Sleeping Is Impossible

Illusion, a word that sounds quite sophisticated.

But it's not that powerful, actually.

If cast within a dream, illusions might distort your vision and hearing, because it's a dream. But in reality, they can only alter vision, not even hearing.

It's a bit like a superpower version of Photoshop...

Moreover, any high-level Night Watchman who has achieved mastery also possesses powerful Spiritual Sense; ordinary illusions cannot affect them at all.

However, for low-level Night Watchmen, these Illusion Demons are indeed very tricky existences.

Imagine this: you see a clear path ahead, but in reality, a long sword is aimed at your heart, and you can't see it!

Or perhaps a beauty leaning against your chest, making you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but in reality, it's an Illusion Demon holding a dagger.

Illusion Demons can be considered harvesters of low-level Night Watchmen.

But illusions are ultimately fake; they can't achieve one hundred percent realism, so they are only suitable for surprise attacks. Once you get used to them or become wary, illusions become rather useless.

When you see through them, the illusions break.

Boss Lu is a bit too used to them now.

The ghost inside the Lion Umbrella is quite cunning, bothering Lu Yibai every few days to try and deceive him.

So he's experienced.

It's clear that this Illusion Demon, hiding in the monitoring room, was observing his every move through the bar's surveillance cameras.

It probably wanted to trap him with illusions for a while and then find an opportunity to escape.

But it absolutely didn't expect Lu Yibai to see through it so quickly.

Of course, it also didn't expect that if it actually escaped the bar, its death would come even faster.

If it knew the truth, this Illusion Demon would likely be filled with despair.

After saying "hello" to the monitoring room, Lu Yibai made his move.

He ran towards the monitoring room at high speed.

Of course, the bar was large, and he didn't know where the monitoring room was.

After all, his Spiritual Sense range might not even reach as far as his eyes... What a useless ability!

But his Night Watchman Mark sensed Lin Xiaoqi's location.

Xiaoqi must have been observing him from outside the bar. When the Illusion Demon used its demonic power, she should have sensed its presence and locked onto it.

As long as the little girl was safe, she wouldn't mind letting her boss gain some more experience.

Since Lu Yibai successfully saw through the illusion, it meant he had solved this problem. Teacher Xiaoqi, satisfied, decided it was time to take action herself.

Such speed!

Just a moment ago, Lu Yibai's Night Watchman Mark had sensed Lin Xiaoqi outside the bar; the next instant, he sensed her somewhere inside the bar!

That must be the monitoring room, the Illusion Demon's location.

By the time Lu Yibai burst into the monitoring room, Lin Xiaoqi was already standing quietly to the side, holding the little girl.

The little girl was sound asleep, sleeping soundly.

Poor child, being kidnapped twice in a month.

This mysterious organization of demons and monsters, who knows what's gotten into them, targeting her for kidnapping.

"Boss, you're here," Lin Xiaoqi said, holding the little girl.

Lu Yibai nodded.

Then, he saw the Illusion Demon standing beside them, looking bewildered but fully on guard.

It was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, with the hood pulled up.

Its appearance was very ordinary, of medium build, giving the impression of having very little presence, easily overlooked.

It had probably recognized Lin Xiaoqi.

This woman had rushed in a moment ago and, before it could even react, had snatched the child away from its side. She must be the legendary "Night Cat" of Wucheng.

As for the man beside her...

emmmm, doesn't know him.

The reason it cast an illusion on Lu Yibai was because it saw the Lion Umbrella in his hand.

It was common knowledge in the demon and monster circles that Wucheng had two very terrifying large black umbrellas: the Dragon Snake Umbrella and the Cat Umbrella.

This Lion Umbrella looked... a bit like a matching set.

So it decided to test the waters and didn't expect it to actually be a Night Watchman!

Damn luck!

It had been hiding in the monitoring room, waiting for the demons and monsters who were supposed to meet it. Being naturally cautious, it hadn't let its guard down, especially since this was Wucheng!

Although according to reliable sources, "Gentleman" had indeed taken up a post in Modu, no one had actually seen "Night Cat" in Modu!

Even without the Gentleman present, Wucheng is no place for low-level demons like them to act recklessly.

Haven't enough demons been killed by the Night Cat?

But the organization's mission must be completed; it had no choice.

Previously, the Rat Demon died, and no one knew how, but the mission had clearly failed.

The organization didn't care.

Just low-level demons, dead is dead.

So, even knowing that the little girl might be on guard, the organization still sent it.

It was obvious that dying one more time wouldn't matter.

What if, by chance, the mission was completed?

As long as the organization's information wasn't exposed, these missions could entirely be completed by low-level demons—throwing lives at it, relying on luck.

Did it dare expose the organization? Bound by the blood pact, it couldn't; it would die.

The moment it thought of betrayal, its entire body would feel like its blood was burning!

However, what puzzled this Illusion Demon was that if the Night Cat was truly as strong as rumored, it should have died in that instant.

Why didn't it kill me? Does it want to get information from me?

To think that a legendary figure would be so naive.

"Heh, you'll never get any information from me," the Illusion Demon said to Lin Xiaoqi, striking a heroic pose.

"I don't plan to," Lin Xiaoqi replied, leaving with the little girl, leaving Lu Yibai and this Night Demon alone in the monitoring room.

Lin Xiaoqi's attitude was clear: I'm not killing you because I'm leaving you for my boss to practice on.

You're just a monster in a game, you know? The kind that gives experience points.

Illusion Demon: "..."

A tragic demonic life...

Even though it knew that defeating the man before it would still result in it being killed by the Night Cat, it didn't mean it was willing to sit and wait for death.

As the humans say: Take a gamble, and a bicycle might turn into a motorcycle!

Actually, that's not the right context, forget it!

Even if it was going to die, why not extract some interest from this low-level Night Watchman before it?

Even a piece of flesh, even a drop of blood!

The young man before it, holding the Lion Umbrella, slowly walked towards him.

The Illusion Demon race was physically weak; all it could rely on were illusions and hypnosis.

The illusion had already been broken once. It raised its right hand, emitting a dim gray light, attempting to hypnotize Lu Yibai.

"Sleep, sleep, you are already very tired..."

Boom! Lu Yibai's fist directly smashed into its face, even knocking out its teeth!

"I'm not tired, I have plenty of strength," Lu Yibai said indifferently.

"Break, break, you already..." (teeth broken, speaking unclearly)

Boom! Another punch to the left side of its face!

The Illusion Demon was almost crying from the beating, its frail body enduring the storm-like assault from Boss Lu.

Lu Yibai was indeed a bit angry right now.

The little girl he risked his life to save last time, and you're trying to kidnap her again?

Don't I have any pride?

Boss Lu considered himself a decent person.

So...

Sleep my ass, watch me mess you up!

(ps: First update.)