[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars":3,"chapter-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-75":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Why Do All These Monsters Have Health Bars?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1557522,2023,"Chapter 75: The Mysterious Health Bar","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>Blue Sky and Sea Baths, a famous seaside amusement spot in Jianghai City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining dining, lodging, transportation, entertainment, shopping, and leisure, it’s open around the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The majority of tourists visiting Jianghai wouldn’t miss Blue Sky and Sea Baths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Local residents of Jianghai also often bring their families here for entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Li Jing and others arrived at the beach via Sky Control, the patrol and Forensics Department personnel had already arrived on the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lengthy police line had been drawn up towards the southeast area of the beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, one could see four people within the police cordon busily attending to a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Long Night Team, led by Deng Ying, had already reached the scene ahead of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the three members of the Long Night Team dissipated across the beach with their loudspeakers via Sky Control, calling out to persuade the tourists to leave; the staff of Blue Sky and Sea Baths were also cooperating and assisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numerous tourists on the beach reluctantly stopped their playing and left in an orderly manner under the calls and advisories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Jing halted in mid-air via Sky Control and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, let’s help the Long Night Team disperse the tourists; we’ll discuss the rest later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his words, Lu Yangcheng and Yi Xiuzhu both nodded in agreement and headed towards areas on the beach where tourists were still lingering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing didn’t delay either and proceeded to persuade the tourists to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after they’d joined in, the Flying Fairy team, led by Zhao Junfeng, also arrived on scene and took part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of dispersing the crowd went relatively smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They inevitably encountered a few troublemakers, but they didn’t cause much of a hindrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about half an hour, the entire beach resort was cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun was setting in the west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The afterglow of the setting sun bathed the beach, painting a beautiful scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine members of the Patrol Ninth Group gathered and approached the police taped area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he landed, Li Jing was shocked to find that the only Forensics Department staff member on scene was Chief Yang Qiu-ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the police line, busy with the autopsy, Yang Qiu-ci caught sight of Li Jing, raised her eyes to give a faint smile, and then bent her head to continue her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the other members of the Patrol Ninth Group glanced sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yangcheng and Yi Xiuzhu weren’t surprised by this. They’d come across Yang Qiu-ci earlier in the fish market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Li Jing was the only one who actually stepped into the crime scene; it seems he had acquainted himself with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A patrol officer approached the nine members and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I appreciate your help in dispersing the tourists. Please inspect the surrounding area of the beach to see if there’s anything suspicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, they all voiced their agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As secondary investigators, they had to follow the directives of the primary investigators, whether at a crime scene or elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to disperse, Yang Qiu-ci spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Jing, you stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing stopped in his tracks, slowly typing out a question mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This round, there was no exception for Lu Yangcheng and Yi Xiuzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the members of the Patrol Ninth Group cast a sidelong glance at him again, and without stopping, they all dispersed to inspect the area around the beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his colleagues leave, Li Jing felt helplessly conspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Qiu-ci’s special attention made him feel uncomfortably conspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to ask Yang Qiu-ci why he had to stay, she looked at the three patrol officers on scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you three still standing here wasting time? There is no guarantee that I will find anything here. The drowning victim from last night was moved to the Forensics Department lab at the request of the family. After a whole day of examination, no information was forthcoming. There’s no point in you waiting around here. Save Li Jing to keep me company, and you three go patrol the nearby sea to see if you can find anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three patrolmen looked at each other at Yang Qiu-ci’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrolman who had just instructed the Patrol Ninth Group to inspect the area nodded at Li Jing and went off via Sky Control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the other two also flew off to patrol the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was surely something fishy about the drowning incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patrolling the sea was indeed part of their plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason they were staying here was solely to accompany Yang Qiu-ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case she needed help and had no one to lend a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Yang Qiu-ci had stated clearly that she didn’t need their company, they naturally went about their tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point in standing around waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clues wouldn’t just fall into their laps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the three of them left, Yang Qiu-ci looked at Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just kept you here for company, so that the others wouldn’t waste their time standing here like idiots. Why do you look like you have a stomachache?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was speechless and raised his hand to touch the front of his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he had a chance to speak, Yang Qiu-ci gave a slight laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard about your performance in the Major Crime Sixth Team. You’re good at investigating cases. Help me take a look at this corpse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Qiu-ci, can you stop teasing me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing chuckled and uttered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can’t figure it out, how am I supposed to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished talking, Yang Qiu-ci lightly laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and Yuran aren’t even close yet, isn’t it a bit too early for you to start calling me ’sister’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was left choking on his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Qiu-ci’s perspective was, put simply, a bit tricky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, rendered momentarily speechless, she waved her hands dismissively and started chuckling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let’s cut the chitchat and get to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scrutinized the male body half-buried in the beach sand, wearing only his swimming trunks, with a troubled look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, this case is somewhat bizarre. The state of the deceased, just like the victim yesterday, was simple drowning, and we found no abnormalities in any area. The atmosphere at work has been intense lately, and we’ve been dealing with all kinds of rumors online. The news of so many tourists being evacuated will inevitably end up online. If we don’t find something by tonight, we’ll probably be the next big media sensation by tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, about this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing coughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Yang Qiu-ci was complaining about was quite disconcerting, and he wasn’t sure how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure on the patrol department has indeed been escalating in recent days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Yang Qiu-ci herself, being on site and getting involved in a case like this, she must be under a lot of pressure too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what was he supposed to say now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To give her consolation, or ...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s hesitation, Li Jing said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Qiu-ci, why don’t we examine the body one more time? Maybe I can share your burden a bit. You are an expert, and I’m not. We look at things from different angles. Maybe if we work together, we can notice something that we’ve missed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Qiu-ci gave him an odd look before she promptly consented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let’s do it again, and I’ll have you assist me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then proceeded to closely examine the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing watched her work, his focus heightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they could find anything was secondary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The important thing was the attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had promised to help Yang Qiu-ci, and he couldn’t just slack off now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was attentively observing the scene, Li Jing suddenly felt a strange sensation and turned his head to look at the sea next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, he noticed a floating health bar in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reading — 666.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A health bar of 666, a jackpot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The point was ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the health bar, but he didn’t see what it belonged to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could a health bar just appear out of nowhere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of his gaze, the floating health bar, which had been drifting towards him slowly, suddenly froze, and then drifted towards Yang Qiu-ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing frowned upon noticing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that very moment, Yang Qiu-ci noticed that he was looking away from her and looked up, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she finished her sentence, the floating health bar stopped once more before slowly drawing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing the bizarre behavior of the health bar, an idea struck Li Jing like a lightning bolt. He remembered a kind of alien species he had heard of but had never actually seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing that the health bar was retracting and sinking into the sea, Li Jing stomped on the ground, leapt into the air, and flew towards it. He got within 50 meters of it before he swung his fist down at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An electric arc as thin as a little finger sprang from his hand, passing under the health bar and disappearing into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shrill, ear-piercing scream echoed into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The health bar hit zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Experience +666.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notification beeped in Li Jing’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, a dark mist manifested where the electric arc had penetrated the sea. The mist slowly dissipated, evaporating into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back on the beach, Yang Qiu-ci’s face paled at the esoteric scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the dark mist dissipate, she exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What on earth!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1622,"2026-06-06T07:41:35.216Z",1,"novelbin.me","2a22816255edf689608b06dfabf8d10a47efed6cb2c6c0295c2235bdbdfee38a","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-76","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-74",719,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwhy-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-cover.jpg"]