Apocalyptic Stories With Ruthless Protagonists, Theft, Seizures, and a Dark Tone 末世文，心狠手辣，抢夺，霸占，黑暗系

1. 1 末 Apocalypse Calamity: I'm No Bubble God! 末世天灾：我不是泡神！ Forging Swords and Burning Wine煮剑焚酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Not a cuckolded start + Tang sword + self-interest + stealing spatial storage + cold-hearted and ruthless + ability evolution + women, but no female lead [No-System zombie apocalypse] Based on predictions made in 2025, seven years later, in 2032, an asteroid really does hit Blue Star. Extreme weather follows worldwide, and the apocalypse arrives without warning. Li Mu, a college student who has never been hardened by society, dies because he’s too softhearted and stupid… Social order collapses 7.8kReads6.4Score784Shelves

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   What a coincidence! This book even involves stealing space; it starts with murder and robbery right from the beginning!

2. 2 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Build the Strongest Base Ahead of Time 末世重生：我提前打造最强基地 Ten Leaves Never Slacking Off十叶不摸鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse577k WordsOngoing (The book has just started getting paid reviews, so readers outside the site can check the comments.) [Base-building + stockpiling + farming + zombies + natural disasters + no superpowers of any kind + ruthless protagonist] If you're tired of stories where the protagonist wins from the start thanks to a System, gains endlessly evolving superpowers, goes soft whenever he sees a beautiful woman, or faces zombies that evolve in tandem with humanity, then this “hardcore base-survival” novel may be j 1.2kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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   This is my own post-apocalyptic novel, feel free to check out the reviews! [Sending hearts] The protagonist is not only ruthless, but his acting skills are also Oscar-worthy. His style is a blend of ruthlessness and gentleness, making his subordinates both respect and fear him. Everything revolves around self-interest. Most importantly, the novel is absolutely realistic and free of any negative elements! Welcome to the pit!

3. 3 序EN Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路：不要掉队！ Roaring Mountains and Seas山海呼啸Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 624.8kReads8.5Score42.5kShelves

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   I highly recommend this book. It's a post-apocalyptic horror story. The protagonist isn't a saintly, scheming, or ruthless character, but he's not a pure villain either. Although he has a system, he's not brainless. Don't worry about the rating; some people maliciously downgraded it, and those people usually only read less than 30 minutes before giving their reviews. You can ignore the first few chapters and just read on until later.

4. 4 疯 My Crazy Self Dominates the Apocalypse!! 疯癫的我制霸末世！！ Big Orange Matters More Ya大橘为重哑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse67k WordsOngoing I came; I saw; I conquered! Behold Han Jie, an ordinary office drone (the cousin of some unknown protagonist from a cultivation novel). On his second day at the company, the world ends. The apocalypse arrives, men are everywhere, and darkness descends! The Apocalypse Conquest System shows up late. See those zombies up ahead? Hurry up and begin your journey as the ultimate badass! (Mission issued: Travel alongside a zombie.) Mission reward: +1 free attribute point and one additional bodyguard hen 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist is ruthless and cruel. After the apocalypse, he awakens a second personality, seizing resources and dominating the world. In this blood-soaked post-apocalyptic world, he carves out his own bloody path to supremacy.

5. 5 黎 Dawn Tower 黎明塔 Wise Little Star智哆星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted They're here! They're here! A shocking conspiracy is looming over the entire world! Natural and man-made disasters, with zombies everywhere! Please don't lose yourself in the darkness! May the dawn's light shine forever! 55.4kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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   Post-apocalyptic novel recommendations: These are really good. The first, *Starting in the Dungeon*, is fast-paced and has a strong apocalyptic atmosphere; the second, *Capturing the Cold School Beauty*, has many plot twists and satisfying face-slapping moments; the third, *I'm Invincible*, has a strong premise and the protagonist has an unstoppable momentum. Many people are reading them, so they're worth a try.

