Chapter 165 - Sister-in-Law?!
Lily had worked with Orion, Elias and Oriana on a Tier 4 Rift Expedition—explaining how she and Oriana had progressed so quickly. Fortunately, it had been a standard rift, not an Emergency-class one. Still, even that was no easy task. The monster density inside had clearly pushed the limits of what a Gaia Guardian could normally handle.
It was becoming clear: Deadbay City was desperate. So desperate that even a Rift Tier 4 expedition had been staffed with three Gaia Guardians.
But what surprised Tave most was that Lily had adapted. She had learned to form hand seals with one hand—an impressive feat on its own.
More than that, she’d shifted her focus away from healing to a fighter role, compensating for her limitations by letting another support handle recovery duties. It made sense—casting complex support skills with just her left hand wouldn’t have been reliable in the chaos of battle.
It was genuine progress. Impressive.
In turn, Tave shared his side—the Emergency Rift, the storm, the massive bird Skarathor that Elincia brought down. The deaths of their comrades. The cost.
Out of ten, only five had survived.
And of the five who didn’t make it... four of them were human.
"That you made it out of an Emergency Rift alive at all... that’s something no one ever expects," Lily said softly.
Then she glanced toward him again, more alert now. "So... you encountered a Named Demon. And now those demons are... somewhere in Dissidia?"
"Yes," Tave replied.