Sung Jinwoo went for a rank reevaluation, but since he is way above A-Rank, the machine could not even measure his rank.
So now, he has to wait three days for another reevaluation. But the guild leaders and the Hunter Association already know, he is South Korea’s tenth S-Rank hunter. This three-day wait is just for them to get everything ready and send him offers.
White Tiger Guild and Hunters Guild already tried to recruit him, but he ignored their leaders completely. Even the Chairman of the Hunter Association reached out, but Jinwoo turned him down too. Right now, all he wants is to level up and keep raiding dungeons.





Since he can not reveal his S-Rank status until the reevaluation is done, he needs a way to get into high-level dungeons.
He is also looking for a strong weapon to clear the Demon Castle dungeon and gather materials for the Holy Water of Life, so he can save his mom.
To sell a high-tier item without raising suspicion, he needs a cover story, like he found it in an A-Rank dungeon. And as luck would have it, the Hunters Guild is looking for miners for their latest A-Rank raid.
Jinwoo almost reached the boss of this dungeon and wanted to test his strength, but he got caught by Cha Hae-In.
Now, in Solo Leveling Episode 17, he will get another shot since the Hunters Guild’s second squad is heading into an A-Rank dungeon and they need a porter. But we all know nothing ever goes as planned when Sung Jinwoo is involved!
Solo Leveling Episode 17 Release Date
According to the release schedule on Crunchyroll, Solo Leveling Episode 17 will be released on Sunday, 2nd February, at 12:00 AM JST.
While in other regions, the episode will be released at 9:30 AM PT on 1st February, Saturday. I have attached the complete release schedule of the upcoming episode!
- Japan (JST): February 2, 2025, at 12:00 AM — Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV
- South Korea (KST): February 2, 2025, at 12:00 AM — Animax
- Pacific Time (PT, USA): February 1, 2025, at 9:30 AM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- Eastern Time (ET, USA): February 1, 2025, at 12:00 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- British Time (GMT): February 1, 2025, at 5:00 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- Central European Time (CET): February 1, 2025, at 6:00 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
- Indian Standard Time (IST): February 1, 2025, at 10:30 PM — Crunchyroll, Prime Video
Warning: Major Spoilers Ahead From Solo Leveling Episode 17 and 16
Sung Jinwoo Will Enter an A-Rank Dungeon in Solo Leveling Episode 17
The title of Solo Leveling Episode 17 is revealed to be ‘This is what we are trained to do‘. Sung Jinwoo joined the mission as a miner, keeping his powers hidden. But on the second day, Son Kihoon, the leader of Squad B, approaches the miners.
They need a porter, but no one steps up because they are scared. After all, it is not just any dungeon, it is an A-Rank dungeon.
Squad B of the Hunters Guild is full of A-Rank hunters, but there’s no S-Rank among them. The Hunter Association checked the dungeon and figured it wouldn’t be too hard for Squad B to handle.
Jinwoo volunteers without hesitation since he wanted to enter an A-Rank dungeon anyway. Son Kihoon accepts, but the other miners are shocked, why would an E-Rank hunter willingly step into something this dangerous?

The dungeon is supposed to be easy, but as soon as they enter, they’re attacked by Jackals. Then, things get worse when High Orcs appear, these monsters are strong enough to give A-Rank hunters a tough time.
Meanwhile, Cha Hae-In is keeping an eye on Jinwoo. She finds him suspicious, and for some reason, his scent is strangely drawing her in.

Will Jinwoo just watch and let the A-Rank hunters handle it, or will he step in and reveal his strength? Manhwa readers already know the answer, but for anime-only fans, I won’t spoil too much!
Solo Leveling Episode 17 will most likely cover chapters 67 to 70 of the webtoon. The Hunters Guild Gate Arc is still ongoing and will probably wrap up in Episode 18. The official synopsis of the Solo Leveling Episode 17 was just released:
Suddenly enlisted as a porter for the Hunters’ Second Assault Team, Jinwoo feels an ominous sense of foreboding the moment he sets foot inside the dungeon. His premonition proves true when a group of high orcs launches a ferocious attack on the assault team. Despite being battered and bloodied, the team struggles to retreat back to the entrance gate, only to find a barrier sealing their way out.
Solo Leveling Episode 16 Recap
Solo Leveling Episode 16 starts with Sung Jinwoo realizing that he can not clear the Demon Castle Dungeon at his current level.
He needs to level up and tackle higher-ranked dungeons, but as an E-Rank Hunter, he can not access them. So, he decides to go for a reevaluation.

While heading to the reevaluation, he notices that some individuals in Korea are watching him closely. They are all curious about his rank.
When he tries to get his rank measured, there is an error, and the machine can not determine it. Because of this, he is unofficially declared as the 10th S-Rank Hunter in Korea.
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They ask him to keep quiet about it since it will be confirmed in three days by a more advanced machine. Later, the Hunters Guild master, Choi Jong-In, tries to talk to Jinwoo, but he ignores him completely.
The White Tiger Guild master shows up too, but by then, Jinwoo has already left. Then, the chairman of the Hunter Association, Go Gunhee, who is also a retired S-Rank Hunter, offers Jinwoo a high position in the association. Jinwoo turns him down too.
Meanwhile, Hwang Dongsoo is in the hospital after his fight with Jinwoo’s father. He is really angry but can not do anything at the moment.
The Hunter Association is looking into Jinwoo, while Jinwoo is figuring out how to sell a valuable item to get a better weapon for the Demon Castle Dungeon.

But since he is still officially an E-Rank Hunter, he can not do this without raising some serious questions about where he got the item.
He finds a mining gig through the Hunters Guild that is in an A-Rank Dungeon, so he decides to join. During a break while mining, he sneaks off to face the dungeon boss.
He knows it is not the right time to defeat the boss since the dungeon will close soon and no one will get rewards, so he just plans to spar with it. But as soon as he raises his weapon, Cha Hae-In shows up and asks Jinwoo what he is doing there.