With a faint 'sha', the ray of light surged out again. If it wasn't
for Kirito springing to the left immediately before that, the light
would have likely gone through his right leg. The light ray that
precariously missed stabbed into the marble floor and once again
caused a small explosion. When the light faded, a bright-red hole
remained melted into the surface there.

(Alicization Rising, 226)