Diamond Ace's Passionate Swing

"bring it on!"

He readjusted his striking stance.

Miyuki Kazuya carefully observed Carlos's position and subtle movements, and quickly gave Lin Xiao a secret signal.

"Inner corner!"

Lin Xiao nodded.

Raise your hand, swing your arm, twist your lower body muscles, and unleash the power of your whole body in an instant, pouring it into your fingertips!

"call out!"

The baseball, like a white lightning bolt, hurtled straight into the inside corner of home plate at incredible speed!

"What?!"

Carlos's attention was completely drawn to the outside change-of-ball and the fastball, and he never expected it to be a sharp inside corner ball!

"call!"

The wind whistled past my ears!

He swung hastily, but had already missed the best opportunity to hit the ball!

"Bang!!"

The bat and the ball were just a baseball apart, and they just missed each other!

The baseball thudded into Kazuya Miyuki's glove!

The referee's voice rang out decisively.

"Strike! Batter out!"

Seido's cheerleading squad erupted in deafening cheers!

"Alright! Strikeout!"

"First game won!"

"Well done, Lin Xiao!"

"Lin Xiao!"

Dong Qingguo excitedly clenched his fist.

"The hitter was completely led by their rhythm!"

Inoue nodded.

"Yeah, the batter's thinking and swing timing were disrupted by the pitching and catching pair's pitching. That's really strong."

Calros walked off the batter's box defiantly, his entire body screaming "I'm not convinced!"

Back in the rest area, Baihe, the second batter, asked him.

"Is the ball moving very fast?"

Carlos picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, his tone grave.

"You'll see once you stand in the batter's box; his power is extraordinary."

Baihe was somewhat surprised: "Is it really that amazing?"

Carlos looked at him and offered his advice earnestly.

"I suggest you don't try to land a safe touch on the first ball."

"That ball was incredibly heavy; it made my hand go numb when it hit the bat. That kid really is a monster, just like they say."

"A hasty short-range shot could very well result in an infield fly ball that gets caught and destroyed."

Baihe walked into the batting area, his eyes filled with a hint of inquiry and anticipation.

A clear voice came from the radio.

"Second batter, shortstop, Shirakawa-kun."

Behind the catchers' box, Kazuya Miyuki's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's.

"Although his shots are accurate, he doesn't seem to have much power."

"That's what you think, isn't it..."

Miyuki smiled slightly and gave the signal.

"There's no need for those little tricks."

"Use your strength to crush him head-on!"

On the pitcher's mound, Lin Xiao received the signal, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

"Let's skip the formalities this time."

"Guessing the ball is too difficult for you guys."

"call out!"

The baseball whistled through the air.

"boom!"

It hurtled toward home plate like a cannonball.

"Snapped!"

With a loud thud, the ball sank steadily into Miyuki's glove.

Baihe's pupils suddenly contracted, his face filled with shock.

He didn't even have time to react and swing the bat.

In the rest area, Carlos looked at Baihe's expression and seemed to see himself in it just now.

"Didn't I already say that..."

"That guy's ball isn't just fast."

It's as if it has a life of its own, roaring as it flies towards you, making you instinctively feel fear.

"call out!"

Another flash of white light appeared.

"boom!"

"nice shot!"

Lin Xiao: "Again!"

"call out!"

The heavy thud sounded again.

Shirakawa swung the bat with difficulty, the edge of the bat grazing the baseball.

"Out of bounds!"

Another goal!

"Out of bounds!"

A series of fast, straight balls, aggressive and unreasonable.

Baihe's hand holding the baseball bat felt slightly numb, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"You...all you know is brute force..."

"They're all straight shots..."

"call out!"

The fourth ball was another breathtakingly fast straight ball!

"boom!"

Shirakawa swung his bat with all his might, but missed again!

The referee's voice rang out decisively.

"Strikeout!"

"Really... three consecutive batters, all with pure fastball dominance?"

"And its speed is over 150 kilometers per hour, is it a baseball pitching machine?!"

The atmosphere in the rest area of ​​Daocheng Industry was eerily heavy.

Looking at the glaring "4" on the scoreboard, and then at his team's first two batters being struck out in a row, Manager Kuniyu frowned.

They conceded 4 runs at the start, and their own batting lineup hasn't even reached the base yet.

This is a really bad start.

Seido Rest Area.

Sawamura excitedly waved his fist.

"Strikeouts of two batters in three straight! Lin Xiao is in superb form today!"

Miyuki adjusted his glasses and looked toward Inami's batter's box.

"It's finally their turn to be the center batter."

But Lin Xiao, on the pitcher's mound, seemed completely unconcerned about who he was facing.

Whoever it is, will be defeated by him.

Hideaki Yoshizawa, the third batter, stepped into the batter's box.

Without hesitation, Lin Xiao powerfully threw two balls into the center of the field!

"call out!"

"boom!"

Yoshizawa didn't swing the bat; he just coldly watched the baseball precisely pierce Miyuki's glove.

His eyes burned with rage.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Another goal! From almost the same spot!

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Yoshizawa gritted his teeth.

"They're really underestimating us! They kept hitting the bullseye!"

"call out!"

The third ball was another powerful straight ball!

"boom!"

This time, Yoshizawa didn't hesitate and swung the bat with all his might!

"Ping!"

A crisp sound of the ball hitting the ground rang out!

Yoshizawa was overjoyed.

"The consequence of arrogance is..."

However, the enormous reaction force from the baseball bat caused his expression to change slightly.

It was as if he had hit not a baseball, but a heavy block of iron.

The powerful force traveled along the bat, making his hands go numb.

Referee: "Out of bounds!"

Yoshizawa shook his numb wrist.

"This ball...it's really heavy!"

"This first-year pitcher is something else."

Lin Xiao remained expressionless, as if the stone that had just been knocked out of bounds was an insignificant pebble.

"Just one ball."

"You can only knock me out if I get injured."

"call out!"

Yoshizawa gripped his bat tightly again: "One more pitch! I refuse to believe I can't hit it!"

"boom!"

The baseball roared towards home plate!

Inashiro's batting lineup is almost identical to Seido's.

The teams are evenly matched, and their lineups are also very similar.

Seido has long been criticized for lacking an absolute ace pitcher, but now, Lin Xiao, a crucial piece of the puzzle, has arrived.

It seems that achieving the grand goal of dominating the entire country is only a matter of time.

Just as the baseball was about to reach home plate, the white ball underwent a strange change!

It plummeted downwards!

Yoshizawa, who had already swung his bat, had no time to adjust!

"What?!"

"Forkball..."

"Snapped!"

Yoshizawa's bat swung over the baseball, creating a gust of wind.

The referee's voice rang out again, cold and decisive.

"Strikeout!"