North Korea Arc

Twenty-first in the Solo Leveling: Ragnarok lineup, this stretch comes after the Demon Monarch Successor events and opens onto the Frost Elf Monarch Successor storyline. Its span covers roughly chapters 252 through 302 of the novel, with no webtoon version on offer. After the country grants him authorization to enter the North Korea Field, Suho heads inside to sweep the zone clean, raise his level, and search out the missing Woo Jinchul.

The campaign drives Suho across the North Korea Field, the Elvenwood, the Sea of the Afterlife, and the Last Paradise, where he and his allies trade blows with High Elves, assorted spirits, frost-born foes, and the Apostle of Paradise. Fighting beside Cha Hae-In, Sirka, Sillad, and others, he strings together a run of wins, capped by a clash in which he and Sirka cut down three thousand High Elves. The Apostle of Paradise slips free of several fights before Liu Zhigang finally ends it. A sizeable cast threads the events. Yoo Jinho and Lim Do-Gyu appear, as do Baek Yoonho and Esil Radiru, while Sung Il-Hwan and the swordswoman Cha Hae-In feature prominently as well.

Cha Hae-In came back to Korea with Sirka in tow and was again confirmed an S-Rank Hunter. A rune stone from Yoo Jinho handed Suho the Slaughter skill, and the Descendant of Frost herself, Sirka, was taken on by Suho as a formal companion, later proving to be Sillad's granddaughter. The bond between them unlocked Spirit Armament, which boosts shadow soldiers by sacrificing spirits, while his Elf's Steps climbed to its second tier. Suho gave Choi Jong-In back his memories of the previous timeline, and Woo Jinchul, fading from cramming in too many skills, was pulled back from the brink by a spell Sung Jinwoo had sealed inside Xavier's Soulstone.