6. 6 末 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Arrested the Icy School Beauty 末世：开局逮捕清冷校花 Hasipilin哈司匹林Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [High-Octane Apocalypse Power Fantasy + Coolheaded + No Saintly Hero + Ruthless and Decisive] Zhu Linyuan was reborn in the apocalypse and bonded with the Prison System. He could earn rewards by arresting his assigned targets. The more obedient a target became, the greater the rewards. He arrested the aloof campus belle Luo Qingying and received an armored off-road vehicle. “Criminal Luo Qingying's submission score has reached 10. She can now earn the Host 1 attribute point per day.” “Criminal L 315Reads8.2Score164Shelves
7. 7 别 Others Struggle Through the Apocalypse, but I'm Invincible 别人过末世，我无敌 The Whole Family's Hope全家的希望Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + plenty of beautiful women + cold and merciless] Stocking up on supplies when the apocalypse hits? No way. I have an unlimited supply of everything. One biscuit makes the campus belle of old bow her proud head; one loaf of bread makes a once-famous star bend the knee. The world's ended. Who's got time for romance, bro? 56.1kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves
8. 8 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: With Foresight, I Sweep Away Everything 末世重生：我靠先知横扫一切 Casual Notes随缘随笔Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse Rebirth] [Myriad Star-Race] [High-Martial Universe] [Early: Blue Star Apocalypse] [Mid and Late: Swallowed Star] After Blue Star merged with an alien planet, the laws of the world collapsed. Electricity failed, and all the electrical technology humanity possessed vanished without a trace... But that was far from the only disaster. Billions of alien races from across the stars and colossal sky-piercing beasts descended upon Blue Star. Within just a few years, fewer than one in a hundr 224.3kReads8.3Score34.1kShelves

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   Ten years of reading, totaling over 3000 hours! 📚 A reader for both men and women, with no genre restrictions. Every book I recommend has been rigorously vetted by my discerning eye; quality is absolutely guaranteed! Add it to your bookshelf with confidence and enjoy—don't like it? Come at me, I won't fight back!

9. 9 弃 Abandon the Gods 弃神。 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + not a saint + self-interest above all + satisfying read + invincible protagonist] Spiritual qi revival. Alien races invade the world, and the skies are about to collapse. This is an age of opportunity, because everyone has a chance to enter the realm of the extraordinary and gain power to rival the gods. But it’s also an age of despair, because human life is worth less than grass, and one misstep can mean falling into eternal darkness… Ning Yuan once saved hundreds of thousands of 171kReads7.2Score22.1kShelves
10. 10 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 987.7kReads9.3Score121.8kShelves
11. 11 末EN King of the Apocalypse! 末世之王！ Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif 76.5kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves
12. 12 末 Opening a Shop in the Apocalypse: The Owner Is Powerful but Keeps a Low Profile 末世开店，店主很强却过分低调 Qian Mo Ya浅沫呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse919k WordsOngoing [Shopkeeping + Apocalypse + No female lead + Relaxed daily life + Business-focused + Ensemble cast, with stories told through many characters and little from the male lead's perspective, since he only runs a shop. This novel is entirely fictional.] After binding to the System, Qin Mo began traveling to different worlds to open shops. This time, he has arrived in the Apocalypse. The Apocalypse strikes, and within just half a month countless people have died. Everyone is desperate for food and a 6.4kReads8.7Score394Shelves
13. 13 末 Apocalypse Star Crystals: I Have an Army of Contract Beasts 末日星晶：我有一个契约兽军团 Heaven-Sent 123天降123Sci-Fi & Apocalypse5.9M WordsOngoing [Superpower Evolution] [Egoism] [Reborn] [Dark Humor] [Early Development, Lone Wolf] [Multiple Heroines, Skip if You Mind] A meteor shower descended, and the whole world collapsed into ruin. Most people turned into terrifying monsters, while animals and plants ceased to be resources for the survivors and became hunters instead. The meteor shower also brought star crystals, which could yield extraordinary food, weapons and equipment, evolution potions, and bloodlines with supernatural abilities.. 147.9kReads8.2Score11.7kShelves

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    The first is a harem novel featuring a meteor shower that brings about the apocalypse, mysterious crystals that can yield extraordinary items, superpowers, and mythical beasts. The second features numerous female protagonists, decisive ruthlessness, mythological revival, and Taoist magic. The third features zombies, superpowers, a non-saintly protagonist, a warlord, a struggle for supremacy, and a harem novel with the fusion of multiple realms. The fourth features a global blackout and zombie invasion during the apocalypse; though they meet by chance, they are all alone and helpless in this post-apocalyptic harem novel with a clear plot and high intelligence.

