The sword drew a semi-circle as it launched an attack
alongside that shrill and clear scream. The speed was frightening.
But those movements were far too exaggerated.

Having recovered his stance, Kirito had enough time spare to
place his sword at his left.

Gakaan! The two swords collided with a loud noise.

The one to spin like a top while getting blown away this time
was once again Kirito. Thrusting his hand onto the grass, he
narrowly avoided falling down while sliding down to the base of
the hill.

At this stage, Eugeo, too, understood what was occurring
before his eyes at last.

The weight behind their individual hits were on completely
different levels.

Kirito had the black sword, possessing a priority that could be
considered high among most sacred instrument, and the
consecutive hit skills of the Aincrad style, that drove away
numerous integrity knights, but the Fragrant Olive Sword that
Alice carried was probably hiding a weight several times that of
the black sword within itself. It was a difficult enough task to
stop its attack, let alone repel it, when it was swung at such a
speed.

No, that wouldn't be the end of it. As had been made clear by
the initial conflict, Kirito was the one to get repulsed even when
on the offensive. This wouldn't be much of a fight.

(Alicization Rising, 320)