Solo Leveling Season 2 Ending Explained: What’s Next for the Shadow Monarch?

Solo Leveling Season 2 Ending Explained: What’s Next for the Shadow Monarch?

Solo Leveling Season 2 has lastly concluded with a banger episode. It showcased the aftermath of Jinwoo vs Ant King. Aside from getting one other shadow, Jinwoo is on the brink of face one other menace. If you happen to’re questioning what the finale units up for Season 3, right here you go.

Jeju’s Darkest Hour Begins with the Arrival of Ant King

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Following the Ant Queen’s demise at the palms of the Korean hunters, the Ant King enters the sport. He ignores the hunters and rushes towards his queen to eat her mind. Effectively, he does that to see the reminiscences of Ant Queen earlier than her loss of life. The Ant King learns that Cha Hae-In unleashed the last blow on her, and that’s why he doesn’t waste any time and hits the S-Rank hunter. After that, he assaults the high S-Rank Hunters. Min Byung-Gyu retains on therapeutic them by disguising himself. As he was the solely healer on Jeju Island at the time, he turned the precedence goal for the Ant King.

The monstrous enemy detects Min Byung-Gyu utilizing his enhanced senses and intelligence and kills him in a brutal style. After that, he grabs Baek Yoonho’s neck and hangs him up in the air.

”You killed our Queen…. killing your troopers is not going to make up for that.” – Ant King to Yoonho

The Ant King asks Yoonho who their King is, and all of the sudden, he feels the presence of a powerful hunter exterior. So, he rushes in direction of Goto Ryuji, who’s slowly approaching the battlefield with the members of his staff. The S-Rank hunters are stunned after discovering the corpses of fellow hunters from their nation. Ryuji immediately calls Matsumoto, Korea’s Chairman, to tell him about the tragedy. When Ryuji tells him that the power they’re combating this time is far more harmful than they thought, Matsumoto asks him to desert the Japanese hunters and pull out of the battle with the surviving Korean hunters.

Nevertheless, earlier than they’ll go away the Island, the Ant King reveals up and ambushes Ishida with one strike. Ryuji asks the different member to run and reunite with Staff Bravo, as he believes that his S-Rank skills are sufficient to take care of the Ant King. The Ant King asks him if he’s King, to which he proudly says, The King… Yeah. I’m the King. After that, Ryuji doesn’t get to stay longer as the Ant King beheads him after stunning him along with his uncooked powers.

”What is that this magic energy? I really feel like I’ve encountered one thing like this earlier than.” – Ryuji’s last phrases

Sung Jinwoo Arrives to Save The Day

Jinwoo in Solo Leveling Season 2
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Jinwoo initially doesn’t be a part of the hunters in the 4th raid on the Jeju Island dungeon, however as a accountable Korean hunter, he attaches certainly one of his shadows with Goto Ryuji to maintain observe of the incidents occurring on the Island. Following the ruthless killing of the Japanese hunter at the palms of the Ant King, Jinwoo switches locations with the shadow utilizing his Shadow Trade means. He makes a heroic entry on the Island and stuns each civilian of the nation who has been livestreaming the ugly dungeon raid.

Initially, it’s the Shadow troopers of Jinwoo who seize the consideration of the S-Rank hunters, and later, the Shadow King seems himself. Jinwoo heals the hunters along with his therapeutic potion, however can’t assist Cha Hae-In as her accidents appear to be deadly in comparison with others. Jinwoo means that, as Cha Hae-in is rising weaker with each passing minute, they need to take her out. Nevertheless, earlier than they’ll do something, the Ant King reveals up with a military of ants.

The Ant King and Jinwoo get into the most intense duel, and as all the time, the latter emerges as the victor. After that, he rushes towards Cha Hae-In and makes her drink the Elixir of Life regardless of boasting a restricted inventory of the magical potion.

Nevertheless, the Holy Water of Life additionally doesn’t work on the S-Rank hunter. So, seeing no different choice, Jinwoo extracts the shadow of Min Byung-Gyu in order that he can heal Cha Hae-In. Effectively, this concept works, and the S-Rank hunter’s Mana stops fading; later, we see her alive and nicely, speaking about getting even stronger. Yoonho requests that Jinwoo not power Byung-Gyu to be part of the chaos anymore. Jinwoo does the identical and terminates the shadow extraction to let his soul relaxation in peace.

Jinwoo Will get a New ‘Unconditional Loyal’ Shadow

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Whereas the different hunters evacuate the Island following the horrible battle, Jinwoo stays behind to combat the surviving mutant ants. He goes to the Ant King’s corpse and extracts his shadow. After changing into a shadow soldier, he reveals how glad he’s to be part of Jinwoo’s military. As each soldier of the shadow military emerges with a rank, the Ant King is ranked Basic. Jinwoo will get skeptical as none of his troopers had boasted this rank earlier. Nevertheless, he discovers that the rank may be indicating that he’s the mightiest of all the different troopers.

The Ant King requests Jinwoo to choose a reputation for him, and it once more astonishes the hero that he desires to be named by the one who killed him.

”I used to be not killed by you.. Somewhat, it was by means of your powers that I used to be reborn, grasp.”- Ant King’s shadow

Later Jinwoo names him Beru. In the Manga, Jinwoo explains that he remembers an writer named Beru, who wrote a ebook on ants. That’s why he’s naming him Beru.

A New Menace Looms Over Jinwoo

Whereas the Knight Guild members gather assets from Jeju Island, they arrive throughout two beast-like creatures. They’re none apart from the Monarch of Fangs and Frost Monarch. That is the first time that Solo Leveling’s Monarchs have appeared in the anime, indicating the unimaginable fights all of us are about to witness in Season 3.

Proper now, the Monarchs don’t know why the Shadow Monarch is saving people. For now, they’ve began looking a few of the strongest Hunters round the world. So, get able to see a number of Nationwide Hunters in the upcoming season. Additionally, Jinwoo will make a stand towards this villainous entity and can lastly get the full powers of the Shadow Monarch.

Aparna Ukil

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