Kirito's Starburst Stream came slashing down at Akasaka.
Akasaka first used Chisato Nishikigi's ability to evade, while also feeling somewhat curious.
What would it feel like to take Starburst Stream head-on?
Driven by curiosity, Akasaka raised his two Sabertooths and met the attack head-on.
Powerful combat shockwaves spread in all directions, forcing Asuna, Usagisawa Misumi, and Lisbeth, who were watching from the side, to retreat again and again.
The two Sabertooths locked perfectly against Kirito's twin blades.
With Chisato Nishikigi's evasion ability, Akasaka could have avoided every strike, but he had insisted on taking it head-on...
And so, something that made him regret it happened...
Akasaka immediately felt an overwhelming force bearing down on him, driving him back step by step.
He couldn't stop himself from retreating.
Kirito's twin swords blurred into afterimages as he unleashed the forty-four-hit Starburst Stream.
Akasaka simply couldn't withstand it. He could only fight while retreating, blocking as he went.
"What power! What speed!"
Akasaka admitted that he had underestimated his opponent.
His level had already reached 72, while Kirito was only level 56. With a sixteen-level gap between them, Akasaka had believed there would be no problem in a direct clash.
But the result...
He had been overturned...
The official data for Kirito's Starburst Stream clearly stated that it increased attack power by 370%.
In other words—
The black sword Elucidator added 48%, bringing it to 148%. Then, based on that 148%, another 370% was added, totaling roughly 518%.
In other words, his base stats had been multiplied more than fivefold.
And with stats amplified over five times, he could still unleash forty-four consecutive strikes.
That was terrifying.
An ordinary swordsman who could use Quadruple Vertical Slash—a four-hit combo—was already considered an expert.
Someone capable of Eightfold Vertical Slash, an eight-hit combo, was already