When “God” Decides To Start Over - Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Eye of the Fly

“They made it sound nice, but it turns out they are just cooperating.” Jin Zhenhuan curled his lips in disdain.

From a bystander’s point of view, this was indeed like a tacit cooperation, but only Rhode knew that he had lost this round-a devastating loss even. That slow straight ball was even more terrifying than his knuckleball.

Knuckleballs depended on luck, but Li Xiu’s slow and straight ball was a manifestation of his mental strength and confidence.

This kind of slow and straight ball was the easiest ball for others to hit, but it made an expert like Rhode suffer a huge loss. This was no longer a matter of technique but a psychological battle.

Rhode glanced at Li Xiu with a complicated expression and arrived at the pitcher’s position.

He had no way out. After losing this point, he could only win and not lose this match. In front of someone like Li Xiu, ordinary breaking balls didn’t stand a chance. Rhode felt that Li Xiu had completely seen through him, and he stood naked in front of him.

Then, let’s leave it to fate! The gambler in Rhode flared again, and he threw a knuckleball without any regard for anything.

When the ball flew in the air, it swayed up and down randomly. Although it wasn’t fast, there was no way to predict its trajectory.

Rhode didn’t know where the baseball would end up either. He could only pray that Li Xiu didn’t get it right and that the ball didn’t deviate from the box.

Li Xiu finally swung his bat, but unfortunately, he failed to hit the ball. When the ball hit the square frame, Rhode clenched his fists excitedly.

Is this a knuckleball? Li Xiu wasn’t depressed at all; instead, he was delighted.

Compared to the forkball, the knuckleball had more variations and was more unpredictable. It was just that the trajectory of the knuckleball was difficult to control, so one could only leave it to fate.

Of course, this was targeted at ordinary people. After Li Xiu saw Rhode’s strike, he already had some ideas.

“Rhode, what was up with that pitch?” After Rhode returned to the stands, Jin Zhenhuan called him over.

Jin Zhenhuan previously thought that Li Xiu and Rhode were cooperating tacitly, but when he saw Rhode throw the knuckleball, he felt that something was amiss.

If it was really a tacit cooperation, there was no need for him to throw a knuckleball. There was no way to control it at all; it might even deviate from the zone. There was no need for him to take such a risk.

“That person is terrifying.” Rhode glanced in Li Xiu’s direction and sighed. “If it were a real competition, I would’ve already lost, and I would’ve lost completely.”

“What do you mean?” Jin Zhenhuan didn’t understand and frowned.

Therefore, he recounted the entire process in detail, causing Jin Zhenhuan and the other wardens’ expressions to change.

“Are you thinking too much? Perhaps Li Xiu didn’t have all this in mind. He just wanted to cooperate.” Jin Zhenhuan didn’t believe that Li Xiu was that amazing to be able to toy with people’s hearts to this extent.

“No, I’m not overthinking it. That person is indeed as terrifying as a demon. He saw through me, and in front of him, I felt like I was naked. That feeling still gives me goosebumps.” Rhode shook his head.

Is he really that amazing? Jin Zhenhuan couldn’t help but look at where Li Xiu was, and his frown deepened.

He originally had absolute confidence that Li Xiu wouldn’t be able to defeat him no matter how he looked at it, but for some reason, it made Jin Zhenhuan a little uneasy.

Li Xiu had already tied three consecutive matches. If he matched up with Li Xiu next, it would be a situation of having one win determine the outcome. He wouldn’t even have a second chance, so one person would definitely die.

With my ability, even if he throws a breaking ball, I can still send it flying. He will definitely lose. Jin Zhenhuan knew the truth, but he couldn’t eliminate the unease in his heart.

After the third round ended, those who had received their rewards chose to withdraw from the trial. Soon, only Li Xiu and Jin Zhenhuan were left in the stands.

There wasn’t much time left on the countdown, but Li Xiu still had no intention of quitting. It was as if he was determined to fight him. Jin Zhenhuan hesitated.

“Li Xiu, are you really unafraid of death? You should know very well that you’re bound to lose, be it as a batter or a pitcher. I can give you a chance. If you apologize now, I’ll consider giving you a way out,” Jin Zhenhuan said condescendingly as he looked at Li Xiu.

“There’s no need.” Li Xiu sat there leisurely and didn’t even look at Jin Zhenhuan.

Looking at the seemingly fearless Li Xiu, the unease in Jin Zhenhuan’s heart intensified.

What if Li Xiu also knows how to use a knuckleball? Jin Zhenhuan suddenly thought of a possibility. He wasn’t 100% confident that he could perfectly hit a ball that he couldn’t determine. If he didn’t grasp it well and hit an out, he wouldn’t even have a second chance. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. Jin Zhenhuan then said to Li Xiu, “It’s meaningless to kill you like this. I’ll let you live a few more days and let you consider it carefully. Is your life more important or is that meaningless self-esteem of yours more important? Think it through and come to me at any time. As long as you’re willing to apologize, I’ll give you a way out.”

With that said, he took off his bracelet and left the trial grounds without waiting for Li Xiu’s reply.

Li Xiu had long expected this and was indifferent to Jin Zhenhuan’s departure. In fact, his psychological defense had already collapsed when he gave up previously.

“The number of trial-takers is one. The final trial begins. The rules are as follows…”

Li Xiu appeared in the pitcher’s spot, and his projection appeared in the batter’s spot. Similar to the last C-class final test, his opponent was a strengthened version of him. The physique of the projection was 1.5 times that of Li Xiu.

It looks like the final tests for C-class difficulty are all similar. I wonder what the final tests for B and A will be like? Li Xiu glanced at the projection. The rules of the trial were to determine victory in one round; there was no second chance.

Without any hesitation, he threw the ball. The white baseball traveled haphazardly in the air. When it reached its destination, the projection swung its bat and missed. The ball drilled under its bat and hit the frame.

“The final trial has ended. The reward is being randomly generated…”

Soon, four reward patterns appeared on the screen.

Skills, Demon Cores, Stats, and Talent. It didn’t offer the admission ticket Li Xiu was looking for, but even if it appeared, Li Xiu didn’t plan on choosing it.

His physique wasn’t good enough, so it was useless even if he entered. He still couldn’t pick up the blood-striped handgun.

Li Xiu chose a skill. Talents were actually similar to skills, but one was active while the other was passive.

Li Xiu preferred to have the initiative, so he was more inclined to skills.

The skill pattern turned into a beam of light that shot in front of Li Xiu, corporealizing into a white ring

Li Xiu reached his finger into the ring, and the white ring immediately shrank and imprinted itself on his finger before slowly disappearing.

Eye of the Fly: C-class skill. Both eyes will be temporarily enhanced for one minute.