Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 278: Stepping Stone of Records
Inside the lounge, Director Kataoka's face changed drastically.

He couldn't accept that the substitute players didn't perform well.

He couldn't understand whether he had to use the starting lineup to deal with a school like Qisen High School?
Looking at the expression of coach Kataoka, none of the players who had just come on the field dared to speak.

Only Yuki was laughing there.

"Top of the second inning, Nanamori High School is on offense, the fourth batter is the catcher, and it's Honda-san."

No matter how angry you are, the game must go on.

Zhou Hui also put on the pitcher's gloves and went to the pitcher's mound.

The players of Qisen High School are all within his control.

Even if he's their fourth batter.

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"Good ball! Batter out!"

The inner angle is high, the outer angle is high, and the outer angle is low.

From three different angles, Zhou Hui struck out Honda with a baseball that floated up and down at 140km.

Honda could never have imagined that this first baseman's pitching level was so high.

"Why hasn't the butterfly ball appeared yet?"

In the stands, players from the City University High School and Daocheng Industry who came to collect intelligence were all thinking about this question.

After seeing Zhou Hui on the pitcher's mound, what they most needed to collect was Zhou Hui's butterfly ball.

But it hasn't appeared yet, which really surprised them a little.

"The fifth bat, pitcher, Koshigaya-san."

"finally come."

Azan clenched his right fist and walked into the batting box, pointing the end of the bat towards Zhou Hui's position.

As a batsman, he naturally knew that Azan was just adjusting and had no intention of provoking him.

"kick off!"

The referee didn't hesitate and directly announced the kick-off.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Hui's pitching movement was smooth and without any slack, and the small white ball was thrown out.

Under Zhou Hui's hat, you can see his eyes sparkling.

The baseball flew fast and headed straight to the outside corner.

"Snapped!"

Even though Azan's strikes were smoother and more powerful than in Hokkaido, his accuracy was still a little off.

"nice shot!"

Azan still couldn’t catch up with the pace of 140km.

But this is a competition, and Zhou Hui doesn't have much time to direct his attacks.

His goal was to strike him out.

"nice shot!"

In the next ball, the baseball missed the bat again and went into Miyuki's glove.

"Good ball! Batter out!"

Then, the next ball once again evaded Azan's swing.

Strikeout!

Azan walked down covered in dust and his steps were a little heavy.

But Zhou Hui did not say anything about this.

He just did what he was supposed to do, and he had no obligation to take care of the emotions of the opposing players.

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"Strike! Batter is out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

It was another three ups and three downs with three strikeouts, and Zhou Hui felt that everything was starting to become a little boring.

If he keeps striking out like this, he might break the record.

Of course, this is under the premise that he can play the full nine innings and Zhou Hui is in such an excellent state.

All this is impossible.

First, although the batting line of Qingdao High School performed poorly in the first inning, it is impossible to play a full nine innings against a school like Nanamori High School. The second point is that although Zhou Hui's physical strength is a bit abnormal, he can't maintain a high intensity state for all nine innings and get a strikeout.

Although his nickname is monster, his essence is human.

Some things can't be done just because he says so.

"In the next round, we must score."

When saying this, Director Kataoka looked at Zhou Hui.

It was as if it was spoken specifically to him.

Zhou Hui is the most stable and terrifying link in Qingdao High School.

His batting average in Koshien was 100%, and his batting average in the summer tournament was not low either.

His appearance usually helps Qingdao High School break the deadlock.

In this situation, Zhou Hui's appearance will definitely help Qingdao High School score some points.

At the very least, it's a hit.

When playing against Mukai, Zhou Hui was able to get two hits.

Today's pitchers are not even as strong as Mukai, so there is no reason for him not to achieve results.

During the summer competition, Didong High School defeated this team with a score of 15:0.

For Seidou High School, which defeated Teito High School, ending the game early was no problem.

I just don’t know why, but they played horribly in the bottom of the inning.

Zhou Hui must shoulder the responsibility of fighting back.

Seidou High School cannot continue to sink like this. If they play against Nanamori High School for nine innings to decide the winner, they will not only become a laughing stock in the entire West Tokyo area, but their weaknesses will also be exposed.

That is their substitute strength, it is not strong!

In this game, Qingdao High School played with all its substitutes except for the pitcher and catcher. If they lose this game, this problem will definitely be seen clearly by the people from Daocheng Industry and the city's third high school in the stands.

This puts Qingdao High School in a passive position.

Don't end up exposing their weakest link in an attempt to hide the strength of their starting lineup.

"Bottom of the second inning, Qingdao High School is on offense, the fourth batter, the pitcher, is Mr. Zhou."

"Monster! Monster!"

"Zhou Hui! Zhou Hui!"

"Home run! Home run!"

In the games with Zhou Hui, Azan on the pitcher's mound felt like he was playing on an away game.

The whole audience was cheering for Zhou Hui.

In the entire Tokyo area, Zhou Hui has become a hot player and his fame is extremely high.

Not only the cheerleading team of Qingdao High School, but even some of the passers-by fans have little fans of him.

But these Fujiwara-senpai don’t know yet.

If she knew about this, she would probably sign up for a karate class overnight...

Facing Zhou Hui again, Azan no longer had the original idea of ​​giving him a free pass.

A head-on confrontation is a sign of respect for each other.

He wanted Zhou Hui to see whether he had stepped out of his comfort zone after coming to the Tokyo area.

"Zhou Hui, I'm coming!"

This time, Azan hooked the baseball with two fingers and threw it out with all his strength.

Facing a player like Zhou Hui, he would feel that he was being unfair to the man in front of him if he didn't give his all.

Zhou Hui also noticed that compared with the usual Azan, this ball was at least improved by about 1km.

Trying your best is the best respect for your opponent.

Zhou Hui also thinks so.

He did not underestimate the opponent just because they were a third-rate team. As the bat in his hand turned, the power of his hips also carried the bat along, and a powerful force was instantly injected into it.

"Qiang!"

A strong explosive force hits the baseball.

This force is like an egg hitting a stone.

As the baseball flew out, Azan added another home run to Zhou Hui's number.

This is Zhou Hui's ninth home run!
The achievement of ten home runs is also within reach!

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(End of this chapter)