Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49: Season 2 returns with Sung Suho meeting Tielle as more familiar characters reappear

Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49, released in South Korea on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, mark the return of the webtoon’s second season. The chapters kick things off with an exciting double release. The story picks up with Suho finally coming face-to-face with Tielle, still using his new S-Rank Hunter identity, Park Dojin.

The series also brings back several familiar antagonists from the original Solo Leveling series, including Hwang Dongsoo, Hwang Dongsuk, and Kang Taeshik. Their returns stir up plenty of tension. Meanwhile, a chaotic prison break tied to stardust and star fragments begins to unfold.

To make matters worse, a misunderstanding leads Choi Jong-in and Lim Taegyu to believe Suho is involved in the drug scheme. With that, Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 push Suho into an even tougher situation.

Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49: Suho meets Tielle, three old antagonists return, and a prison break further intensifies things

Chapter 48: Suho meets Park Dojin as Dongsuk returns

Suho meets Tielle in Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 (Image via Daul/Jin/D&C Media KAKAO)

Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapter 48 kicks off with Sung Suho fighting the monsters from the dungeon break. He defeats them easily with a single blow. Thus, he’s unsure of how much stronger he’s become since the Class-change Quest. It’s revealed he’s unlocked a new skill, Shadow Creation. This allows him to forge items using shadows.

He experiments and realizes that the grade of his shadow items depends on the material. Now at Level 42, Suho can also store shadows as items. With another skill, Shadow Item Contract, he can also craft weapons that grow stronger over time. Still, he remains unsure about the meaning behind his new class title, Irregular: White Shadow, since his shadows remain unchanged.

Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 see Dongsuk and Taeshik's return (Image via Daul/Jin/D&C Media KAKAO)

Just then, Park Dojin (Tielle in disguise) appears and takes down the remaining monsters. Suho comes face-to-face with Tielle, unaware of who he really is, though Tielle recognizes him. As he smiles mysteriously, Suho is left confused.

Meanwhile, news of Suho’s return spreads through the broadcast of the dungeon break. Jinho and Jin-chul are relieved that he’s safe, but Choi Jong-In and Kim Taegyu suspect Suho, the black-masked hunter, of being responsible for Lee Minsung’s death. Taegyu tells Park Dojin to bring Suho to the Hunters Association.

Tielle and Suho in Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 (Image via Daul/Jin/D&C Media KAKAO)

Dojin informs Suho that he’s now wanted for Minsung’s murder and possible links to the drug, Stardust. Suho, who already intended to visit the Association, agrees to go along peacefully. Tielle can tell Suho has grown stronger. Since brainwashing Suho with Star Fragment would be harder now, Tielle knows that Star Fragment must be improved to convert even S-Rank Hunters into Itarim Believers.

Just as they’re about to leave, an emergency alert goes off. A massive prison break has occurred at Jisan Correctional Facility, where criminal Hunters are held. With Stardust likely involved, Suho decides to handle the situation first and tells Tielle to pin the blame on him if questioned. Tielle also sees this as a chance to gauge Suho’s new strength.

The chapter shifts to the prison break. It’s revealed that Hwang Dongsuk is rallying the escapees to rebel against the Association.

Chapter 49: Hwang Dongsoo and Kim Taeshik return as Suho confronts the prison escapees

Chapter 49 sees Hunters scrambling to evacuate civilians and stop the prison escapees near the facility. The escapees loot nearby homes to change out of their prison uniforms so they can blend in more easily.

It’s revealed that they were given Star Fragments, giving them the confidence to go up against the Association. Dongsuk told them they also have an "S-Rank" on their side (likely hinting at Hwang Dongsoo).

Meanwhile, the dispatched Hunters are quickly overwhelmed by the escapees, now amped up with Stardust. As Dongsuk watches the chaos unfold, Kang Taeshik appears behind him. He reminds him that their goal isn’t to fight the Association but to use the distraction to get Dongsuk out.

Dongsoo's return is also hinted at in Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 (Image via Daul/Jin/D&C Media KAKAO)

Apparently, his brother, Hwang Dongsoo, sent Taeshik to smuggle him overseas to Dongsoo. Although Taeshik resents Dongsoo and would prefer to kill him, he’s unwilling to make an enemy of an S-Rank.

At the same time, the S-Rank Hunters get ready to enter the fray. Jinchul joins in this time and tells Jong-in some suspicious facts. Apparently, the prison’s control center was taken out. The A-Rank Hunter there was defeated. Now with Stardust in play, he’s certain that someone powerful is involved.

Taegyu thinks that Suho is responsible, especially since he didn’t report to the Association and is heading straight to the site. Jinchul believes Suho is going there to help, but even Jong-in starts to suspect him.

In the meantime, Tielle quietly observes. He’s thankful to "someone" for spreading Stardust, so now he can watch from the shadows. He decides to wait patiently and watch things play out.

In the final scenes, Suho arrives at the jailbreak scene. He used Beast Possession to arrive fast. With his sharpened senses, he hears cries for help. To prevent further harm, he jumps into action and confronts the escapees with a warning- they can either pass out quietly or resist him and face death.

To conclude

Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 prepare Suho to face many new enemies (Image via Daul/Jin/D&C Media KAKAO)

Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 kick off the manhwa’s season 2 with intensity, packed with action and escalating stakes. The chaos builds as Suho comes face-to-face with Tielle, while three familiar antagonists from the original series make their return.

Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapters 48 and 49 raise the tension further as Jong-in and Taegyu’s suspicion of Suho only escalates, complicating his situation. With misunderstandings piling up, it looks like Suho might soon have to confront both Tielle and his group, the newly introduced antagonists, as well as the Hunters, as the story heads into even more turbulent territory.