The Protagonists in Apocalypse Novels Never Seem Ruthless Enough 感觉末日小说的主角都不怎么狠

1. 501 末 Apocalypse: You'll Behave, Won't You? 末世：你会听话的吧？ Starry Sky Cricket星空蟋蟀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse254k WordsOngoing [Ruthless and decisive + no bleeding-heart protagonist + invincible + pocket dimension + cold and heartless] The apocalypse is a time to live without restraint and do whatever you want. Jiang Chuan returns reborn, armed with countless resources, and lets loose in the apocalypse he knows so well. Behave yourself, and I'll give you a chance to be my dog. Disobey, and I'll send you to your death. —Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Yes, you just haven't found the right ones. All three are like that. I'm currently following the first one, and it's absolutely ruthless, especially towards women. He uses them as experiments right from the start. Then they're all gone. Anyone who disobeys or refuses to submit to the male lead, regardless of gender, is dealt with.

2. 502 末 Apocalypse Legion System 末世军团系统 Yu Yin欲音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted Apocalypse + System + one heroine + no saintly protagonist + steel torrent + no superpowers + ensemble cast A Black Watch squad from the start! From conventional troops to powered armor, pure steel-powered brutality. Fast-paced global conquest: all-out war! No holding back on the power scaling: three brigades by chapter 30, three divisions by chapter 60, bringing you a grand battle between million-strong armies. A passing of the torch, as the old gives way to the new. 19.1kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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   I feel uneasy if I don't update at least ten or eight chapters a day, even though I'm updating my new book with 30,000 words a day.

3. 503 文 Civilization Blackout 文明断电 A Glimmer in the New City新城微光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted On the seventh day without water, a stench began to spread through the stairwell. On the fifteenth day without power, all the meat in the refrigerators had rotted. On the thirtieth day without power, the first people began to starve to death. Civilization did not fall in an explosion. After the water, power, medicine, and food ran out, it died little by little. No System. No supernatural abilities. No savior. Only ordinary people. And a city on the verge of collapse. Chen Mo had been a 314Reads5.3Score149Shelves

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   What touched me most about this book is that the protagonist is an ordinary person from beginning to end. He doesn't know Bajiquan, has never served in the military, can't outrun younger people when looting supplies in the early stages, his hands tremble when making decisions, and he cries on the rooftop at night only to have to find water again the next day. The author doesn't give him any extraordinary abilities; he escapes danger each time through common sense and a bit of luck. While reading, you'll think: if it were me, I probably wouldn't survive past chapter three. This kind of realistic and unpretentious writing style is so rare in today's post-apocalyptic novels.

4. 504 穿 Transmigrate into the Apocalypse and Cultivate to Immortality 穿越之末日修仙 Alien D外星人DSci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsOngoing While diving, Qin Mo is swept by a strong current into a cliffside cave with no visible bottom. At this critical moment, he discovers that he has arrived in a new world after the apocalypse. To his astonishment, people here can cultivate immortality. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist of this new post-apocalyptic novel is ruthless!

5. 505 重 Before the Apocalypse, I Stockpiled Millions of Supplies 重回末日前，我囤了数百万物资 Blazing Fire火烧炎炎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse691k WordsCompleted [Storage space + no supernatural powers + no zombies + stockpiling + natural disasters + (one or two?) female leads] A volcanic eruption plunges the world into a series of disasters. A calamity that should have been cause for celebration becomes the start of the apocalypse. But Chen Xiao has already been through it all. So what if there are disasters everywhere? What's the big deal? Rice, flour, cooking oil? Thirty thousand jin of each! Vegetables and fruit? Let's keep it modest: twenty thousand 31Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist kills people so quickly, so decisively. Anyone who insults him or has a bad attitude is killed; if there's any threat, he's eliminated immediately. What a satisfying read!

6. 506 末 Apocalypse: I'm the Zombie King, So What's Wrong with Doing Whatever I Want? 末世：我丧尸王，为所欲为怎么了 Low-Key, Low-Key, Low-Key低调低调低调Sci-Fi & Apocalypse215k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Zombie Evolution + Campus Beauty + Homelander + Superpowers] The apocalypse arrived, and zombies were everywhere. Chen Yu was betrayed by his classmates, infected, and turned into a zombie. By chance, he obtained an Apocalypse Power-Up System. From then on, Chen Yu became a Homelander zombie, free to do whatever he wanted. 264Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist gets backstabbed and infected by a Tier 0 enemy at the start, immediately turning to the dark side and becoming so ruthless that he doesn't even spare zombies [smirk].

