Chapter 175, "Arielle's Midway Interrogation", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is As dawn broke over the horizon, Damien and Aquila descended..., but the pressure keeps building through The town bore the scars of its recent encounter with the demonic....

Chapter 346, "Arielle's Detour", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The hallway was still as Arielle leaned her back against the wall,..., but the pressure keeps building through The air between her and Damien felt heavier now, not from tension,....
Chapter 346, "Arielle's Detour", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The hallway was still as Arielle leaned her back against the wall,..., but the pressure keeps building through The air between her and Damien felt heavier now, not from tension,....
Chapter 270, "Storytelling With Arielle", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Well, soon enough, the thing monitoring me revealed itself and it..., but the pressure keeps building through When it spoke, the voice sounded feminine so I concluded it was a.... Once the chapter lands on So, somehow, you just… appeared in an open field?" Damien nodded., the chapter closes with "Good." She turned toward the door.
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 235, "Interrogation!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Liu Huaixin's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is In the military department of Yong City., but the pressure keeps building through Everyone was brought to a meeting room.. Once the chapter lands on If you are framed, our Jixin Martial House won't let it slide., the chapter closes with "So what if I do? I've fought on the battlefield with death all around me.
Chapter 215, "Testing Damien", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The group walked through the open terrain, the darkened sky shinning..., but the pressure keeps building through The earlier battle against demons had left everyone energized, though.... Once the chapter lands on So, what are your ranks?" she asked casually., the chapter closes with And that worried her more than any mana beast ever could.
Chapter 276, "Urgent Mission", is the clearest early answer because it turns Arielle's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Get up!" Damien's eyes snapped open as he was shaken violently awake., but the pressure keeps building through Arielle—" he groaned, voice thick with sleep.. Once the chapter lands on Or," he muttered, "I could go back to the guild, take a proper bath,..., the chapter closes with Arielle just laughed.
Chapter 353, "Reinforcements Arrive", is the clearest early answer because it turns Arielle's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Arielle's blade cracked against bone, again., but the pressure keeps building through Another splash of black blood against her cheek.. Once the chapter lands on She ran—stumbling into Aquila's flank, dragging her legs up over the..., the chapter closes with Arielle coughed.
Chapter 435, "Finding Their Gate", is the clearest early answer because it turns Arielle's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The sky above Delwig's outskirts burned a dim copper., but the pressure keeps building through Arielle led the small party through the Verdant Verge—a woodland.... Once the chapter lands on She crouched and brushed away loose soil with her hand., the chapter closes with Damien straightened slowly, eyes narrowing toward the ground.
Chapter 435, "Finding Their Gate", is the clearest early answer because it turns Arielle's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The sky above Delwig's outskirts burned a dim copper., but the pressure keeps building through Arielle led the small party through the Verdant Verge—a woodland.... Once the chapter lands on She crouched and brushed away loose soil with her hand., the chapter closes with Damien straightened slowly, eyes narrowing toward the ground.