Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

"what!!!"

The white dragon pierced through the Nue's chest, and its powerful purifying force made the Nue's soul feel as if it were being pierced by thousands of sharp thorns at the same time, causing it to be torn apart by pain.

At the same time, the power of the white dragon directly caused Nue's "perfect body," which had taken a thousand years to obtain, to begin to collapse.

From bottom to top, from feet to waist, the once intact muscles began to rot and turn black little by little, eventually revealing the gruesome bones inside.

The bones, which should have been white, turned black as the body disintegrated, just one step away from turning to ash.

Nue's body was suddenly struck by such a severe blow, coupled with the fierce impact of the white dragon earlier, which forced him to kneel on the ground, his hands tightly supporting him on the ground, in order to prevent himself from falling completely in the face of this destructive force.

The defeat was inevitable, and Nue knew it perfectly well.

His only thought now is to return to hell to recuperate before this body completely collapses.

As long as he can return to Hell, and as long as he has enough time to recover his strength, he believes that one day he will make a comeback and once again become the lord of all demons and monsters, for whom all monsters will submit.

Even now, Nue still feels he has a chance to start over, but what he doesn't know is that while he's indulging in self-comforting fantasies, a certain assistant from hell has finished his work and is on his way.

At that time, when a malevolent demon who escaped from hell and the mastermind behind King Yama face off, Nue's fate is obvious.

"It seems this body hasn't gotten used to this world yet?"

Anyone with eyes can see that Nue has already lost, but he still insists on denying it.

I lost, but it was definitely not a matter of my ability.

I lost; it's just that my current body isn't adapted to this world yet.

In short, all the mistakes are the fault of this world, and definitely not my fault.

How can this not be considered a good mindset?

Yu Bai listened to Nue's words and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Look, look, what does it mean to have a personality that never fights internally?

That's it! Even if the sky falls, the ye's beak will hold it up.

"No choice, pfft!"

Nue tried to struggle to her feet, pretend to be nonchalant as she flew back into the air, and then use the last bit of power remaining in the Demon King's hammer to open the gates of hell and escape back to hell.

Unexpectedly, this maneuver went awry. The moment he stood up, he felt his blood surging, his head spinning, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"...cough cough cough~"

We can't wait any longer! If we wait any longer, we'll really die in front of these monsters today!

Thinking of this, Nue quickly waved the Demon King's small hammer in his hand, and a huge gate made of lava slowly emerged from the magma from hell, displaying itself before everyone's eyes.

This scene instantly roused the monsters who had been somewhat disheartened by their defeat against the Nue.

"Oh!! What's that?!"

"The Gates of Hell!"

The monsters stared in awe at the several-meter-high gates of hell before them, letting out gasps of amazement.

"Let's retreat for now. This past thousand years of hard work... *cough cough cough*... so tiring... *cough cough cough*"

Nue flew to the gates of hell, intending to offer some words of comfort to the monsters who followed him and boost their morale.

As a result, before he could finish speaking, he would cough up a mouthful of blood.

"..."

The way he coughed up blood with every word he spoke had successfully made Nue unwilling to say anything at all.

Nue took a deep breath, swallowed back the words she had already prepared, and replaced them with a shorter closing sentence: "I'm going to hell, cough cough cough... Pfft... Come with me!"

Brother, even in this state, your mouth keeps babbling on and on, are you trying to brainwash people... oh no, I mean, you're trying to brainwash demons?

Yu Bai couldn't help but shake his head. When it came to being an "idol" and vying for the center position, Nue was serious.

With this kind of persistent spirit, what's wrong with doing anything?

As for why Seimei didn't stop Nue after that attack, but instead leisurely watched the show from the sidelines.

Actually, it was Yu Bai who stopped him, and there were two reasons for that.

One reason is that Abe no Seimei's "Dragon Purification and Evil Extermination" had already cost him all his spiritual power. After all, which of a mage's ultimate skills doesn't consume a lot of mana?

Another reason is that the phone that Yu Bai had been using, which had been on a call, had just received a message from Hozuki.

The sentence contained only three words: I have arrived.

With her back completely turned to everyone, so that no one could see the weariness in her eyes, Nue was preparing to enter the gates of hell.

Just then, a calm and indifferent voice came from the other side of the gates of hell: "Oh? Who is so kind as to open a door for me, saving me a lot of time."

As the voice faded, a slender figure holding a spiked club, dressed in a black kimono and wearing wooden clogs slowly emerged from the other end of the door.

The man had a demon horn on his forehead; he was clearly not human.

When the figure was fully exposed to everyone, he began to slowly scan each person and monster present.

Finally, his gaze settled on Nue, who was closest to him.

"Are you the kind person? Thank you so much, please let me 'repay' you."

With a benevolent smile, Hozuki raised his spiked club high and slammed it down at Nue.

……

Hozuki: Hey~ Who's being so kind as to open the door for me? Oh, it's you, the fugitive! (With a kind look in his eyes)

Yu Bai: Hozuki, you've finally arrived! Look at the results I prepared for you, is it enough? Is it enough? No, there are still many monsters over there, let's catch a few more.

Abe no Seimei: It's good that I don't have to do it myself. Ah, Lady Toyotsuki, I've run out of spiritual power and I'm exhausted. Could you help me up?

Gilgamesh & Futsuki: Stare—you dare! (They glare fiercely at Abe no Seimei)

Abe no Seimei: (Frailly collapses to the ground) Lord Toyotsuki, look at them~

Nue: If I had known, I should have chosen an auspicious day to be born!