7. 507 觉 Awakened Organ Fusion, Reborn Among the Zerg and Eating My Fill 觉醒器官融合，重生虫族我吃爽了 All-New Technology全新科技Sci-Fi & Apocalypse112k WordsOngoing Also known as "Awakening Organ Fusion: At Last, I Die as a Human" and "Reborn as an Insect: I Evolve by Fusing with My Own Kind" Over 0 copies sold | 0 completed works with over a million words | An IP from the Chinese Web Fiction Influence List [Reborn] + [Leveling up] + [Insectoid evolution] In his previous life, at the lowest point in his life, Gong Chong awakened the most useless golden finger of all: the [Organ Fusion System]. After reading the instructions on the System, he couldn’t help s 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is ruthless; the protagonist plays the fool to outwit his opponent. He awakens the fusion of his organs, but he has no chance to use them in human society. After being reborn into the Zerg race, he can finally show his skills.

8. 508 天 Natural Disaster: I Stockpile Billions in Supplies to Survive the Apocalypse 天灾，我囤几十亿物资在末世求生 Soft Fish Song袅袅鱼音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Apocalypse + rebirth + spatial storage + stockpiling supplies Disasters struck without warning, transforming the world. First came scorching heat, then bitter cold, followed by earthquakes, dense fog, endless night, and acid rain, one after another. Su Nian struggled to survive alone in the apocalypse for ten years, only to die in the torrential acid rain. When she opened her eyes again, Su Nian discovered she had been reborn, with three months left before the apocalypse. After discovering a vas 29.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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   This book has a ruthless protagonist who refuses to swallow his pride.

9. 509 我 I Come from Three Hundred Years Ago 我来自三百年前 Happy Little Pig 1快乐的1小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse207k WordsOngoing Wasteland Apocalypse #Genetic Virus #Everyone Is Clever #Ruthless Protagonist #Side Characters Aren’t Idiots #Overpowered Side Characters #One Female Lead #Conspiracy Theories If you don’t like it after the first ten chapters, I’ll stand on my head... and do it all over again, starting three hundred years ago. The apocalypse shattered the world, and the old civilization burned to ashes. A virus ran rampant, turning the world into a wasteland hell. At the most devastating moment of the calamity 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Just watch, it's invincible.

10. 510 末 The Apocalypse Arrives, and My Company Calls Me to a Meeting 末世降临，公司喊我开会 Wanderer of the Great Wilderness大荒拾者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse186k WordsCompleted Just after I transmigrated, my company caught me embezzling funds. Then, during the meeting to punish me, the boss suddenly mutated. The previous second, Mr. Zhang was pressuring me to pay back the money. The next, he shoved his mistress toward the man-eating monsters. The female CEO, who usually stood high above everyone else, was now curled up in a corner like a frightened cat. Only I knew the monsters were hiding a secret: every one I killed strengthened my body with spiritual energy. Did Zha —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 511 火 Dancing Flames, Howling Wolves: A Glacier Hunter's Legend 火舞狼歌：冰河猎人传说 Wandering Knight Thor游侠托耳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted Important note: This isn't a straightforward power fantasy. If this style isn't for you, feel free to skip it. You have to go mad to survive! This is a real extreme-cold apocalypse. Get ready to lose your mind. Let's see if you can make it through Book Two first! This book is dark, oppressive, painful, and twisted. The protagonist doesn't start out with a natural aura of dominance or an invincible pocket dimension. From the start, he's just a wage slave, an insignificant nobody. He survives main 5.4kReads8.1Score481Shelves

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    [Invincible] + [Numerous Beauties] + [Space] + [System] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Not a Saint] 🍉🍉🍉 The apocalypse has arrived, but Li Ming has gathered a bunch of beauties and is enjoying life.

