Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 262: Qingdao Crisis

"Qiang!"

"Snapped!"

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

Miyuki's swing sent the ball over the left fielder's head.

As expected, Miyuki is still the same.

If there is a man on the fort, you are invincible. If there is no one on the fort, everyone in the world is your enemy.

The students at Qingdao High School are used to this.

Zhou Hui, who was squatting in the ready batter's box, had no choice but to return to the rest area to change into his first baseman's glove.

What a disappointment.

I was ready to go to the batter's box and show my skills, but I didn't expect it to be like this.

Sure enough, if there is no one on the base, it is better not to trust Miyuki.

Although Yuki is very capable, he is very accurate in guessing the ball and has a quick mind.

But these are all based on specific conditions.

Without specific conditions, Yukichi can only show his ability to lower-level teams.

These are all based on facts.

If Miyuki is still like this in the professional league, I'm afraid someone will start to collect his statistics.

By then, both Miyuki's batting average with runners on base and his batting average with no one on base may be counted.

Yuki couldn't help but admit it.

"Really? There's no one on base and you're playing like this. Even if you get a single, Zhou Hui can still send you back."

Kuramochi was very dissatisfied with Miyuki's performance.

"As a leadoff player, you haven't reached base yet, so you have no right to criticize me."

After hearing the conversation between the two, Qian Yuan realized how big the gap was between himself and Zhou Hui.

It turns out that Zhou Hui has become so strong.

He got a hit as soon as he came on the field, and his terrifying efficiency was far beyond his reach.

As a substitute, he seemed to have no complaints at this time.

"boom!"

There was a thunder in the sky, which scared the students of Qingdao High School.

This is the signal given by the heavy rain.

I believe that it won’t be long before heavy rain covers the entire Hachioji Stadium.

"Splash-splash-splash!"

Exactly what Zhou Hui thought.

Only about thirty seconds had passed since the thunder, and immediately it began to rain heavily.

This heavy rain did not affect Teito High School, but now it seems to have an impact on Seidou High School.

“It’s getting heavier.”

Zhou Hui began to worry.

Can Sawamura's ability really be used in such extreme weather?

"Top of the second inning, Teito High School is on offense, fourth batter, catcher, Qian."

Natural factors, plus the batters getting their turn as center hitters.

Qingdao High School didn't gain any advantage at all.

After all, Sawamura is a newly promoted ace pitcher, and it is unknown whether he will perform well or not in this situation.

All Qingdao High School can do now is pray.

"The first ball, a high straight ball from the inside corner."

Sawamura put a lot of anti-slip powder on his hands and then raised his hand to throw the ball.

"Whoosh!"

But because of the rain, the anti-slip powder on my hands was washed away the moment I threw the ball.

It has no effect at all.

The baseball flew out, but did not go where Sawamura wanted. Instead, it ran around and hit Qian Xianggang's shoulder.

Seeing this scene, Sawamura's face turned red and he was very embarrassed.

He stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

But for Qian Xiangang, this goal was just like a tickle.

Qian Xiangang is a person who exercises by putting dumbbells on his arms, so he doesn't care about this level of contact ball at all.

Moreover, it is common to slip when controlling the ball in rainy days, and in his impression, the kid on the opposite side seemed to have never been very good at controlling the ball.

Although Sawamura's performance in Koshien amazed many people, the early games are hard to describe. Hitting the ball is a common occurrence for him.

He believed that Sawamura did not do it on purpose.

He couldn't do such a thing.

"terribly sorry!"

Sawamura also expressed his sincerity by bowing with a huge bow.

Qian Xiangang ignored it, just threw down his things and ran to first base.

If you say you're not angry after being hit by a pitch, that's a lie.

The fans of Seidou High School also started to panic.

In this situation, Sawamura's ball control was obviously unstable.

I don’t know when the rain will stop.

"If it rains this hard, the game will have to be suspended soon."

Seeing the weather change from drizzle to heavy rain, Yamato Akiko seemed to have seen the final outcome of the game.

She was right.

The organizing committee is now discussing whether to suspend or cancel the competition.

If the game is suspended, we will wait until the rain subsides before continuing the game.

If the match is cancelled, a rematch will be held tomorrow.

"Fifth batter, right fielder, Monma-san."

"The inside corner ball shouldn't work now, so let's just shoot the outside corner ball."

Miyuki half-knelt on the ground, not caring at all about the ground that had turned into mud due to the rain.

After putting away his gloves, Sawamura also nodded.

"Whoosh!"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball."

The baseball was almost two pitches away from the strike zone, and anyone who was not a fool would know that he should not swing at it.

After seeing his own control of the ball, Sawamura also smacked his lips.

This is too exaggerated. If this continues, it will definitely be a four-ball game.

Zhou Hui stepped on first base with his glove facing the pitcher's mound.

Even though he hasn't guarded first base for a long time, he still knows the basic moves when there's a runner on first base.

It's funny to say.

Zhou Hui entered Qingdao High School as a first baseman, but after arriving at Qingdao High School, he played every position except first baseman.

He has played second baseman, left fielder, and pitcher during games.

Only the first baseman has never played.

After Yuki retired, Zhou Hui became the starting first baseman, which surprised many viewers.

"Qiang!"

On the third pitch, Sawamura's ball finally entered the strike zone, and Sawamura felt relieved, even though it was hit out.

If his ball is not hit out, he cannot play his role.

The ball slid out in a beautiful arc and landed behind Higasa.

Hit!

The ball was thrown too straight, and because of the rain, it hit the center of the ball directly, which naturally resulted in a hit.

No one out, one and two bases occupied.

As soon as Qingdao High School came on the stage, it fell into crisis.

The power of nature is indeed not something that ordinary people can withstand.

Even Sawamura is the same.

Because of the heavy rain, his rhythm began to get messed up.

The current situation is not a good situation at all.

However, Director Kataoka did not panic. He stood in the lounge with his arms folded.

Now is the best opportunity to test him as the new ace pitcher.

Besides, Sawamura hasn't collapsed yet.

He had no chance to replace him.

Now it depends on how Sawamura and Miyuki lead Seidou High School to overcome this crisis!
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(End of this chapter)