The Countdown on the Bench

His face was blank, but his temple jumped every time he raised his arm. Lin stared too long. Flecks of light swam across his vision. A scarlet line of text hovered over Zhou's shoulder. 【Pain: 87/100. Risk of rotator cuff tear.】 Three more bars glowed beneath it. 【Fatigue: 92. Focus: 81. Luck: 34.】 Lin blinked hard. The words remained. He turned toward Tang. A bar reading 【Fatigue: 76】 hung over the catcher's chest, while steady blue light gathered near his brow: 【Focus: 90】. Slugger Han Yue chewed on a towel nearby. The golden flame above his head had shrunk to a spark: 【Luck: 11. Duration: two plate appearances.】 “Blood sugar?” an assistant coach asked, offering him an energy gel.