14. 14 重 Reborn to Steal Heaven's Inheritance, I Use Daoist Arts to Conquer the Doomsday 重生窃取天道传承，道法杀穿末世 Burning Bamboo, Warming Wine焚竹温酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted [A Fresh New Premise] [Apocalyptic Imagination] [An Unmissable Read] [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Invincible + A Huge Harem + 100 Illustrations + Ruthless + Mythology Returns + Taoist Arts + Superpowers + Inheritances from Gods and Demons + Inheritances from the Hundred Schools of Thought] The apocalypse arrives, zombies run rampant, and mutated beasts are everywhere. Jiang Yu, a young Taoist priest, is betrayed and brutally murdered by his brothers. Reborn before the apocalypse, he steals the inheri 13.7kReads7.8Score1kShelves
15. 15 末 Apocalypse Warlord: What's Wrong with Having a Few Billion More Goddesses? 末世枭雄，我边女神多亿点怎么了 Gu Changfeng古长风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Zombies + Superpowers + System + Inventory Space + No Saintly Heroics + Decisive and Ruthless + Sign-In + Warlord Protagonist + Conquest + Multiple Female Leads] (The female lead first appears in Chapter 10. The further you read, the more female leads appear. Don't read if that's not your thing.) The Myriad Worlds converge, and the first to arrive is a zombie world. The world's will spreads its source power, giving humanity a chance to awaken superpowers. Only Liu Yu, who transmigrated here, ge 17.5kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
16. 16 末 Apocalypse: Your Goddess Is My Servant! 末世：你的女神，我的仆从！ Yan Cangfeng燕藏锋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] + [natural disasters] + [zombies] + [global blackout] + [power fantasy] + [anything goes] On the night of July 27, 2075, the Apocalypse begins. The entire world loses power, and a zombie horde descends... After the disaster, water is contaminated, supplies run scarce, and the land lies in ruins. Only one in ten people survives. Wang Lin, a survivor of the zombie virus, only wanted to scrape by in the Apocalypse. Unfortunately: Across impassable mountains, who will pity the lonely go 13.2kReads6.5Score1.5kShelves
17. 17 末 The Apocalypse’s Most Ruthless Survivor 末世之第一狠人 Xiao Ming's Cousin小明的表哥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Catastrophe + Racial War + Struggling to Survive + Farming] Blue Star has existed for 4.6 billion years and endured five mass extinctions. Yet the wealth accumulated over all that time was exhausted by humankind in a mere few centuries! The Way of Heaven takes from what is abundant to make up for what is lacking. The way of man is different: it takes from what is lacking to serve what is abundant. Humanity has always taken and destroyed, never given anything back! What has humanity 7.5kReads8.1Score489Shelves

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    A refreshing post-apocalyptic story, no longer featuring the old-fashioned zombies or the ubiquitous shelters, but rather a story where Earth, having reached its limit of tolerance for humanity, launches its sixth mass extinction. This moment marks the end of humanity, and also the end of Earth!

18. 18 灾 Cataclysm: My Gorgeous Teacher and I in the Apocalypse 灾变：我和尤物老师在末日 Handcart手推车Sci-Fi & Apocalypse772k WordsCompleted [Harmonious Union cultivation technique + multiple women + superpowers + zombie siege + epic war + building a faction + sinister conspiracy] Once there are ten thousand people, they stretch as far as the eye can see. When millions, tens of millions of zombies come rolling in like a dark cloud, when behemoths as huge as mountains batter human cities, I, Zhou Li, in flip-flops and board shorts, raise my cleaver and swing at them. 5.4kReads6.4Score557Shelves

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    Super harem + apocalypse + superpowers + zombies + mutated beasts + epic war. If you don't like harems, don't click [smirk][smirk][smirk]. There might be some flaws for perfectionist readers, and some humanity is retained in the early and mid-game, but the character becomes invincible in the late game and starts to transform into Homelander.

