Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-118.211.8.204-20150302141811/@comment-1173941-20150323184716

Gsimenas wrote:

In reality, Kirito just extended the time before he was removed from the game. Ashleee wrote:

Kirito just didn't "extend time". He brought his health up with no explation why. Even if he did protract time, can that be achievable?

To me, the depiction given in the book was that he suddenly experienced everything in bullet-time, and at the last moment stabbed Heathclif, as his avatar was already breaking apart.

It didn't mention that the actual time-limit was extended, just that he felt as if time had slowed down.