Shadow Monarch in Tensura

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Penalty Quest

The races in this world could be categorized into four different categories: Humans, Demi-Humans, Spirits, and Monsters.

There are different types of power ranking systems in this world, but the most used one is the one created by the Free Guild System.

It classifies monsters and other hostiles by considering various variables such as Magicule Count, Physical Strength, Defensive Capabilities, Speed, Skills, and Intelligence.

Then they are given a rank between F Rank to Special-S Rank:

F Rank: A ranking assigned to those with little to no combat capabilities.

E Rank: A ranking assigned to those who possess power equivalent to the average Human adult.

D Rank: A ranking assigned to those with power equivalent to a soldier, requiring a group of at least 3 or 4 average humans to defeat.

C Rank: A ranking assigned to those with power equivalent to or above an experienced soldier with professional training.

B Rank: A ranking assigned to threats that have the potential to wipe out an entire village singlehandedly.

A Rank: A ranking assigned to threats that have the potential to severely damage an entire town, requiring the deployment of several high-ranking adventurers or a nation's knights to be taken care of.

Special-A Rank: A ranking assigned to threats that have the potential to destroy a small-sized nation, requiring the deployment of a nation's army or a Champion-class individual to defeat.

S Rank: A ranking assigned to Demon Lords and those of equivalent power, requiring a large nation's entire military and the deployment of their Champions to defeat.

Special-S Rank: A ranking assigned to threats that no singular nation could hope to stand up against, such as True Demon Lords and True Dragons.

But there was also the Tempest System. It was a modified version of the Free Guild System that used EP to rank individuals.

EP is a numerical measurement of Existence Value called Existence Points that measures someone's Magicule amount:

E Class: A ranking given to those with an EP below 1,000.

D Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 1,000 and 3,000.

C Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 3,000 and 6,000.

B Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 6,000 and 8,000.

B+ Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 8,000 and 9,000.

A- Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 9,000 and 10,000.

A Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 10,000 and 100,000. It is also equivalent to Hazard-class.

Special-A Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 100,000 and 400,000. It is equivalent to Calamity-class.

S Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 400,000 and 800,000. It is equivalent to Disaster-class.

Special-S Class: A ranking given to those with an EP between 800,000 and 1,000,000.

Million Class: A ranking given to those with an EP over 1,000,000.

Catastrophe Class: The sole ranking used by Tempest that relies on Combat Power instead of Existence Points, reserved only for those with transcendent power that begins to approach the domain of True Dragons.

For reference, a Holy Knight Captain would have an EP value of around 300,000, while an Awakened Demon Lord would have an EP value of at least 800,000.