19. 19 全 The World Is Frozen: Hoarding Supplies Alone and Stealing the Show in the Apocalypse 全球冰封：末日囤货一人秀翻全场 Xiao Yiqing萧亿青Sci-Fi & Apocalypse164k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Apocalypse Survival] [Passionate] [Building an Apocalypse Safehouse] [Divine Space] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Not a Saint] [Quick-Witted] [Stockpiling Supplies] [No Romance] [Cautious and Clever] [Dashing and Handsome] [Building Politics] The world froze over. A cold wave swept across the globe, freezing everything and draining supplies in an instant. In his previous life, Lin Mo was softhearted. He kindly took in his girlfriend's family, only to be betrayed and left to freeze and starv 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the only book I can recommend to you. It presents a very realistic example of the negative side of human nature. After reading it, I was so happy I raised my bald head and went to farm two acres of land.

20. 20 调 Training the Apocalypse: No Morals, I Do Whatever I Want 调教末世：没有道德，我为所欲为 Old Streets of the Old City旧城老巷Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsCompleted [Dark Summoning + Decisive Killing + Self-Interest + Absolutely No Saintly Heroics + Pure Darkness + Violent Aesthetics] After enduring countless hardships in the apocalypse, Gu Cheng was reborn. More valuable than his memories of the future and his survival experience was what he had learned about embracing the darkness! “Weakness is a sin. In this world, only killing and strength can rule over everything!” Just as in his previous life, Gu Cheng awakened as a Dark Summoner. With blood sacrifice 2.4kReads7.7Score195Shelves

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    ①🔥🔥In the apocalypse, weakness is the original sin, and only strength can dominate everything. For the sake of the protagonist Gu Cheng, who has suffered countless hardships, he is unexpectedly reborn before the apocalypse. In this life, he seizes opportunities and adventures, and does whatever he wants in the apocalypse.

21. 21 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
22. 22 末 The Apocalypse: Eternal Life 末世永生录 The Heartless One忘心人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.0M WordsCompleted [Dark-leaning + Villainous Male Lead + Not a Power Fantasy + Fictional World] Some say I'm a devoted son... sending my old man on to the other side... Some say I'm the greatest actor... honoring the craft of a veteran thespian and playing out every facet of life... Some say I'm the greatest philanthropist of the apocalypse... giving millions of people, rich or poor, the chance to be treated as equals and ascend together to the heaven they've dreamed of... Who am I? I am the Eternal Night! I am e 2.7kReads8.1Score281Shelves
23. 23 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    This looks good.

24. 24 末 Doomsday Escape: My Organs Come from the Uncanny 末日逃亡：我的器官来自诡异 Crow Carrying a Twig衔枝的乌鸦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse175k WordsOngoing [Survival on the Move + Body Modification + Evolution and Mutation + Not a Mindless Power Fantasy + Nearly Invincible + Supernatural Horror + Self-Interest + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Protagonist] The supernatural descends, and civilization collapses. Towns become death zones, crawling with indescribable horrors. Humanity is forced to abandon its homes and live a nomadic life in the wilderness. Those with supernatural abilities become humanity's last torch, leading refugee convoys on th 279Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    This fits quite well.

25. 25 公 Highway Survival: A Death Row Inmate Awakens the Dragonkin Sequence from the Start 公路求生：死囚开局觉醒龙裔序列 Misty Rain Over Ice City冰城烟雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse604k WordsOngoing [Kill-or-be-killed System + Supernatural Horror + Natural Disasters + Crushing Wild Convoy Gangs + Villain Protagonist + Stockpiling Supplies] Death-row inmate Shen Yan binds himself to the [Myriad Worlds Apocalypse] System on the eve of his execution. After clearing two beginner scenarios, The Walking Dead and Resident Evil 2, he is sent straight into the main road-survival scenario, where supernatural horrors have erupted. T-virus modifications send his strength skyrocketing! Dragonkin blood m 4.9kReads6.5Score258Shelves

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    This book meets your requirements; it currently has over 500,000 words, but I can't guarantee updates at the moment—it's currently inactive.

26. 26 末 The Apocalypse Hypnosis Picture Scroll 末世催眠绘卷 Ying Wuxue影无雪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse177k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + zombies + hypnosis + territory + female army + gallery of beauties] Chen Fei was hypnotizing a beautiful policewoman when the apocalypse suddenly struck, and she fell under his spell. Chen Fei now faces three choices: 1. Hypnotize her! 2. Hypnotize her and take her along! 3. Hypnotize her and survive together! Faced with these three options, Chen Fei decisively chooses to scrape by and stay alive. The Zerg Queen, plant-type powers, mind controllers, the Lord of Contracts, and Syste 2.1kReads—Score262Shelves

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    Come on, the dark style you've been thinking of!

