Solo Leveling Is Officially Bringing Back A National Level Hunter

Solo Leveling is one of the most popular anime of all time. Ever since it started airing, it has quickly become so popular that almost every other episode is breaking old records and setting up new ones. One of Solo Leveling’s strong suits is the powerful characters who are equipped with some of the most broken abilities in the world of fiction.

Most of them are hunters responsible for protecting the world. A lot of the time, they have to put their bodies on the line. If they didn’t have the required strength, they would be absolutely decimated by their enemies. Out of all the hunters, the ones who stand at the top are the national-level ones.

Sung Il-Hwan Could Have Easily Been A National Level Hunter

There are a total of five national hunters in this story, and these are Thomas Andre, Christopher Reed, Liu Zhang, Antoine Martinez, and Siddharth Bachchan. All five of them are held in high regard by their respective countries as well as their peers. In order to become a national-level hunter, these individuals had to fight Kamish, who was considered the biggest threat to the existence of humankind. When the beast made its way to Earth, many S-rank hunters stood up at its location and hoped to beat it and make a name for themselves. However, most of them were slaughtered by the beast, while the others decided to cut their losses and run away.

The responsibility to save the world fell on the shoulders of Thomas Andre and his group. After a long and strenuous battle, the five emerged as the victors. Subsequently, they were named national-level hunters. Every national-level hunter is armed with a ton of strength, which they use to decimate their opponent in minutes. Naturally, if there were any other character who could operate on a similar level, it would send shock waves throughout the world. The truth is, there was one more person who was just as strong, if not stronger, than the national-level hunters, and his name is Sung Il-Hwan.

Sung Il-Hwan is Jinwoo’s father and one of the strongest characters in the entire story. Once the world learned about the existence of magical beasts and dungeons, they also found out that certain people were gaining new powers. Those who obtained special abilities were called hunters, and shortly after the discovery, a lot of people were drawn towards becoming hunters as they wanted to make a lot of money in the shortest time possible.

One of the people who was drawn towards becoming a hunter was Sung Il-Hwan. During one of his visits to a dungeon, things took a turn for the worse as he became trapped inside. He tried his best to escape, but it was to no avail. He traveled by himself for days on end before ultimately collapsing due to hunger. As death drew near, Sung Il-Hwan accepted that he would likely never make it out alive. However, the rulers found him and took pity on him. They made him an offer that required Sung Il-Hwan to serve them loyally without asking any questions. He was more than happy to serve them, as they had saved his life.

Sung Il-Hwan Had Monstrous Strength

In addition to rescuing Sung Il-Hwan, the rulers also granted him special abilities that increased his strength further. It is worth remembering and pointing out that Sung Il-Hwan was already an S-rank hunter. Any new powers would have taken his strength to a completely new level. Understandably, when he became the recipient of the ruler’s power, he became as strong as a national-level hunter. In fact, one could argue that Sung Il-Hwan surpassed them and was instead on a similar level to the monarchs. After all, he was able to clash with Silad and Rakan alone for several minutes.

The two monarchs were confounded by Song Il-Hwan’s strength, and they were constantly looking for opportunities to force an opening. Rakan even suggested running away from the battle, but Silad refused to lower his weapons. Ultimately, the Frost Monarch was successful, and he was able to slice off Il-Hwan’s arm with his attacks. This changed the tide of the fight completely, and it gave the monarchs an opportunity to finish off their opponent quickly. They would have succeeded in doing so if Beru had not intervened and stopped Rakan. Sung Il-Hwan’s sacrifice was important to the story, but it meant a lot more to his son, Jinwoo.

Il-Hwan And Jinwoo Will Meet In The Upcoming Arcs

Il-Hwan wasn’t just following the orders of the rulers, but he was also trying to protect his son. The monarch had Jinwoo against the ropes, and it seemed that the hero’s story would reach a premature end. But thanks to Il-Hwan, the situation turned on its head, and Jinwoo got enough time to return to battle and finish off the monarchs. When the enemies were defeated, Jinwoo turned his attention towards his injured father. He followed Il-Hwan and talked to him. Since the latter was gravely injured, the two didn’t get much time to talk to one another. However, they were able to share a few moments together, which was beautiful to see. While both of them would have preferred meeting under different circumstances, they were glad that they got the opportunity to see each other at least one last time.

Many people think that Jinwoo lost part of his humanity as he kept unlocking newer powers, but instances such as these prove them wrong. Jinwoo has become less emotional, and that’s true. However, he is not entirely devoid of emotions. The hero has shown anger, sadness, and happiness, among other feelings. In particular, Jinwoo is unable to control his emotions if his family is involved. For example, when he saw his mother waking up, emotions got the better of him, and he couldn’t control the tears. Later, when his sister’s life was in danger, he couldn’t think straight about anything but rescuing her. The same went for his father. At the guilds’ conference, he explicitly warned them not to hurt Sung Il-Hwan. Hopefully, fans will get to see more of Jinwoo’s side in the coming projects.