Chapter 471, "The Kingdom of Galandra Welcomes You", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The explosion had barely echoes when the others spotted Damien and..., but the pressure keeps building through The ground behind them seemed to be caving in, sinking deeper..

Chapter 264, "Elder Alfred.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 513, "Damien's Blood Manipulation (2).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 561, "Blades DNA vs Sorin's DNA (1+).", 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 878, "Way Out.", 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 694, "Another Gordons.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 512, "Damien's Blood Manipulation (1).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 569, "a major turning point", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 534, "Another Batch", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The valley still carried the scent of battle—blood, burned flesh,..., but the pressure keeps building through Even with Luton storing one of the demons and the others reduced to....
Chapter 487, "Ice Wraiths", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien did not look back at the village as he made his way toward his..., but the pressure keeps building through Once the smoke of cooking fires faded into the distance and the....