"Elementalization..." Louis paused. Elementalization was a high-tier natural-type special ability that usually granted its user tremendous power.
Most low-tier special abilities were like Physique Enhancement, bringing the user's capabilities close to humanity's theoretical limits without exceeding them. A-rank was more or less the ceiling for abilities of this kind.
Mid-tier special abilities broke through human limits to some extent, but remained constrained by the body and could not unleash overwhelming power. Users of these abilities generally topped out at S-rank, forming the strongest troops that could be fielded in substantial numbers.
Someone with two special abilities, like Louis, had a chance of reaching SS-rank. Without evolving again, however, SS-rank was practically his limit. In the world of ability users, these were campaign-level powerhouses, too rare to form sizable units. Powerful individuals like these were the ability users every organization wanted most.
High-tier special abilities fell entirely outside the scope of scientific theory, with extremely high floors and ceilings. Their users might be frail glass cannons with tremendous firepower, or possess indestructible bodies that could survive countless battles. The vast majority were born with these abilities.
Under normal circumstances, possessors of high-tier special abilities could reach SSS-rank or even higher in at least one area. Organizations protected and nurtured them as strategic weapons, valuing them as highly as several high-yield nuclear bombs.
Louis remembered hearing in his previous life about a newborn child with the power to trigger a colossal tsunami-a natural disaster-level ability. The child had shattered the entire fleet sent to capture them and swept it into the depths of the sea.
[When used properly, SSS-rank ability users are generally stronger than SSS-Rank Ghouls.]
"Elementalization..." Louis looked at his right arm. From what the system had said, the ability he might develop in the future was a