12. 512 都 The World's Ending, So Of Course I'm Not Eating Beef 都末日了，当然是不吃牛肉 No Stars Left再无星辰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + no heroine + egoism + ruthless decisiveness + invincible + satisfying power fantasy] A mysterious cosmic energy swept across Blue Star, ushering in the era of datafication. World datafication complete! Welcome to the Apocalyptic Reincarnation Game! Survival tips: [Items not certified by the System are completely useless, and cannot harm zombies or mutant beasts. Don’t imagine you can end the apocalypse quickly with conventional weapons!] [Eating food or drinking water that hasn’t b 2.3kReads7.4Score137Shelves

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    The protagonist is very decisive in killing; in the first book, he almost wiped out Japan, but later recruited them to his side, capturing people from South Korea to enslave them, killing anyone who resisted. I've forgotten a bit about the second book, but it had a very high rating. [Feeling wronged]

13. 513 末 Apocalypse Descends: From the Start, I Was Targeted by a Reborn Survivor 末世降临：开局被重生者狙杀 Xibei Isn't Surnamed Xi西贝不姓西Sci-Fi & Apocalypse124k WordsOngoing A black bird devouring the sun tore across the sky as monsters roared and the apocalypse descended. Zombies, mutated beasts, aberrant creatures, and monsters from the abyss came one after another. But the enemies ahead were not only monsters. There were also the reborn, who knew what was coming. “Lin Shan, in my previous life, you dishonored my wife and daughter and destroyed my home. Now that I’ve been reborn, I’ll make you pay for every drop of blood.” There were also transmigrators who tried —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 514 网EN Online Game: God-Tier Assassin—I Am the Shadow! 网游：神级刺客，我即是暗影！ One for Three Yuan三元一只Sports5.3M WordsOngoing [Online game, assassin, game merges with reality, stats-focused] The mysterious game Godforsaken arrives. Players can kill monsters to gain lifespan, then spend that lifespan to bring their in-game abilities into reality! And so the supernatural descends, and disaster spreads across Blue Star! In his previous life, Qin Feng and his younger sister, Qin Xiaoyou, grew stronger until they were among the world’s top hundred. In the end, though, his star-chasing sister gouged out his eyes to give his 256.1kReads9.1Score30kShelves

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    The second book on top-tier divine arts is absolutely ruthless.

15. 515 末 Apocalypse: After Stockpiling Ten Million Supplies, I Become Invincible 末世：囤了千万物资后开始无敌 Little Xinxin小欣欣Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Space + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Savior + Building a Faction] The apocalypse breaks out. Zombies run rampant, and disasters strike one after another. In his previous life, Zhang Hao fought his way to the end all by himself. But when he finally looked back, he realized he was alone at the end of the road through the apocalypse. In the end, he died in despair. Zhang Hao gets to live again, this time with a spatial ring holding a billion cubic units of space. He deci 12.8kReads8.9Score929Shelves

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    This book is ruthless in its killings, a story of rebirth, yet not mindless.

16. 516 囤 Stockpiling Supplies, I Munch on a Leg of Lamb as the Freeze Descends 囤积物资，我啃着羊腿看冰封降临 Pineapple Tossed with Pineapple凤梨拌菠萝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse358k WordsCompleted (Frozen apocalypse + reborn + space + stockpiling supplies + no System + ruthless and decisive + no female lead) Disaster strikes without warning. One extreme weather event after another, each claiming human lives, plunges civilization into an endless freeze. In the apocalypse, the survivors' greed comes to the fore, and all order collapses... Hong Yu survived for four years in the frozen apocalypse. After accidentally learning the truth about the survivor base, he was poisoned and murdered! But 5.6kReads8.5Score319Shelves
17. 517 末 One Hour into the Apocalypse, I Took Over the City's Emergency Command 末世一小时，我接管了全市应急指 Night of Weeping Rain殇雨之夜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse397k WordsCompleted An hour ago, a virus swept across the globe. An hour later, cities had become playgrounds for hordes of corpses, and every electronic device had completely failed. Shen Weizhen was reborn in the body of the deputy director of the Emergency Management Bureau and bound to a Civilization Reconstruction System that let him summon elite soldiers from the start. Taking command of the entire city amid the chaos, he raised an ironclad army. So what if hordes of corpses surrounded the city? Starting with 1.5kReads5.6Score110Shelves

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    This is pretty ruthless.

