Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-68.5.216.252-20151123232331

Before Episode 20 (Sleeping Knights) of SAO II ends, we see Kirito rushing forward, ahead of the antagonistic raiding guild that had spied on the Sleeping Knights for intel on the Boss. Continued in Episode 21 of SAO II, Kirito and Klein tell Asuna that they will hold off the raiding party for 3 minutes. After the Sleeping Knights clear the Boss, the remaining raiding party charge into the Boss Room and see that the Boss had already been eradicated to much dismay. However, when the raiding party charges in, we do not see Kirito or Klein.

Did they die? Assuming that Kirito and Klein were killing the other party (implication derived from the Sleeping Knights killing the party already in front of the door when they arrived), with Kirito's and Klein's combined strength, shouldn't they have wiped out the party they were holding off? Can Kirito be killed even with Excalibur?

I'm just surprised because Kirito, in the prior series, has shown great combat prowess.It might just be the mindset since they're not the Laughing Coffin, and he's not fighting for his life. But typically, when Kirito is protecting others or has a purpose, he usually is triumphant.

Did he die? 