If you kill an enemy that is raising their shield to block your attack, and die because you killed them before they raised it in time, you do not get any kill credit. This means in quests such as "The Drake Handlers" where you have to kill enemies holding a shield it can hinder quest progress. Likewise, if you kill a Demon that got close enough to the center portal in Demonic Escape it will die but you won't get the kill credit if you are doing "My Only Enemy Is Time" in the Stronghold.
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