stronger and stronger in the following games. Everyone knew about Zhou Hui's strong striking ability, so the only tactic left to deal with him was to use the pass.

If this is done, Qingdao High School's offensive firepower will undoubtedly drop significantly.

Scoring is not that easy.

But we still have to remain optimistic.

Before playing against Zhou Hui, many teams did not know their own strengths and weaknesses, and would definitely go head to head with Zhou Hui.

As long as they make sure there are no batters on their team who have faced Zhou Hui, Zhou Hui will have a chance to hit.

"Fifth batter, center fielder, Isashiki-san."

As soon as Jun Isashiki came on the court, Thompson immediately felt his impatience and powerful strength.

"Wouldn't it be easier this way?"

Thompson used a slider to deliberately tell Allen to change the ball out of the strike zone.

As long as they force him to swing the bat, Bingcheng High School will have won half the battle.

After seeing Thompson's glove and the signal, Allen nodded, raised his leg and threw the ball.

"Whoosh!"

The white ball drew a perfect arc in the sky and went into Thompson's glove.

Isashiki thinks the same as Thompson, he only cares about the position of the baseball, not whether he is in the strike zone.

"Qiang!"

Not an unexpected swing.

Although the ball was hit, it did not hit the center of the ball, so it was high but not far.

Finally, it was taken by Michael who found a good position.

"Out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

Qingdao High School did not score any goals in this round.

The most important thing is the strength they fear!
If Zhou Hui had been given a chance to strike, the result would definitely not be like this!
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(End of this chapter)