So I just got this run () and I was wondering if leaking enemies that dont contribute to the 400 kills should be allowed. The same thing is in the Siesta Annihilation where letting the terminals get destroyed is also allowed.

In both situations, the player only loses HP seals and technically you still get 400 kills and the maximum amount of reward making it a successful clear, on the other hand, youre leaking a walking enemy.

Well I am curious what the majority says about it

I don't know a lot about AK speedrunning but from an outsider perspective I feel like whatever the final decision is, things should be kept consistent i.e. if getting all 400 kills is the only thing that matters in Siesta then the same should apply to Long Spring Wastes or alternatively if having all 10 defense seals at the end matters in Long Spring Wastes the same should apply to Siesta.

the current rules in the category say 400 kills and nothing about leaks or HP seals [ if a leak causes you to not get 400 kills then its not a valid run but in this case I think it should count as a valid run because 400 was reached ]

I personally feel like it was a mistake to let siesta count with broken terminals; I'm leaning towards having 400kills and 10HP at the end