Chapter 145, "Killing, Bloody", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Killing, Bloody becomes final instead of hypothetical. The setup is These people don't intend to live, drawing them deeper into Redwood..., but the pressure keeps building through Thinking of the person from before, and looking at the four people in....
Chapter 599, "Dual Flames 2&3.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Bloody Changdao's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 286, "Bloody Chainsaw", is the clearest early answer because it turns Bloody Chainsaw's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is For Wang Tao, the greatest benefit of this potion was that it allowed..., but the pressure keeps building through Some Crystal Cores were too rare, potentially impossible to find a....
Chapter 145, "Killing, Bloody", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Killing, Bloody becomes final instead of hypothetical. The setup is These people don't intend to live, drawing them deeper into Redwood..., but the pressure keeps building through Thinking of the person from before, and looking at the four people in....
Chapter 743, "History Lesson.", is the clearest early answer because it turns History Lesson's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 59, "The Husband - Part 2", is the clearest early answer because it turns Garan's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 732, "Hours (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Alterra's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 493, "Slavery (Part 1)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Althea's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 813, "Visitations (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Raine's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 122, "Harvest (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Althea's situation into a concrete plot event.