The Borrowed Identity of the Apocalypse

A whole busload of modern-day wage earners transmigrates into the chaotic late Ming era under the Tianqi Emperor. Each takes over the body of someone who has just died, and modern supplies turn into scrap metal in an instant! I, Shen Yan, unexpectedly acquire the identity of a scholar, becoming the only undocumented passenger on the bus with the credentials to get us through the door and keep us alive. To survive, we band together, assume the identities of Jiangnan gentry, forge our credentials, and ingratiate ourselves with the powerful, scrambling for survival amid the bloody clashes between the eunuch faction and the Donglin faction. But stealing identities and lives comes with a price! Natural disasters strike one after another, companions die horribly, plague spreads, and a monster who has lived through a century of reincarnations is secretly pulling the strings. Seven modern souls betray one another even as they band together to survive the chaos of the late Ming, going from a tiny clan with assumed surnames to holding sway over all Jiangnan. Our names may not make it into the history books, but we lived through it! In this world, I’ll use a false identity to carve out a real path to survival!