Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 236: Disciple, I leave the rest to you
"Qiang!"

Kuramochi swung the bat directly in front of the first baseman.

The first baseman blocked it with his body and took the ball directly, deliberately slowing down and stepping on the first base.

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

"Damn it!"

As soon as Kuramochi saw the actions of the troll Otomaki's first baseman, anger rose in his heart.

I slowed down on purpose just now, as if I was mocking myself.

If Kuramochi hadn't looked back at Director Kataoka's terrifying expression, he might have swung his fist.

There is no other way. Now Kuramochi doesn't dare to offend Director Kataoka anymore.

In the last game, he had already irritated coach Kataoka.

Moreover, if you openly fight in the competition, you will be disqualified directly, but you will not be disqualified if you mock others.

Taunting can sometimes arouse players' emotions and make the game more interesting.

As long as it does not cause large-scale conflicts, the organizing committee will tacitly approve it.

Back in the lounge, Director Kataoka didn't say much.

Anyway, he chose to give up this round, so there was no need at all.

The current situation is not much different from a pitchers' battle. It just comes down to which pitcher performs better.

In terms of batting line, both teams play the same way.

Qingdao High School relies on Zhou Hui's personal ability, while the troll Daitojuan relies on Hongo's personal ability.

It's not just a duel between pitchers.

It’s still a duel between Hongo and Zhou Hui.

In the bottom of the third inning, the troll vine rolled up to attack.

With Chris, Seidou High School has greatly improved in both the pitcher's pitching and the defensive enthusiasm and accuracy.

"Whoosh!"

"Qiang!"

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

After getting the first batter, the second batter of Troll Otomaki hit the ball onto the head of second baseman Ryosuke Kominato.

“Ahhhhhhhh? This…”

“Isn’t this too fake?!”

Even though Sawamura's strength has been recognized nationwide, Qingdao High School is aware of his previous performance.

Especially the players in the second team
A complete layman.

It is because of this that they are shocked when they see Sawamura's current performance.

After two outs, Sawamura faced the last batter.

"Get ready to call for Furuya."

"Yes!"

Coach Kataoka is already prepared to make a substitution.

The giant troll Otomaki's batting line has already taken a turn, and the next batter may be able to catch Sawamura's ball.

Changing investment now is a wise choice.

There's nothing we can do. Qingdao High School has nothing else but a lot of pitchers!

This used to be their biggest headache, but now it seems to have become a point of trust for them.

"Whoosh!"

There was a flash of white light, and the baseball appeared in the inside corner.

That is the chest of the attacker.

"Qiang!"

It was too late, and even though the ball was carried to the outfield, Zhou Hui still caught it steadily.

"Snapped!"

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

In this inning, thanks to Sawamura's performance, Seidou High School managed to hold on.

At least it’s a good thing that we didn’t lose any points.

In terms of lineup depth, Seidou High School will not lose.

"Sawamura, you can rest now."

Seeing Sawamura coming back, Director Kataoka said.

But Sawamura had a look of disappointment on his face.

He had just made a great shot and was about to be replaced, so naturally he had this expression.

But this was also part of Kataoka's tactics, and he didn't dare to change it easily. "In the top of the fourth inning, Seidou High School is on offense, the second batter, second baseman, is Ryosuke Kominato."

Ryosuke stood in the batter's box, still with a squinting look on his face, as if he looked down on everyone.

This looks scary.

"boom!"

There is no sign of a decline in Hongo's strength.

Even though every ball was a fast straight ball with full force, as the northern king of Hokkaido, his physical strength was like that of an ancient beast.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

A loud sound came from the inner corner and almost shattered Ryosuke's eardrum.

Liangjie picked his ears and his face turned pale.

With such a powerful ball, I'm afraid he has no way to swing it.

This is the most uncomfortable thing for him as the second batting average player.

Ryosuke looked back at Chris who was squatting in the catcher's box.

Chris squatted on the spot and gave him a look: Just hit him as you like, and leave the rest to me.

Ryosuke nodded and raised the bat.

Now that Chris has said so, he no longer has any burden on his shoulders.

Just being able to touch the baseball is fine, right?

"boom!"

The next ball came again. Ryosuke aimed at the position of the baseball and swung the bat in his hand.

"Qiang!"

The power of the baseball drove Ryosuke's hands, and the direction of the hit was completely out of his control.

After the third baseman picked up the ball, he passed it straight to first base.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

Ryosuke, who had been so impressive in previous competitions, is no longer as impressive as before.

It really makes people sigh.

The sudden appearance of this guy Hongo made it difficult even for Ryosuke to deal with him.

Who is Liang Jie?
Whether it was the previous Koshien game or the regional tournament in West Tokyo, he was a pitcher's nightmare.

But in the eyes of his hometown, he is so insignificant.

Perhaps because of the local influence of this game, the draft stock of these third-year players from Seidou High School will decline to a certain extent.

It’s not their fault that they performed poorly, Hongo is just too abnormal.

Apart from Zhou Hui, who can do anything to him?

"Third batter, catcher, Chris."

With yellow curly hair and beautiful eyes, Chris exudes an extraordinary aura from head to toe.

The bonus of being mixed-race has made his physical talents always top-notch in the island country.

In addition, he has an incredibly smart brain and has always been a difficult hitter for West Tokyo to deal with.

But Hongxiang was not afraid at all.

He just dealt with Chris, and the same thing is happening now.

"boom!"

Unfortunately, he underestimated Chris.

He chose the same straight ball against Chris.

This is a taboo!
Facing the batting line of Seidou High School, whether it was Chris, Zhou Hui or Yuki, choosing the same ball as in the last at-bat would be courting death.

"Look at me!"

Smiling, Chris gathered all his strength and scooped up the baseball.

"Qiang!"

The powerful force hit the baseball directly in the face, and the small white ball was lifted up.

The baseball passed over the infielder's head like a meteor with a tail and landed in right field.

"Put it through!"

Following Zhou Hui, someone from Qingdao High School finally got a hit from Hongo!

The students of Qingdao High School were all high-fiving to celebrate. They had waited for this moment for too long!
"Disciple, the rest is up to you. You must send your master back to home base."

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

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(End of this chapter)