Chapter 358, "Damien's Arrival", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The moment the commander's beast leapt to flank the first demon, the..., but the pressure keeps building through The beast shrieked as those glasslike talons carved across its....

Chapter 513, "Damien's Blood Manipulation (2).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 462, "Decisions", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is By the time Damien and Apnoch returned to the training yard, the sun..., but the pressure keeps building through Warm orange light bled through the clouds, painting long shadows.... Once the chapter lands on They'll listen to you before anyone else." Apnoch's gaze hardened., the chapter closes with For now, peace held.
Chapter 485, "Let's Hunt", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The moment Damien stepped out of the coastal forest and onto the..., but the pressure keeps building through It was colder, sharper, and hungrier.. Once the chapter lands on But the grass was moving wrong., the chapter closes with And Damien? Damien just smiled. "Let's hunt., which gives power growth a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 529, "This One's Mine", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The deeper forest of Twin Disasters was different., but the pressure keeps building through The air carried an old pressure, the kind that clung to the lungs....
Chapter 878, "Way Out.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 264, "Elder Alfred.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 564, "The End Of A Bout.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 553, "Second Round.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 425, "Clearing The Tunnel", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The silence stretched, filled only by Fenrir's growls and the wet..., but the pressure keeps building through Lyone stood rigid, trembling—not from fear of the beasts this time,....
Chapter 441, "Protecting The Group", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The forest was quiet again, though not the peaceful kind of quiet., but the pressure keeps building through It was simply the kind that breathed and watched..