Chapter 116: A Bug Has Occurred

Not taking three waves of minions—what's the difference compared to dying again?

Yes, that just means losing even more!

So Vizicsacsi didn't hesitate for a moment, even if the spider was recalling right in front of the tower, even if the crocodile was obviously holding aggro on the AD carry, Vizicsacsi still placed his teleport on the tower the moment he revived.

He felt he could definitely block it this time.

Moreover, after the crocodile took two tower shots, it had less than half health left; although the spider was nearly at full health, it was just a squishy, and its remaining health couldn't withstand two tower shots——

The worst outcome would still be a one-for-one trade.

—Vizicsacsi had calculated it quite well.

But he missed a detail, or perhaps he never even noticed this tidbit hidden in the corner of the patch notes—since version 6.13, the teleport skill gained a mechanic: when a hero lands from teleport, they must land on the side of the target facing their own base; in other words, the teleport landing spot is no longer random.

Liang Yan, however, is a detail obsessive; he has read every patch note thoroughly, and with his now superhuman memory, he can even recite them from memory.

So, what greeted Vizicsacsi upon landing was a single 【Cocoon】 from the spider.

Pffft!

The white unidentified object precisely struck Shen just as he landed.

A familiar scene played out again.

The furious crocodile unleashed a full AQAW combo.

The Spider Queen finished a full ability combo in human form, took a tower shot, then transformed into a spider and lunged forward, then launched into the air mid-flight from the tower's second shot.

The crocodile used its two-part E to dash outward from the tower, simultaneously snatching Shen's kill.

"Less than thirty seconds since his last death, Vizicsacsi was again killed by a tower dive under his own tower!"

"Oh my god, that's too brutal..."

It was unexpected that the spider died.

Liang Yan froze on the spot.

Only then did he recall that, prior to version 7.4, the spider had a bug:

When the tower's attack was already in flight, even if the spider became untargetable by flying, it sometimes still took the projectile damage.

Liang Yan was speechless.

A bug had occurred, but it seemed no one else besides him had noticed.

Or perhaps someone in the referee or backstage had noticed, but didn't dare speak up because the consequences would be serious.

Liang Yan thought it over, but ultimately didn't raise his hand to call for a pause.

First, Shen was killed instantly upon landing, having made no move before death, so he didn't earn the spider's kill gold. Although he gained experience, the impact was minor.

Second, if Liang Yan called for a pause, it was obvious this bug couldn't be fixed quickly, and the referee's final decision would surely be a rematch.

That would be too troublesome.

So Liang Yan chose to stay silent for now, endure it, and complain after the match!

At that moment, Liang Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking of a great idea to surprise the punch, and his lips involuntarily curled up.

The on-site director quickly caught this scene, immediately notified the backend, and cut it to appear after the kill replay.

Commentator Deficio saw this on the big screen, felt a chill down his spine for no reason, and exclaimed:

"What's going on? I feel Firrrrrre's smile is a bit creepy."

The G2 fans in the venue burst out laughing, thinking he was deliberately mocking UOL's top laner for wanting a meal combo, but they didn't expect Deficio to genuinely feel something was off.

The other two commentators also felt nothing special, assuming Deficio was just playing for show and didn't think much of it.

In the UOL player bench, Vizicsacsi was already wearing a mask of agony.

Not taking three waves of minions—compared to dying again, which is more costly?

The answer is that not taking three waves of minions and then dying again is even more costly; Vizicsacsi realized this too late, and now he must pay an incredibly heavy price.

When he came back online, he faced a level‑5 crocodile wielding a warhammer.

"Can the jungler come help?"

"I said I can't go up for now—why are you still teleporting down?"

"With this many minions not being taken, I can't play!"

"Wake up, Shen is just a tool—there's no issue of being unable to play!"

"Fine..."

However, perhaps out of pity for Vizicsacsi being so pitiful, Move still came up to lane after finishing clearing his half of the jungle and heading home.

But they were aiming to catch a level‑5 crocodile with a kill on it; besides whether they had a gank opportunity, they also had to consider whether they could win the fight.

Move crouched in the river for about half a minute.

Wasting that much jungler time, Vizicsacsi himself felt guilty, so he gave it his all; after shedding half his health bar, he finally lured the crocodile into killing intent, and this time he finally blocked the crocodile's 【Ruthless Predator】 with his Sword Formation.

Move popped out of the river, flashed, and charged straight in.

He ultimately triggered the crocodile's flash.

"Can't kill it! The crocodile's level is too high, and UOL's jungle damage is far too low!"

"Flash‑for‑flash, UOL doesn't gain anything either!"

"Then he still has to help Vizicsacsi push the lane; otherwise, relying solely on Shen with only one‑quarter health left would definitely fail to push!"

At this point, the blue side's minions have a numerical advantage, but if they relied solely on the minions to slowly push, it would take ten thousand years.

They might not even succeed in pushing through, because the crocodile can control the lane.

And there's another problem.

Now Rek'Sai has been revealed and hasn't flashed, Shen is also low on health, and the crocodile's second skill set is fully cooled off—a harsh reality: even though Rek'Sai is almost at full health, they can't beat this crocodile that still has half a health bar.

Forget Sword Formation; when the crocodile has all its abilities ready, killing a Shen with only one‑quarter health doesn't even require basic attacks.

Once Shen dies, the crocodile gains experience and instantly hits level six; a level‑4 Rek'Sai absolutely can't stand a chance.

Then let Rek'Sai go up and fight?

As long as the crocodile farms a red fury W with basic attacks, one combo can kill the fragile Rek'Sai who only has two Chang Jian swords, intending to learn Liang Yan's first Titanic build.

Then just ignore the crocodile and only push the lane?

The crocodile is already standing in front of the red side's minion, meaning it wants to push the lane, and it will have to step over my corpse!

Just asking what you're gonna do!

The commentators are both worried about this top lane duo.

"Oh my god, this is so uncomfortable!"

"Indeed, looking at this top lane situation, I feel utterly uncomfortable."

"But they really can't win, what should we do?"

"The crocodile will soon reach level six; if we don't push this lane now, we might never be able to push it."

"Five minutes have passed, and Shen's last hits have just barely exceeded ten."

"How could this be..."

Quickshot is numb; his favorite lane matchup has left him unable to even go for last hits, and even when the jungler arrives he can't move at all!

The two of them just wandered around in the distance for a while, and finally couldn't help but call for the mid lane.