Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 38 Is this just recovery from a serious injury?

"Qingdao High School has found a treasure this year. Zhou Hui is a really good hitter."

"Yeah, I noticed it during the orientation match."

"During the test, he didn't do anything special except for his striking ability. I thought he was just a flash in the pan."

"What do you know? Zhou Hui is a competition type of player."

The spectators watching the game outside Qingdao High School had different opinions, and most of them praised Zhou Hui.

Because in the fourth inning just now, Zhou Hui hit another long hit.

In two at-bats, he has already collected two hits.

His popularity has overshadowed Chris who just made a comeback.

Chris is in good shape in this game and is fully capable of returning to the first team.

Now he has two at-bats and one hit.

In his second at-bat, he hit a fly ball to first base.

This ball was eliminated simply because the first baseman of Kuroshikan High School tried too hard.

If he ignores the ball, it will be an out-of-bounds ball, and it can also add a good ball to Zaizen's score.

But the first baseman chose not to sit still.

He rushed forward, almost extending his entire body to his own lounge, to catch the ball.

Because the hitter is Chris!
If they give Chris a chance, the consequences will be something they cannot afford.

So if there is a chance to eliminate him, we can’t leave him on the field!
This is the attitude of the Black Shi Pavilion towards Chris!

The same applies to the attitude towards Zhou Hui.

But Zhou Hui’s strength is too abnormal!

They didn't even have a chance to run up and catch it before the baseball fell.

Zhou Hui's strength has already frightened them as he was able to break through the Hei Shi Hall's defense with brute force alone.

Chris can skillfully command his teammates' defensive positions on the defensive end, and can also cooperate with Zhou Hui to score points on the offensive end.

It doesn't look like the first game after returning.

It’s just that the score between Qingdao High School and us is still 1:0.

Zhou Hui only hit one RBI in the first inning.

However, Qingdao High School's defense was very strong and they recovered quickly. Kuroshikan High School tried their best but was unable to break through their defense.

Even in his first encounter with Chris, Zaizen only hit a high fly ball to center field.

The Black Shi Hall reached the end of the fourth inning and still had no hits.

In the top of the fifth inning, Kuroshikan's offense.

Supervisor Sekiguchi was sitting in the lounge, sweat dripping from his head.

He is now more anxious than anyone else!
He no longer knew what tactics could break through Qingdao High School's defense and score points.

Before coming, Supervisor Sekiguchi had actually convinced himself.

The opponent is Seidou High School, a strong team in West Tokyo, so it is normal to lose the game.

So when he came, everything was calm and he never thought that he could win.

Winning this game may be too difficult for them, it is simply a daydream.

But now the game has developed to this level!
Pitcher battle!
Both sides had opportunities to score points, but neither team could seize them, or neither team could break the situation.

There was only one point, but there was no way to tie the score!
It gives people a sense of hope, but this hope is out of reach!
This is the most uncomfortable thing!
The first batter of the fifth inning at the Kurosaki Hall came on.

The fourth batter, the ace pitcher, goes straight to Zaizen!
He is also the player with the best chance of scoring points.

The last time he came close to getting a hit.

"Come on Zaizen!"

"It's up to you!"

"We must fight back!"

All the students at Kuroshikan High School know that Zaizen is now their only hope.

Only he can score points for the Black Shiguan

Zaizen is also standing here under unparalleled pressure. If he doesn't fight back at this moment, he will be sorry to his partners who are cheering for him from behind.

"We must blast them out, we must come up with a big one!"

Chris ignored Zaizen's mumbling and gave Kuwata a secret signal.

First pitch: a low, inside corner fork shot.

The purpose of this pitch was to drop out and induce Zaizen to swing. He didn't believe that Zaizen would choose not to swing at this inside corner pitch.

He and Zaizen have been teammates for three years, and he knows exactly what kind of player Zaizen is.

"Whoosh!"

The left-handed pitcher Kuwata threw the ball.

The white ball flew towards where it should go according to Chris's instructions, and when it reached the destination, it took a sharp turn downward.

Zaizen immediately pulled back the stick he had just raised.

Stop it!
This time, Zaizen restrained himself and did not swing the bat, letting the baseball fall into Chris's glove.

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

Chris was really surprised that Zaizen could remain so calm at this time.

"Whoosh!"

For the next ball, Chris still took the outside corner kick.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

The line is very clear and there is no change, as if it was thrown to the batter.

But even so, Zaizen remained indifferent.

"Waiting for the inside corner?"

As an old teammate, Chris immediately saw what Zaiqian was thinking.

Since you know what he wants, just don’t vote!

He is not here to do charity!
The outside corner kick has always been Kuwata’s forte, so the next ball should still go to the outside corner.

"Whoosh!"

"Another outside corner?"

After seeing the outside corner, Zaizen's face was full of disdain and he had no intention of swinging the bat.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Kuwata's ball control is so stable that he can always shoot to the position Chris wants.

Two strikes and one ball.

The next pitch, Zaizen will swing no matter what.

For the last ball, Chris still hit the outside corner kick without any hesitation.

He knew what Zaizen was capable of, and he didn't want to confront Zaizen head-on.

"Whoosh!"

"cut."

Zaizen snorted and swung his stick.

If you don't swing at this ball, you'll be struck out!

"Qiang!"

Unfortunately, the ball did not fly forward along the normal trajectory, but was hit behind him by Zaizen.

This ball should have been given up.

But Chris didn't do that. He threw away the mask and ran back.

This ball was also very considerate. It did not hit the guardrail directly and started to fall straight down.

Seeing that it was too late, Chris simply slid over, kneeled forward on his legs, and used the force to get closer to the baseball.

Zhou Hui on first base was stunned and looked at Chris in disbelief.

"Snapped!"

The baseball fell into Chris's glove!

Chris got it!

This ball is very difficult and there is a risk of injury!
It’s hard to believe that this is an action that a person who has just recovered from a serious injury would dare to do!
I'm afraid the only one who dares to do this is Chris!
“OUT!!!!”

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(End of this chapter)