18. 518 从 From Gray Fog to Blizzard: I'm the One Keeping Everyone Sheltered 从灰雾到暴雪：遮风挡雨的都是我 Cloud Chief of the Mysterious Sect玄门云首Sci-Fi & Apocalypse892k WordsOngoing [Stockpiling supplies and building a fortress early on] [Supernatural abilities, but not overpowered] [Battles for supremacy in the apocalypse from the middle onward] [Romance] [Invincible protagonist] [A clever lead] [Supporting characters who think for themselves] At first, dense fog descended across the world. Then came blizzards, and unknown creatures lurked in the snow. A rewrite of the rules themselves rendered firearms useless. When the blizzards stopped, the survivors ushered in a new er 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The best post-apocalyptic conquest novel, featuring an invincible protagonist who isn't ruthless, but rather decisive in killing and living as needed. From the beginning, he's loyal to his subordinates, never betraying them; anyone who breaks the rules is immediately executed. There are female characters, the protagonist isn't unintelligent, there's a small ensemble cast, no mindless villains, and no overly critical or nagging characters.

19. 519 末 My Doomsday Livestream Summoned Haters and Alarmed the Nation 末世直播召唤黑粉后，惊动了国家 Short on Silver缺点银子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse, transmigration, mutations, disasters, livestreaming, comedy, System, wish fulfillment] Ye Xiao is incredibly lucky. He’s always complained that life is boring, and now he’s transmigrated! Ye Xiao is terribly unlucky. He’s transmigrated into an apocalypse crawling with mutated creatures! Ye Xiao is incredibly lucky. He’s got a System! Ye Xiao is terribly unlucky. His System doesn’t let him stockpile supplies or give him super strength. It makes him livestream instead! Ye Xiao is losi 46.2kReads8.5Score5.8kShelves
20. 520 极 Deep-Freeze Apocalypse: My Mythical Shelter 极寒末日：我的神话避难所 The Immortal Beneath the Tomb陵下之仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted A frigid storm descends, and temperatures around the world plummet. Facing the apocalypse, Fang Qian does everything he can to protect his fiancée’s family. But after they wring every last bit of value from him, they cruelly kill him. Only as he lies dying does he learn that it was all a scam. Reborn before the apocalypse, Fang Qian gains control of the Hand of Myth, which allows him to create mythic items. Mythic Backpack: limitless space for storing supplies! Mythic House: eternal, indestructi 2.2kReads6.4Score204Shelves
21. 521 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy757k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.1kReads5.4Score311Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation story, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The protagonist is decisive, cunning, ruthless, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. There is no system, no female lead, and it's not a brainless or dark story.

22. 522 末 Apocalypse: Reborn Before the End of the World 末世灾变：重生回到末世前 Pure Dust Finger清尘指Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted A disaster of extreme heat strikes, sending outdoor temperatures soaring to 60 degrees. Life mutates across the globe, humanity teeters on the brink of extinction, and only one in ten survives! In his previous life, Wan Qing was killed by his gold-digging girlfriend and her family. By a twist of fate, he is reborn twenty days before the apocalypse. This time, he lives only for himself! Food, water, fuel, weapons, black stockings… He stuffs the warehouse to the brim with everything! When doomsd 75Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    These are good?

23. 523 末 Apocalypse Descends: Global Power Outage 末世降临：全球断电 This Author Is No Good这作者不行Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted The electromagnetic radiation and high-energy charged particles released by a solar storm will trigger violent activity in the upper atmosphere and near-Earth space. They can disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals, interfere with high-frequency radio communications, completely cut off high-frequency communications along aviation routes, damage electronic components, and destroy optical systems. ...When that happens, there will be no phones, computers, internet, Wi-Fi, or even 2.6kReads9.1Score365Shelves

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    Both are great. 1. They're post-apocalyptic stories with no zombies or superpowers. 3. They have a vast world-building. 6. They're lighthearted and funny.

24. 524 四 A Forty-Year-Old Woman Falls for Me and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! 四十阿姨恋上我，让厂长喊叫爹！ Liu Zixian刘子羡Urban638k WordsOngoing Original Title: A Forty-Year-Old Aunt Falls for Me, and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! After graduating from college, Chen Yu went out to gain work experience and found a job as a management trainee at a small factory. He finally made it through the hard years and was preparing for a promotion into management, only to unexpectedly end up living off a woman. Though, on second thought, that made sense. After all, Chen Yu had seen a doctor who told him he could only live off a woman. At th 2.7kReads—Score122Shelves

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    Auntie is the best in the world.

