Chapter 505, "Another Intelligent One", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The forest had gone quiet again but it was not in any way peaceful., but the pressure keeps building through This was the silence that came after prolonged slaughter, when even....

Chapter 513, "Damien's Blood Manipulation (2).", 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 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 463, "The Start Of A Farewell", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The calm stretched thin, almost unnaturally so., but the pressure keeps building through For the survivors, it was healing time — the first stretch of peace....
Chapter 483, "Leaving The Kingdom", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Damien… after everything you've done… I hope you stay awhile., but the pressure keeps building through We could use your strength." Damien shook his head gently..
Chapter 525, "Barely Winning", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The captain retaliated with a knee to Damien's abdomen., but the pressure keeps building through Damien vomited blood on impact but the demon didn't stop..
Chapter 515, "Dismantling A Structure", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Not the kind of quiet that came from peace, but the kind that..., but the pressure keeps building through Mist hung low between the trees, drifting through shattered trunks....
Chapter 480, "New Variants", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is There was no dramatic punch, no drawn-out conflict., but the pressure keeps building through Damien simply twisted, grabbed the mercenary by the collar, and....