Recently, I was hunting Stone gargoyles when this happened

ou rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a zorchar studded vultite maul at a stone gargoyle!
AS: +292 vs DS: +92 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +70 = +310
... and hit for 96 points of damage!
Left kneecap smashed into pulp.
The stone gargoyle is knocked to the ground!
You swing a zorchar studded vultite maul at a stone gargoyle!
AS: +292 vs DS: +191 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +84 = +225
... and hit for 57 points of damage!
Smash to the kneecap.
You are beginning to feel a little fatigued.
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A stone gargoyle leaps at you with amazing speed and accuracy.
You duck and leap forward, but are crushed by the gargoyle's underbelly.

Your armor absorbs all damage.
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a zorchar studded vultite maul at a stone gargoyle!
AS: +292 vs DS: +66 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +95 = +361
... and hit for 118 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters shield arm.
The stone gargoyle rears its head, screaming, trying desperately to stand and then it collapses. With a final labored breath it stops moving.
You swing a zorchar studded vultite maul at a stone gargoyle!
AS: +292 vs DS: +41 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +100 = +391
... and hit for 154 points of damage!
Left hip pulped, severing the leg.
A stone gargoyle falls to the ground unable to use its mangled left leg!
The stone gargoyle rears its head, screaming, trying desperately to stand and then it collapses. With a final labored breath it stops moving.
You are beginning to feel a little fatigued.

I never got that message before. Does that mean armour now has a chance to completely negate armor or is my plate padded and I did not realize it.