At the Awakening Ceremony, Nolan gets an S-rank intelligence rating yet is assigned the ridiculed "trash" Summoner class. With his Divine Summoner talent and Demon Contract, he sacrifices his HP to strengthen his summons and leads his team to set dungeon records. But his S-rank benefits are stolen by the favored Victor and Mayor Duncan.
Nolan relocates to Sentinel City, where he pulls off the first-ever perfect clear of the nightmare dungeon Ghost Manor, gaining a permanent city buff and rewards from the Mist League. He later solo beats the four-star battle royale abyss Isle of Apostles, defeats cross-server prodigies, and ranks first on the National Rising Star List. He declares war on Duncan and the Vanguard Consortium, ready to rewrite the reputation of Summoners.