27. 27 都 Urban: I’m the Rich, Handsome Villain 都市：我是反派高富帅 Ruthless Shadowblood影血无情Urban617k WordsCompleted Reborn as a rich second-generation villain, how can you turn the tables when faced with the protagonist’s powerful aura of destiny? Don’t panic! If you swing your hoe well, there’s no corner you can’t dig under. It all starts with the female supporting characters! 48Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 末 The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏 Swimming Piglet游泳的小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.5M WordsCompleted 9.9kReads7.6Score663Shelves

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    When zombies charge into the battlefield carrying nuclear bombs, when mushroom clouds rise over post-apocalyptic human cities, how can humanity escape the fate of civilization's annihilation?! [A powerful blow!] 👍

29. 29 成 After Becoming the Villain, Is My Little Sister the Savior? 成为反派后，妹妹是救世主？ Ming Hong猽鸿Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual POV]+ [Urban]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Sister Complex]+ [Original]+ [Some Angst Later On] Eight years ago, a “virus” known by the code name [Demon Gu] broke out around the world. No one knows where it came from. They only know that new people become infected every so often. Certain parts of infected people’s bodies mutate, granting them supernatural abilities. They hide among ordinary humans and feed on the flesh of their own kind. The relevant authorities call them [Demon Seeds]. Jun Ye was born bl 64.2kReads8.4Score8.7kShelves

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    It can only be said that it perfectly matches the title.

30. 30 无 Infinite Water: Stockpiling a Billion Goddesses at the End of the World 无限水资源，在末日囤积亿万女神 Green Pepper and Pork Stir-Fry er青椒炒肉erSci-Fi & Apocalypse755k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + power fantasy + school beauty + goddess + unlimited resources + global evolution + supernatural powers] When the red sun appeared, plants and animals began to mutate: teddy bears that ate people, spider plants that strangled their victims, and death tomatoes that opened their mouths. The whole world descended into madness, and humanity teetered on the brink of disaster. Only Qin Yang had an advantage. [Congratulations, you have awakened the Apocalypse Overlord System] [Unlimited wa 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves

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    [Smiling face][Smiling face]

31. 31 虫 Zerg Hive: Empresses and Saintesses Beneath My Heel 虫族母巢：女帝圣女皆踩脚下 Wooden Horse Bun木马包子Eastern Fantasy441k WordsOngoing Ma Yang was initially against transmigrating into a Zerg hive mother. But after giving it a try, he realized it was awesome! So damn fun! Turn all the finest humans into Zerg warriors. Lead billions of Zerg and overwhelm the entire otherworld! From then on, the continent has no more sects or orthodox traditions, only the iron hooves of the Zerg! [Transforming women + Conquering the world + Villain protagonist + Zerg swarm expansion] (The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Swipe left to enter the em 2.7kReads—Score275Shelves

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    A purely dark story, not at all saintly, ruthless and decisive, truly captivating.

32. 32 平 A Zombie Apocalypse for Ordinary People 平凡人的丧尸末日 A Lump of Wo Baba一坨窝叭叭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted Zombies, the apocalypse, realism, survival. No special powers, no womanizing, no power fantasy, no System. A portrayal of how ordinary people truly fight to survive. This is my first novel, so the early chapters may be a little rough. I hope you’ll give it a chance and keep reading. It gets really exciting later on. Thank you, and please don’t let the rating put you off. If you enjoy realistic stories, give it a try. The protagonist, Lin Chen, is just an ordinary car salesman when the apocalypse 9kReads7.5Score685Shelves

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    The protagonist isn't inherently dark; reality is rather dark, with very few truly good people.

