Busan Haeundae Beach Dungeon Break Arc

This is the sixteenth Ragnarok arc, coming on the heels of the Woojin Guild Arc and feeding into the Black Market Arc. The crisis ignites when skeletons abruptly swarm Haeundae Beach, a warning sign of an oncoming dungeon break. Lim Tae-Gyu rallies alongside the Knights Guild and the Woojin Guild to look into it, none of them aware that what they face is the worst dungeon break Busan has ever logged.

The events range over Haeundae Beach and the Tomb of the Berserk Dragons. Those skeletons turn out to be an illusion, with the genuine danger arriving as Dragon Tooth Warriors and the dragon Xavier. The pivotal showdown, Suho versus Xavier, finishes with Xavier dead. A sizable cast moves through the arc: Cha Hae-In and Sirka appear beside Jinwoo's avatar, while Sillad shares the page with the Lim family of Tae-Gyu and Do-Gyu, plus Jung Yoontae and Park Jongsoo. Right at the start, Lim Do-Gyu outraces the A-Rank hunter Jung Yoontae, a feat that leaves both Jung himself and the elder Lim Tae-Gyu astonished.

The arc leaves lasting marks. It comes to light that the Cataclysm left North Korea a monster-infested zone, now treated as an off-limits demonic realm, and that Choi Jong-In, along with Chairman Woo Jinchul, ventured in to help yet never came back, raising the threat of a southward invasion. A clutch of dragon eggs is found in the Dragon Cemetery, and Cha Hae-In with Sirka pin down the last dragon egg known to exist in the universe. Suho picks up the Monarch's Domain skill, and once Xavier goes down, Sung Jinwoo transforms the dragon's soul into a jewel known as Xavier's Soulstone. Suho's passive Tenacity skill levels up as well, pushing his physical defense bonus from 140% up to 160%.