25. 525 末 Apocalypse: The Corpse King Rises, Starting with More Children, More Blessings 末世：尸王崛起，从多子多福开始 Lucky Orange Cat橘猫有财气Sci-Fi & Apocalypse113k WordsCompleted [Doomsday] [Reborn] [Urban] [Superpowers] [Sci-fi] [Zombies] [Uniforms] [More Children, More Blessings] A zombie virus has swept across the globe. Military academy student Cao Qiqiang is infected and turns into a zombie, awakening the “Rise of the Doomsday Zombie King” System. He only has to marry and have children to grow stronger. “Thousands of zombies wielding automatic weapons and operating all kinds of tanks and armored vehicles have massacred the Tai Kula military base!”, Global Radio. N 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 526 末 Apocalyptic Calamity: Building a Shelter from the Start 末世天灾，开局打造避难所 Old Country Dog农村老狗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse356k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Shelter + Stockpiling Supplies] [The animated comic adaptation of the same name is out now. Go check it out!] The apocalypse struck without warning. An asteroid hit Earth, setting off a series of disasters: tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, acid rain, earthquakes, extreme heat, and bitter cold. Zhang Xun couldn't do anything for anyone else. He only wanted himself and his family to make it through their lives in safety. No grand ambitions, just peace and s 18.8kReads8.8Score967Shelves
27. 527 开 Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢 Cheng Jiajia程加加Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r 60.5kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
28. 528 尸 The Dead Rise on Campus, and I Can Get a Gun as Soon as I Get Home 尸起校园，回家就能拿到枪 Panda Typing on a Keyboard熊猫敲键盘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse625k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + No System + No Inventory Space + No Superpowers + Zombies + Dark Web Arms Dealer] One day in early summer, a mysterious zombie virus broke out, and the whole world quickly fell. Gu Jiangming was trapped on campus. By day, he was an ordinary third-year student at Lingyang University. Behind the scenes, he was the only major arms dealer in the Xia Kingdom section of the dark web. He had received rigorous combat training since childhood. He had been handling all kinds of weapons since 266Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is ruthless, not a saint, decisive in killing, and the story is exciting.

29. 529 我 I Have a Wuling RV for Transporting Supplies in the Apocalypse 我在末日有一辆五菱房车运送物资 Liu Zixian刘子羡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse186k WordsOngoing After graduating from college, Chen Shu couldn't find a suitable job, so he started delivering food. He began making deliveries in a Wuling Hongguang, and one day, without realizing it, he found himself in a parallel apocalyptic world. Chen Shu was just about to go to the bathroom when a woman began frantically pounding on his window. When he rolled it down, the woman, dressed head to toe in designer labels, climbed straight into the car and urged him to drive. In his panic, Chen Shu floored i 2.2kReads—Score100Shelves
30. 530 带 Taking a Girl Group into the Apocalypse 带着女团闯末世 Dance from the Heart舞动于衷Sci-Fi & Apocalypse319k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Stockpiling Supplies + Beautiful Idol Stars + Ruthless and Decisive] Wang Tiansheng transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover to his dismay that the apocalypse will descend in ten days. Fortunately, as he actively prepares for the end of the world, he unexpectedly encounters many beautiful girl group idols. Watch how he turns the tide with a flick of his hand and survives happily through the apocalypse alongside a bevy of beautiful female stars. [The early chapters focus 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves
31. 531 末 The Apocalypse: I Drew a Team of God-Tier Traveling Frogs 末世，我抽奖神级旅行青蛙团 We Mere Mortals我等凡人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + daily life + lighthearted fun + building + beast taming = ?] When the apocalypse game arrived, Qin He bound himself to a God-tier Traveling Frog System. He took naming his little frogs very seriously, despite being hopeless at coming up with names. Da Vinci: I have to find a pretty female zombie to be my master's wife. Cheng Yaojin: I bring two axes back from every trip. Is there a problem with that? Ding Chunqiu: As a poison dart frog, I'm a real assassin. Search for items? No, I wan 17.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
32. 532 水 Global Flood: I Have Countless Supplies 水淹全球，我掌握了无数物资 Mao Mao冒冒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse499k WordsCompleted [Not a do-gooder + reborn + zombies + hoarding supplies + supernatural abilities] The polar ice caps melted, raising sea levels by more than 60 meters and submerging vast swathes of cities. Ancient viruses buried in the glaciers were released, too. A small number of people evolved supernatural abilities, but far more became zombies. Because Fang Ming had the ability to store things in a pocket dimension, he was kept like livestock and reduced to a mere tool. In the end, he was even killed by a t 5kReads8.2Score334Shelves
33. 533 坐 Commanding an Army of Beautiful Corpse Maidens, I Sweep Through the Apocalypse 坐拥美女尸姬军团，我横扫末世 Rat Swimming Against the Current逆水的老鼠Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Yang Yun transmigrates into a world overrun by apocalypse zombies and dimensional beasts. From the start, he awakens the Zombie Princess System. As long as he has enough evolution points, he can summon beautiful Zombie Princesses without limit. And if you ask what’s so great about his Zombie Princess legion? Yang Yun can only say: they’re powerful, and easy on the eyes! 7.7kReads8.4Score915Shelves
34. 534 校 The Campus Belle Graduated Without a Single Rumor, Until I Went to Prison 校花零绯闻毕业，直到我锒铛入狱 Liu Zixian刘子羡Urban154k WordsOngoing In 2025, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where I worked, became the largest exchange in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. I ended up in prison after making the same mistake as my senior schoolmate. Before that happened, I also met the woman who changed my life... Also known as: "Don't Be Afraid, Senior Sister. I'll Protect You." "Don't Fear the Campus Belle's Flirting, Just Beware the Forty-Year-Old Sister" "Campus Belle, Please Guide Me Through the Rest of My Life" 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 拯 Saving the Apocalypse: Residents Secretly Spend Big Because They’re Afraid I’ll Go Bankrupt 拯救末世：居民怕我破产偷偷氪金 The Lost Wanderer失路之人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse532k WordsCompleted Qin Dong transmigrates to the apocalypse and becomes the head of a small shelter. Just then, zombies run amok, food runs low, people lose heart, and the situation teeters on the brink of collapse. In his despair, he binds himself to a disaster-relief System Shop. Everything he spends on refugees can be bought at rock-bottom prices! Qin Dong throws up his arms and calls out: “Anyone who joins the Eastern Shelter is my brother! All food is sold at cost, with no limits!” The refugees are moved to t 5.2kReads7.3Score395Shelves
36. 536 末 Apocalypse: I'm Actually the Fated Big Bad 末世：我竟然是天命大反派 Song Song Ya淞松吖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse659k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + pseudo-villain + System + special abilities + crafty schemer + fun + shameless + decisive and ruthless + no goody-two-shoes + doesn't build a faction + not an invincible-protagonist story] [This is a villain story, not a mindless dark story where everyone gets killed on sight.] [PS: Unlike typical villain stories, this book leans more on the villain setup. If that's not your thing, this may not be for you.] Chen Hao was a model young man in his original world, but suddenly transmig 1.7kReads8.5Score166Shelves

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    Chapter 1 The Reborn Villain "I... I've been reborn?" In the cramped rented room, Chi You lay on the hard bed, looking around in disbelief. Grayish-white walls, cheap furniture, a ceiling light with a crack in the middle, and an old-fashioned air conditioner on the wardrobe, its yellowed casing humming, still diligently working. Everything was familiar yet strange. He used to desperately want to escape all of this, but now he was so excited that his hands trembled, and his eyes stung with tears. A tragic and pathetic life. Chi You could only give this assessment of his life. If time were frozen before he was six, he could be considered a winner in life. Loving parents, a cute little sister a year younger than him, and a very good family background. At this moment, Chi You couldn't imagine that his wonderful life had already reached the edge of a cliff. One step forward meant an abyss. In the winter when he was six, his father's business failed, leaving him with a large debt, and their living conditions plummeted.

37. 537 虫 Insect Calamity: Starting a Counterattack from an Abandoned Farm 虫灾末日：从废弃农场开始反攻 Brother Qiang Is Really Strong强哥很强Sci-Fi & Apocalypse851k WordsCompleted Insect Calamity: Fighting Back from an Abandoned Farm is an apocalyptic novel about farming, building a territory, and humanity’s counterattack. After an insect disaster turns the world into a wasteland, humanity ekes out a meager existence behind towering walls, while border farms are dismissed as abandoned land. Lu Chen takes over the crumbling Seventh Farm and struggles to survive amid swarms, famine, pollution, and the indifference of the high walls, starting with the first wheat seedling, t 1kReads8.0Score119Shelves

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    Post-apocalyptic farming novel reporting for duty.