33. 33 末 Apocalypse: From Heavy-Duty War Trucks to a City in the Sky 末世：从重卡战车到天空之城 Zero Eight Zero One零八零一Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Already adapted into several AI animated dramas... Apocalypse + Massacre + Goddesses + Resources + Hoarding + Campus Beauties + Farming + All of Humanity + Survival] Su Hao wakes from a nap to find the apocalypse upon them. Humans have turned into zombies, and plants and animals have mutated too! Trapped on a rooftop with a goddess, Su Hao first kills the mutated goddess, then triggers an infinite series of god-tier choices! [Choice 1: One ton of gold and ten tons of beef!] [Choice 2: A beautif 65.9kReads7.7Score7.1kShelves

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    This is good, a newly released novel.

34. 34 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    [KISS][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][OK][OK]

35. 35 黑 Black Otherworldly Immortal 黑异恒者 Former Lord of Chaos昔日混君Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Across countless universes, gods run rampant and overlords clash for supremacy. The Black Prison finally erupts. … Lu Jun, male, twenty-six, single, with no home or savings. A ruthless Black Adept who cares only about profit. One day, a white-haired girl suddenly appears out of nowhere in his shop. “Miss, what do you want?” “This humble one wishes to experience the most complex emotion in the world… love.” “Any special requirements?” “The love I desire must be pure as a lily.” Lu Jun understood 2.5kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    The male lead is profit-driven, cold-blooded, and indifferent to women. It's dark and humorous, with a single, straightforward story. You can skip parts you don't like!

36. 36 末 Apocalypse: I Began to Ascend to Godhood After Sacrificing My Humanity 末世：献祭人性后我开始成神 Black Doll Wants to Be a Novelist黑人偶想成小说家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse140k WordsOngoing Nontraditional apocalypse, plot-driven, invincible protagonist, true antagonist, weak System, multiple female leads (?), dark, ensemble cast A gray rain falls across the world. Living things that touch the water begin to turn to stone, and the old order rapidly crumbles amid hunger and fear. At his most desperate, Li Rong obtains a System that demands his mental strength as payment. Fear, pain, despair... The emotions of all living beings can nourish his power. While the survivors fight each oth 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A promising book, I'm recommending my own work. It's extremely dark, and the villainous protagonist doesn't treat people like human beings, doing whatever he wants.

37. 37 末 Doomsday Survival: I Got the Former Soviet Union's Supply Depot 末日求生：我获得了前苏联物资库 Drinking Yogurt in Bed被窝喝酸奶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Chinese Walking Dead + Apocalypse Survival + System + Laying Low + Mengde Constitution] “If you can do better, then you do it!” Those were the last words Yang Ming heard before he transmigrated. Every time he read an apocalypse survival web novel, he would complain that “there are no more masterpieces in the apocalypse.” For some inexplicable reason, Yang Ming transmigrated to a parallel world. To his shock, a zombie outbreak began just as he arrived. Looking at the Katyusha rocket launcher beh 1.3kReads7.2Score102Shelves

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    This perfectly matches

38. 38 末 Apocalypse Stardom! From the Start, I Instantly Kill a Mutant Tomato Monster 末日明星路！开局秒杀变异番茄怪 Three-Coin Vinegar with Scallions三文陈醋加葱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse359k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines] [Doomsday] [From the start, the mutated tomato monsters are slaughtered] [No System] [Vegetables and fruits mutate from the start] With two blood moons in the sky, most living things will mutate from now on. If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please share them. If you can, please leave a review or send a free gift. Thank you, everyone! I wish all you handsome men and beautiful women success in everything, good fortune, wealth, and good health. My new work is out! You’r 577Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It includes both post-apocalyptic and island survival elements, features multiple female characters, has no system, and doesn't have a simp/simp dynamic. You might want to check it out. [Kiss][Kiss]

39. 39 明 A Sea of Gorgeous Stars! Survival on a Deserted Island? 明星美女成堆！海岛求生？ Three-Coin Vinegar with Scallions三文陈醋加葱Urban680k WordsCompleted "Some things in the story are useful if you transmigrate, or for surviving on an island" [Island survival], [Many celebrities], [No doormat hero], [No System], [Multiple heroines with their own storylines] [Later on the island, some strange forces might enhance the protagonist’s body. You know how it is! With so many people around, even Schwarzenegger couldn’t handle it! I can only add a little urea to make it plausible. Let me know whether I should add mental powers or special abilities, and ev 76Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 开 Transmigrate to the Apocalypse from the Start: I Can Stop Time and Make Copies 开局穿越末世：我能时停和复制 Xi Liang Is a Sneaky One兮凉是个老六Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [No heroine] [Lone wolf] [Decisive and ruthless] [No saintly protagonist] [Smart protagonist] [Data-driven] [Character growth] Zhang Yang transmigrates into the apocalypse and awakens the unique SSS-grade talent. He can simulate and copy abilities, gaining talent cards and making them permanent. He can stop time and kill with a thought. While everyone else can only have one talent, he commands an unlimited number. Talents in this world come in all shapes and forms: Time, space, fate, creation, c 3.3kReads6.1Score278Shelves

