Chapter 33, "Mana Exhaustion II", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana Exhaustion's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The battle seemed to be coming to an end as Cerbe shot another round..., but the pressure keeps building through Three explosions rang out one after another and Damien couldn't help....

Chapter 32, "Mana Exhaustion I", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Explosions rocked the landscape, tearing some trees from their roots..., but the pressure keeps building through More flames!" He laughed like a mad man as he watched his summon shot....
Chapter 6, "The First Golem", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 531, "Make Them Come To Us", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The Forest of Twin Disasters did not forgive carelessness., but the pressure keeps building through For days now, two demon strongholds had been searching the forest....
Chapter 573, "Fall of the Rongo Mercenary Hall (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Alteran Mana's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 547, "Versus Belize (Part 1)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana Reducer's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 730, "Refresh Rate", is the clearest early answer because it turns Was's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 372, "Sharing the Risk - 2", is the clearest early answer because it turns Qu Shilin's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is This exchange meeting can be simply understood as several major..., but the pressure keeps building through The reason everyone is willing to invest is partly because these....
Chapter 248, "Or else", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 369, "Ferrol Annual Market Fair", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is They remembered when they first saw it., but the pressure keeps building through They thought that the sign was very good and admired it a lot,....
Chapter 576, "War council -3", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash.