Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 49: Debut is the peak

Standing in the batter's box, Zhou Hui looked coldly at the pitcher's mound.

Nanping defended, shot many changeups, and his straight balls were very slow, only about 120km, and he didn't look like a high school student at all.

These are some of the ability values ​​that Zhou Hui saw through the attacks of Kuramochi, Ryosuke and Yuki.

Zhou Hui's observation ability is not inferior to Watanabe, which is why he maintained a high batting average during his junior high school years.

Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.

This has always been Zhou Hui's motto.

If Zhou Hui's talent wasn't so strong, perhaps he would have become a recorder like Watanabe now.

Whether as a player or a recorder, Zhou Hui has talents that are not inferior to anyone else.

Maybe he was born for baseball.

"We see that the fourth batter of Qingdao High School is this year's freshman, an international student from China, Zhou Hui! His strength has not been shown to the public yet, but since he was able to squeeze out Yuki-san and become the starting fourth batter of Qingdao High School, I think he must have some outstanding qualities."

The commentator also began to analyze Zhou Hui.

Although the name Zhou Hui appeared in the summer competition for the first time, he appeared as the starting fourth batter of Qingdao High School.

The starting fourth batter of Qingdao High School is naturally not bad in strength.

Although Seidou High School has not made it to Koshien in recent years, they definitely have the strength to make it to Koshien.

The strong batting line is the reason they dare to think so!
With such a strong batting line-up, it is easy to imagine how terrifying it is that a freshman like Zhou Hui can be included in the starting lineup and become the fourth batter.

"What kind of hitter is he?"

The catcher from Missimon High School also started to think.

They don't have any information about Zhou Hui.

When discussing tactics, Yuki should be in the lead position.

The sudden change of a person caught them off guard.

At yesterday's seminar, Supervisor Chiba did not mention Zhou Hui's name at all.

It was a sudden scene, and we could only wait and see how this pair of pitcher and catcher would cope.

At the same time, coach Kataoka is also looking forward to what kind of results Zhou Hui can achieve in his first appearance.

As long as Zhou Hui can perform satisfactorily or even shockingly, Qingdao High School will have no worries about its future.

The biggest problem facing Qingdao High School now is the lack of young talents.

When those third-year students retire, someone must come forward to take over the "banner" of Qingdao High School.

And Zhou Hui is a good candidate.

He is indeed a little young, but his strength is absolutely top-notch.

A sophomore pitcher can serve as the team's ace pitcher.

By this autumn, perhaps Zhou Hui will become the captain of Qingdao High School.

Let's try a shot from the inside corner first.

The catcher put the ball to the inside corner, obviously intended for Zhou Hui.

They were the first to throw the ball to Zhou Hui in the inside corner.

"Whoosh!"

After seeing the path of the ball, Zhou Hui almost laughed out loud.

Such an obvious ball path, and it’s an inside corner kick.

It suits Zhou Hui's taste very well.

"It seems that the pitcher and catcher of Misimen don't know Zhou Hui at all. It can even be said that they don't have any information about him."

Just by seeing the path of the ball, Watanabe saw through Misimon's collection of information on Qingdao High School.

Still incomplete!
"Why do you say that?"

Isashiki Jun was very curious and didn't know how Watanabe could see that.

"It's obvious. This ball is from the inside corner. If it's thrown to Zhou Hui and he plays it well, it will be a perfect shot."

After hearing what Watanabe said, Isajiki Jun suddenly realized.

Indeed, Zhou Hui has always been very stable in attacking the inside corner kick.

No matter whose inside corner the ball is, it is not a difficult task for him.

His natural strength makes him not afraid of the power of the inside corner kick.

This is his most terrifying feature, and it is also the nightmare of many inside corner pitchers.

When the baseball came to Zhou Hui's chest, Zhou Hui's eyes widened, and he swung the bat and hit the baseball.

The powerful force lifted the baseball up in an instant. In Zhou Hui's eyes, this inside corner ball was not worth mentioning.

What surprised Zhou Hui the most was that although this ball was an inside corner kick, the power of the ball was not that terrifying.

It can even be said that there is nothing at all.

It seems that he is not as powerful as the strongest players in the country.

Zhou Hui gathered all his strength in his wrist, but he didn't expect the ball to be so soft.

So when the baseball was hit, Zhou Hui, who did not feel the recoil from his palm, almost lost his balance, staggered, and almost fell to the ground.

The white ball flew high into the sky like a rocket, and there was no resistance in the sky.

The moment he was beaten out, Nanping Shou actually already knew what the outcome would be.

So his heart also trembled.

Looking at the flying baseball, Nanping Shou didn't know what to do.

Now he is powerless!
But this time, the goddess of luck seemed to be on the side of Missimen High School. The baseball did not fly along a straight line, but deviated ten meters out of bounds and landed out of bounds.

"Foul ball!"

It was almost a home run.

Qingdao High School missed an opportunity to score first.

Nanping’s defenders haven’t recovered yet; the pressure from this goal was too great.

Not only him, but Supervisor Chiba was also shocked.

As expected, how could one be the fourth batter in Qingdao High School without some skills?

"Whoosh!"

In the next ball, Nanpingshou was obviously scared and couldn't control even the changeup ball which he was best at.

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

Next, Nanpingshou made two bad balls.

The count came to three balls and one strike.

Zhou Hui twirled the bat.

"Am I really that scary?"

On the last pitch, the catcher did not throw a breaking ball for safety reasons.

"Whoosh!"

After locking the baseball, Zhou Hui took the bat and swung it directly.

"Qiang!"

After hearing the sound of the ball being hit, Yuki started running without even waiting for the baseball to hit the ground.

He believed that Zhou Hui would send him back!

Eventually, the baseball fell behind the first baseman.

A hit to right field.

Yuki also had enough time to run back to home base.

"Safe return! Score!"

The referee announced, raising his arms.

Although it was late, Qingdao High School's first point finally came.

Thanks to Zhou Hui's hit, Qingdao High School scored first and is currently leading Mishimon High School 1:0.

Zhou Hui's performance also made everyone see why he could become the fourth batter of Qingdao High School.

The power is great and crisp, and the ability to lock onto the ball's path is exceptional.

Zhou Hui is a "future star" and West Tokyo will be ruled by him in the next few years!

It seems that Zhou Hui is really the person who reached the peak as soon as he debuted.

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(End of this chapter)