Chapter Thirty-Eight: My Showdown
"Li Sang!"
“So handsome!!!”
"So your pitching can be so fast?"
The first-year players of the Yakushi High School baseball team, after experiencing the initial shock, ran to Li Lei's side non-stop, chattering at Li Lei with excitement on their faces.
Especially Mishima's annoying voice, which could make Li Lei's eardrums hurt even from several meters away.
"Ka, hahaha! Let's fight again!!!"
The most unexpected thing was always Honglei City, who actually sent out an invitation to fight Li Lei at this time.
Don't forget, they are still playing against the second and third grade seniors.
After the seniors heard what Hongleishi said, their faces turned green.
They stared at Honglei City angrily, their eyes full of annoyance.
Why, we old guys are not worthy of playing with you?
The game with us has not even ended, and you are still thinking about having a decisive victory with Li Lei on the court?
Really, it’s hard to bear. My uncle can bear it, but my aunt can’t.
The third-year seniors of the Yakushima High School baseball team escaped from the predicament just like this.
Originally, when they saw Li Lei's pitch just now, their hearts were extremely broken.
Because of Sanada's instructions, the second- and third-year players on the Yakushima High School baseball team finally thought they had found the key to a showdown with Li Lei.
Maybe, the situation they will face in the future will be completely different.
In fact, until now, except for Sanada, no one in the second and third grade of Yakushi High School has been able to see Li Lei's tricks. How did it change?
If it weren't for Sanada Junpei's presence, perhaps these guys wouldn't be able to break the magic performed by Li Lei after the entire game today.
But now, these don't matter anymore.
The second- and third-year players on the Yakushi High School baseball team felt the anger building up in their hearts, as if they were about to burn everything down.
"It's still a game, everyone should return to their positions. Especially you, Lei Shi! Don't forget, there is a runner on third base."
Li Lei yelled at his teammates angrily.
Mishima, Mihashi, and Yonehara returned to their original positions in despair.
Li Lei's outstanding performance on the court, especially his performance in leading everyone forward with his superb skills, deeply impressed everyone present.
Even those second- and third-year players don’t call Li Lei the first-year brat anymore.
As for the first-year students, they regard Li Lei as their representative.
Captains need strength, and captains of freshmen teams need strength even more.
Without strong backing, Li Lei would not be able to lead the first-year players.
Not to mention the players who were not familiar with him, even Mishima and Akiba would not be able to listen to him on the playing field.
But it's different if you have strength.
When Li Lei showed his unparalleled pitching ability on the field, his right to speak was instantly elevated to the point where it could not be increased.
Everyone is willing to believe him and listen to him.
They all took their positions, making the whole freshmen team's momentum different.
When the second and third grade players on the Yakushima High School baseball team saw this scene, they were also touched in their hearts.
They frowned and looked at Li Lei on the pitcher's mound, feeling the pressure in their hearts getting stronger and stronger.
The more they play games with Li Lei, the more they can feel how powerful Li Lei is.
Whenever they crack one of Li Lei's tricks, they will find that the Li Lei they know is just a little bit of Li Lei.
The real Li Lei is scarier than they know.
His ball speed, his ball control, and the change of pitches coming out of his hands...
All give people an impeccable feeling.
certainly.
This does not mean that the second- and third-year players on the Yakushima High School baseball team have given up.
They didn't give up!
Hong Leishi's words before had successfully angered these second and third grade seniors.
In this situation, they will never give up.
I will only choose to fight to the end.
The batters on the strike zone gritted their teeth and stared at Li Lei on the pitcher's mound.
The ball speed approaching 140 kilometers is obviously not enough to make the batter give up.
The runner has already reached third base. This doesn't even require a hit. As long as he can hit the ball, the runner may run back to home plate.
Help the second and third grade players to completely reverse the score.
"Come on! I will never give up!"
"As long as the ball comes flying over, no matter what, just swing the bat and knock it away!"
"As long as the ball can be hit, the first-grade fielding will 100% result in a hit!"
The batter warned himself over and over in his mind.
These words gave him great confidence.
Facing an opponent like Li Lei, if the second- and third-year players on the Yakushima High School baseball team don't have enough confidence to support them.
Then let alone win the game, they are not even qualified to compete with each other.
Li Lei on the pitcher's mound didn't care at all about the batter's reaction.
When he performed magic pitching before, Li Lei was still very interested. He couldn't share the feeling of controlling the baseball to fly out of bounds with others.
But it’s extremely enjoyable.
But now that his trick has been exposed, Li Lei has no interest in pretending.
Since the second and third grade seniors work so hard, they want to witness him giving his all.
Then Li Lei had no choice but to help them.
"I'm showing off my cards!"
"Whoosh!"
The white baseball came roaring.
The second- and third-year hitters on the Yakushima High School baseball team gritted their teeth and swung the bat with all their strength.
"Ping!"
The white baseball was hit and bounced off the ground, just right into Li Lei's glove.
"Snapped!"
After Li Lei received the ball, he passed the ball to Mishima without stopping.
"Snapped!"
"Out!"
With two outs, third base is occupied.
The Yakushima High School baseball team has added a second-year hitter.
At the beginning, no one was surprised.
After all, Li Lei's pitching speed is so fast, it is natural that the ball is powerful.
Under such circumstances, it was already very difficult for the batters of the Yakushi High School baseball team to just touch the ball.
If they want to hit the ball out, it will be extremely difficult.
So when the scene just happened, everyone thought it was normal.
Until the second-year hitter who just came on the field used the exact same swing posture to hit the ball.
Then people watched helplessly as the baseball that was hit was exactly the same as the previous ball.
It bounced off the ground in front of the pitcher, and then plunged into Li Lei's open glove.
"Snapped!"
After Li Lei received the ball, he passed the ball to Mishima.
"Snapped!"
"Out!"
"Three outs, exchange offense and defense."
Sanada was left alone at third base.
But it was too late for the players in the second and third grade to regret it. They thought of Li Lei's pitch just now and broke out in a cold sweat unconsciously.
"Two batters hit the same ball, and all the baseballs hit the ground and bounced into the pitcher's glove?"
"Is this a coincidence?"
Chapter completed!