Guild Wars 2

“Defeat the bloodstone elementals”

The two bloodstone elementals need to be destroyed before one can progress. They have shields which make them immune to damage. In order to remove shields you need to destroy the Unstable Bloodstone Shard, next to the elemental. When the shard is destroyed the shield on the elemental should be no more and you can then damage and kill the elemental.

Destroying the Unstable Bloodstone does not always destroy the shield. My first attempt at this, I destroyed both Unstable Bloodstone Shards yet the shields on the elementals remained on. So I logged out to character select screen and entered the game. I replayed this “Defeat the bloodstone elementals” again. I destroyed the first Unstable Bloodstone Shard but the shield on the elemental remained on.

So I went to the second elemental, destroyed his Unstable Bloodstone Shard and finally his shield dropped. I was able to kill him. I went back to the first elemental and his Unstable Bloodstone Shard. I destroyed it but his shield remained on.

I’m logging out a third time and will attempt this once more.

I logged back in and destroyed both Unstable Bloodstone Shards yet the shields on the elementals remained active. I am unable to progress through the story until this is fixed.

I figured it out. Turns out, when you are connected to the Unstable Bloodstone Shard there is a red beam between you and it. That beam must come in contact with the elemental in order to destroy their shield.

I am not progressing through the story.

Yes, and once the shield is destroyed you can kill them.. takes a few minutes but not difficult…