38. 538 末 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Rescued a Hotel Full of Korean Stars 末世：开局救了一酒店韩娱女星 Cosmic Toss宇宙抛Sci-Fi & Apocalypse217k WordsCompleted [An Unconventional Apocalypse Novel] The protagonist is reborn in the body of a Chinese entertainment trainee living alone in H Country. Then a zombie virus breaks out. Don’t be afraid! The System is here. First mission: save thirty people. Who to save? Just look at the title. Even more absurdly, the zombie virus has broken out in a targeted fashion. For now, only H Country is affected, while people elsewhere in the world can watch the livestream via satellite. Fine, then. Let the whole world se 11Reads6.5Score—Shelves
39. 539 冰 Ice Age Apocalypse: I Looted a Trillion-Yuan Supermarket 冰河末世：我抢光千亿超市物资 Westward View of Falling Water西观落水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + rebirth + supernatural powers + spatial storage + ruthless action] Snow falls in August as an ice age suddenly descends. Countless mutated beasts surge out of the sea, and humanity faces an apocalyptic catastrophe. Jiang Zhe is reborn two months before the apocalypse. He has a storage space but no money, so he can only resort to frantically stealing all kinds of survival supplies. He completely ransacks hundreds of supermarkets and factory warehouses. In the end, one small mistake 12.2kReads8.0Score864Shelves
40. 540 全 Global Deep Freeze: I Emptied a Trillion-Dollar Warehouse to Build a Divine Kingdom 全球极寒：搬空千亿仓库打造神国 Playing at Life for Decades戏人间几十年Sci-Fi & Apocalypse684k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Spatial Storage + Hoarding + Rational Protagonist + Revenge + No Do-Gooders] A global deep freeze, a world plunged into darkness, and the mass extinction of species~ In his previous life, when the apocalypse arrived, Xiao Han kindly took in his girlfriend and neighbors, only for them to strip the flesh from his bones and eat him. Reborn and awakened one month before the apocalypse, he gets to work making money and frantically stockpiling supplies. He builds a carefree for 488Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Ruthless but not saintly, a refreshing novel

41. 541 末 Apocalypse Villain: I Become Darkness and Enslave All 末世反派：化身黑暗，奴役众生 Vulgar and Tasteless俗而无味Sci-Fi & Apocalypse270k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + villain + darkness + factions + special abilities] After transmigrating into an apocalyptic world filled with protagonists, he discovers that he has become the ultimate villain, destined to be nothing more than a stepping stone for the heroes. Awaken a System? Time and space abilities? Reborn? Whatever this so-called protagonist's luck is, I'll wipe it all out! The protagonist is noble? How noble? At most, only as high as my knees! That kingly aura of yours? I'll kill you until al 2.8kReads8.2Score137Shelves
42. 542 末 Apocalypse: Population Revival System 末世：获得人口复兴系统 Wei Tianfei of Nantang City南塘城的韦天飞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse426k WordsOngoing Zombies + Invincible + Ruthless and Decisive + No Dumbing Down + Multiple Female Leads + Female Legion + More Children, More Blessings, and a Thriving Family Although there’s a System, the story is grounded in realism, with plenty of human nature, power struggles, and schemes. The protagonist won’t be outrageously powerful in the early and middle stages. Some of the setting differs from the usual conventions. For example, the government and military don’t simply vanish right at the start. Forces 4Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 543 我 I’m Taking It Easy in the Apocalypse, but Heaven Keeps Hand-Feeding Me 我在末世摆烂，老天追我喂饭 Shi Daodao释倒倒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Natural disasters + space + stockpiling supplies + free shopping + sexually experienced heroine + no saintly behavior + decisive and ruthless + lone wolf + no teammates, no base] When natural disasters bring about the Apocalypse and society completely loses all order, the evil in people's hearts will grow unchecked. He Xiaobei struggled to survive for three years through the natural disasters in her previous life. She'd finally turned a terrible hand into a winning one 5.8kReads8.2Score624Shelves

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    The female lead always strikes first.

