Self - defense can be a reason. If a character is in immediate danger of being killed or seriously harmed by another, they might murder in self - defense. For example, in some detective stories, the victim might be an aggressor first, and the killer acts to protect themselves.
Chapter 533, "Go To Hell", is the clearest early answer because it turns Fenrir's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with For a moment after Damien spoke, the forest held its breath. and closes on Why was he letting his beasts, something moved beside it.. The key payoff is that the chapter closes with And somewhere far away...
Chapter 54, "Revised: Chapter 54 Bodies Everywhere [Please Follow!]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Luo Ming's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Luo Ming's willingness to follow Xia Hong back could be considered... and follows through with Just like Shi Qing, who had previously witnessed the campsite's....
Chapter 471, "The Kingdom of Galandra Welcomes You", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The explosion had barely echoes when the others spotted Damien and... and follows through with The world inside smelled of food, life, and the breath of a city....
Chapter 474, "A Spar With Soldiers", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Seliah swallowed after hearing what Damien had replied with. and ending on The next, it was inches from the man's face, its low, furious rumble.... In story terms, the chapter closes with "Come., which gives faction conflict a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 477, "Demanding Half The Stakes", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The courtyard was still echoing with disbelief over what had just... to Haldric waited a few meters away, arms crossed, lips twitching in....
Chapter 344, "Making Money", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The crowd was still buzzing from the last match, half-drunk on..., but the pressure keeps building through Whispers rippled like waves across the courtyard—everyone talking.... Once the chapter lands on The fight stretched on, blades clashing with skin, boots scraping..., the chapter closes with Because no one suspects a man who walks away with nothing.
Chapter 507, "Good Work", is the clearest early answer because it turns Fenrir's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The forest did not frighten him nor did the darkness unsettle him., but the pressure keeps building through In fact, it seemed to motivate the Monstrous Wolf to hunt even better..
Chapter 510, "Are My Blows Really That Heavy?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Pain became the rhythm of the fight. to That's the trick." The demon snarled and charged again, furious now..
Chapter 235, "Do You Want Revenge?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien didn't acknowledge the woman at first., but the pressure keeps building through He ignored her completely, his focus shifting to the girl lying on....
Chapter 68, "Coal and Iron Mines", is the clearest early answer because it turns Leader Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Over two hundred people began working together, and the once ravaged..., but the pressure keeps building through The scattered remains and limbs on the ground were all collected to....