Frost Monarch Returns 5 Years Later as Solo Leveling Brings Back the Enemy Even Jinwoo Couldn’t Beat

Sillad Returns Through His Trident

In Chapter 71, Thomas Andre and the Scavenger Guild reached a dungeon boss room and found Sillad’s trident. The next chapter shows the weapon coming to life and attacking the hunters.

It uses their spilled blood to take the shape of a Sillad specter. The dungeon opens into the realm of the ice elves, making the Frost Monarch’s weapon’s presence fitting, though the ability to form a copy is an unexpected development.

The story offers a possible parallel with Rakan’s sword, which held part of the former Monarch of Fangs’ will and guarded his territory. That weapon corrupted those who touched it before giving up its power to save Grey.

A Monarch Jinwoo Once Lost To

Sillad had also punched through Go Gun-hee, a Korean S-rank hunter and vessel for the Most Brilliant Fragment of Light, and left Sung Il-Hwan close to death. If the new specter approaches the original’s strength, Suho and the other hunters face a formidable opponent.

The article says the Monarchs were originally ten in number, but that their number grew in the sequel. It also identifies the Itarim as the main antagonists of Solo Leveling: Ragnarok.

A Chance For Redemption

The new arc puts Thomas Andre and the Korean S-rank hunters in a position to challenge Sillad. It recalls the Jeju Island Arc, where the S-rank hunters were overwhelmed by the Ant King before Jinwoo arrived.

Jinwoo often carried the burden alone, while Suho’s story has emphasized teamwork and allies. That focus leaves room for the hunters to prove themselves together in the coming battle.