44. 544 末 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Saved the Beautiful Campus Belle 末世之开局拯救美女校花 March Fourteenth叁月十四Sci-Fi & Apocalypse371k WordsCompleted (Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Cao Cao-Type Hero + Invincible + All Kinds of Beautiful Women) The apocalypse arrives, and all kinds of zombies spread across the globe. Zhang Xuxian unexpectedly awakens the strongest sign-in System. The rewards he gets from signing in with an item in his hand are generally items of the same category. So Zhang Xuxian picks up a bottle of Red Bull. “Ding! Signed in with a physical-fitness drink. Reward: one bottle of body-enhancement serum.” “Ding! Signed in with a spa 23Reads8.2Score—Shelves
45. 545 终 Echoes of the End: A Time Traveler Crossing the Wasteland 终末回响：穿梭废土的时空旅人 Li Erbao李贰宝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse373k WordsOngoing In 2085, a meteorite known as the “Firmament” struck Earth, unleashing the “Bone-Eroding Virus.” Ninety percent of humanity mutated into bloodthirsty Bone Beasts, while the survivors eked out an existence in underground cities. Lu Ran, an ordinary deliveryman, accidentally fused with a meteorite fragment called the “Core of Time and Space.” He gained the ability to travel between the post-apocalyptic wasteland and the peaceful world as it existed seventy-two hours before the virus outbreak. He n 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 大 The Great Rain Apocalypse: Cruising with the Factory Beauty 大雨末世：带着厂花玩游轮 Hong Yan Niyuan洪炎逆渊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse347k WordsCompleted Apocalypse + Rebirth + Hoarding Supplies + Infinite Space + No Saintly Heroics The apocalyptic downpour begins, and half the world's population turns into water zombies! In his previous life, Chen Fan gained the ability to transform. He kindly helped his coworkers find supplies, only for the very people he'd helped to repay his kindness by boiling him alive. Reborn seven days before the apocalyptic downpour, Chen Fan gains his supernatural ability ahead of time: he can absorb the abilities of al 2.5kReads6.9Score241Shelves

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    This isn't ruthless enough, but it's still pretty good-looking. [Smirk]

47. 547 星 Star Ring: King of the Doomsday Tanks 星环，末世坦克王 Xiao Xiong骁雄Sci-Fi & Apocalypse716k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Meng Bing is an ordinary person who unexpectedly gains a System after the apocalypse breaks out. Using it, he upgrades a Type 59 tank and fights to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. 835Reads5.8Score101Shelves
48. 548 嘴 My Words Shatter the Heavens: Ranting My Way Through the Apocalypse 嘴破苍穹：吐槽踏平末日 Yunnan Orange云南橙子Urban552k WordsCompleted As the shadow of the apocalypse falls over Jiangcheng, one sharp-tongued teenager jokes his way through hordes of zombies. Mouthy Enough to Flatten the Apocalypse: A masterpiece that will make you laugh until your stomach aches and keep you so tense you can barely breathe! This is no ordinary apocalypse novel, but a riotous celebration of sharp wit and zombies! While everyone else trembles in fear, Wang Shao actually spends his time leisurely collecting "Emotion Points," using the sharpest tongu 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sharp tongue that makes people laugh to death

49. 549 末 The Apocalypse: I Can Turn from a Zombie Back into a Human 末世，我能从丧尸变回人 Hong Yan Niyuan洪炎逆渊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + Transformation + Superpowers + Building a Faction) Lin Feng is bitten by a zombie. When he wakes up, he discovers he can switch back and forth between being a zombie and a human. From then on, he exploits the unspoken rule that zombies don’t attack their own kind to rise to the top. At home, he turns human to eat, drink, and have fun. When he goes out, he turns into a zombie to gather supplies. “Hmm, the zombie density in this supermarket is a little high. For other survivors, this 4.1kReads8.0Score404Shelves
50. 550 龙 The Longyin Era: Warhammer 40K 龙胤纪元：战锤40K Yunnan Orange云南橙子Anime Fanfiction464k WordsCompleted The protagonist is a cultivator who practices demonic arts and transmigrates to the world of Warhammer. He cultivates the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls into a merit-gathering Imperial Banner. It's thrilling and cathartic, with the protagonist staying sharp and decisive throughout, and every teammate bringing explosive, unique skills. The atmosphere is fantastic. 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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