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

The monsters and the land god are ready; now only the human side is missing. Bu Yue decides to pull Yu Bai into a performance.

Dark clouds, as black as ink, hung heavily over the sky, as if foreshadowing an ominous sign. The churning black mist, like a giant beast from the abyss, slowly devoured the light, causing the entire world to tremble. At the foot of Sanyu Mountain, the villagers were toiling away in the fields, sweating profusely.

However, as this ominous black aura spread to the horizon, they all stopped what they were doing, looked up, and their eyes were filled with unease. The recent frequent and inexplicable appearances of powerful demons had left these ordinary humans living in constant fear, terrified that they might inadvertently offend them in some unknown place, and that their lives would be in danger.

Suddenly, a dazzling white light burst forth from the sky on the other side, like the first rays of dawn breaking through the darkness, creating a striking contrast. The interplay of black and white was like two great forces in the universe, poised to clash.

This made the villagers at the foot of the mountain even more terrified. Anyone could see that such a display was not something that a human or an ordinary monster could do.

"I am Buyue, the god of barren lands and desolate wastelands, and today I wish to take over Mount Misumi. However, remembering that the god of abundant harvests was once born here, I wish to have a fair contest with him. The final victor will determine the ownership of Mount Misumi." A deep and cold voice came from the other side of the dark sky.

As the words fell, a black figure slowly emerged in the sky, surrounded by a dense aura of darkness that instilled fear in the villagers of Sanyu Mountain.

Upon hearing the name of the God of the Dead Earth, the villagers were immediately gripped by panic, for they naturally knew what the God of the Dead Earth represented.

"The God of Earth's Depletion? Oh my god... what should we do?"

"If the God of the Land's Depletion truly controls Mount Misumi, is there any hope for a bountiful harvest of the food we plant?"

"More than that, the flowers, trees and plants of the entire Sanyu Mountain may wither and the rivers may dry up."

As the villagers discussed in panic, Yu Bai slowly materialized on this side of the white sky. He wore a long white and purple robe, surrounded by a warm and soft light, as if he were the embodiment of all that is beautiful in the world.

"It's alright, everyone look! Fengyue Goddess has appeared over there. Fengyue Goddess will definitely save us." A voice rang out amidst the somber atmosphere. The speaker pointed at Yu Bai.

"Yes, and there's also the Goddess of the Moon. Goddess of the Moon, please be sure to win!"

"Go, Lady Toyotsuki!"

"Lord Fengyue God..."

When they heard that the Moon Goddess was going to compete with the Moon Goddess for the ownership of Misumi Mountain, the villagers naturally hoped that the Moon Goddess, who represented harvest and blessings, would win the contest and become the new mountain god of Misumi Mountain, rather than the Earth Goddess who exuded a desolate aura.

As the villagers shouted, streams of warm and fervent faith burst forth from their hearts, converging like gentle streams and slowly drifting towards Yu Bai.

Seeing this, Bu Yue's eyes flashed with satisfaction; his performance with Yu Bai was a success.

But in order for their friend to gain more faith power, such an opening was far from enough. They also needed to hold a formal competition so that these humans and monsters could see the final result.

"Now, witnessed by all the humans, demons, and land gods of Misumi Mountain, I will compete against Toyotsuki. The competition is as follows: a powerful demon dwells atop the summit of Misumi Mountain. Toyotsuki and I will set off from here and see who can capture the demon first and bring it back to this place. Whoever can do so will be the ultimate winner of this competition," Toyotsuki said solemnly, pointing to the summit of Misumi Mountain.

"Clang~ Clang~"

"Game start."

As the clear and melodious bell rang out, echoing through the valley, the Earth God sat atop his little white cloud, floating in the air, and amiably rang the bell to signal the start of the competition.

Bu Yue nodded to Yu Bai, signaling him to follow, and then her figure flashed, rushing towards Sanyu Mountain like an arrow released from a bow. She slowly landed in the center of the lush forest halfway up the mountain, surrounded by many monsters.

"Buyue, what powerful monsters are there around here?" Yu Bai followed Buyue and carefully landed. Having just become a god, he was not yet used to being able to fly. Changge Great Lightness Skill was an exception, as it required internal energy.

If one's internal energy fails to keep up, they will fall from the sky and break their leg.

If you don't believe me, go and see all those gunmen and gunmen in Broken Leg Fortress; not one of them hasn't had a broken leg.

There are many monsters on Sanyu Mountain, but Yu Bai has never seen any powerful ones. The strongest monsters he has ever seen are those that he can finish off with just a few notes of his zither.

So when Bu Yue mentioned that there was a powerful monster on the summit of Mount Misumi, Yu Bai racked his brains for a long time, but couldn't find a monster in his memory that matched the description.

"Um... Lord Fengyue, the powerful demon you mentioned is actually me." At this moment, a demon resembling a large fox suddenly stepped forward, with a somewhat embarrassed smile on his face.

This fox demon was originally a member of Mount Misumi. In terms of strength, it wasn't particularly outstanding compared to other demons. However, this fox demon had a somewhat mischievous personality and especially liked to mess with other demons.

Either they watered a monster's precious flower until it died, or they took a monster's child out to play and forgot to return it, resulting in a chase and beating.

In short, his strength wasn't particularly great, but he had developed excellent skills in escaping and hiding.

"So, does that mean that I and one of the people in Buyue will be responsible for bringing you to the end?" Yu Bai turned his gaze to the fox demon, his tone tinged with amusement.

"Yes, but..." The fox demon suddenly became a little hesitant as it spoke, and its paws began to rub together unconsciously.

"But what?" Yu Bai asked curiously.

swoosh————

Before the words were even finished, the fox demon, which had been rubbing its paws, instantly transformed into a gust of wind and sped towards the mountaintop. In the wind, its cheeky cry could be faintly heard: "Lord Fengyue, come and chase me~ If you catch me, I'll let you...hehehe~"

The fox demon was extremely fast, and wherever it passed, it stirred up gusts of wind that made the hems of Bu Yue, Yu Bai, and the surrounding demons flutter loudly.

Even the Earth God, who was originally sitting on a cloud and floating in mid-air, lost his balance and began to spin incessantly in the air because the fox demon grabbed a handful of small clouds as it ran by. Spiral patterns even appeared in its eyes.

“???...Bu Yue?” Looking at the forest path where the fox demon had disappeared without a trace, Yu Bai looked at Bu Yue with a blank expression.

"I don't know either! I just said I needed to find a fast-running monster, and it stepped forward and offered to help. If I had known it would do this, I definitely would have..."

Bu Yue hurriedly waved her hand to explain that the fox demon was quite capable to make Bu Yue behave like this in front of Yu Bai.

"It's alright, it's alright. Sanyu Mountain is vast, and there are all sorts of monsters there. What happened today has certainly broadened my horizons." Yu Bai shook his head helplessly, but a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"However, when a fox is naughty, it needs to learn a lesson, don't you think, Yue?"

"Hmm!" Bu Yue, who already had a premonition about the fox demon's fate, had a flicker in her eyes.

However, Bu Yue responded: That's right!