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    My number one pick!! No female lead, lone wolf protagonist, ruthless and selfish. This book can be summed up in two words: killing and plunder.

41. 41 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: I Use My Powers to Contract Goddesses from Around the World 丧尸末世：我异能契约各国女神 Stars Like Clouds星如云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse805k WordsOngoing Goddesses from every nation + apocalypse + zombies + special abilities + reborn + multiple female leads + cunning protagonist + schemer + interstellar conquest + alien colonization + war slaves An alien civilization quietly invades Blue Star, releasing a virus to cultivate mutated fruits and people with special abilities, then selecting slaves for colonization. Fifty percent of the global population fail to evolve and become zombies. Meanwhile, those who awaken special abilities keep fighting am 2.7kReads6.0Score384Shelves

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    A curated selection of excellent books, recommended for male readers.

42. 42 修 Cultivation Clan: The Luo Immortal Clan 修仙家族：罗氏仙族 The Flying Cat's Fish飞猫的鱼Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Luo Zhengming was born into a Foundation Establishment family on the frontier. Watch as he relies on his own talent to leave this small mountain range one step at a time, leading his family to become a true immortal clan. The male lead has dual fire and wood spirit roots and is born with a sacred alchemy physique. He has no golden finger, only a few small opportunities. His talent is heaven-defying comprehension: he can refine second-grade pills while at the Qi Refining stage and third-grade pil 8.7kReads6.9Score609Shelves
43. 43 多 More Children, More Blessings: A Martial God Dad and a Tycoon Mom 多子多福：武神爹，财阀老妈 Governor Baili百里都督Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Reborn three years earlier, Wan Wei awakened the More Children, More Blessings System. I have an incredible background: a Martial God for a father and a financial tycoon for a mother. Why would I need a System??? Well... This System is actually pretty great. To save the world, Wan Wei launched his More Children, More Blessings plan! Even if I have to grind an iron pillar into a needle, I'll do whatever it takes! 353Reads6.9Score110Shelves
44. 44 末 Apocalypse: Binding Myself to the Joyful Union Sect and Conquering the World 末世：从绑定合欢宗开始横推 Positive Energy Little Driver正能量小司机Sci-Fi & Apocalypse287k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse], [Harem Sect], [Multiple Heroines], [Zombies], [Spatial Realm Made Real] (Not a mindless womanizer’s story. There are pictures and a plot, so call me a sect curator.) Your powers are strong? Sorry, I cultivate immortality! Lin Xun is reborn on the eve of the Apocalypse and binds himself to the [Harem Sect Revival System]. Others kill zombies and struggle to refine their crystal cores. He breathes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within his sect’s realm. Others have fixed 18Reads5.2Score—Shelves
45. 45 教 After the Cult Leader Died, I Inherited His Five Lovely Wives 教主死后我继承了他的五个娇妻 Just an Honest Person是一个老实人Eastern Fantasy225k WordsCompleted Help, I really don't want to be the leader of this demonic cult! The cultists below are all watching me like hawks, eager to take my place. Outside the cult, the orthodox sects get as worked up at the sight of a demonic cult member as a foot-scratching lout does when he sees a beauty. Everyone wants me dead. There's nowhere for me among either the righteous or the wicked. Chen Jian thinks it over. I guess I'll have to take the civil service exam. But I don't know the Four Books and Five Classics 133Reads—Score101Shelves
46. 46 家 Clan Cultivation: The True Dragon Immortal Tree 家族修仙：真龙仙树 A Wave of Divine Fire一波神火Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Ye Changsheng unexpectedly obtains a seed from the ancient divine tree known as the True Dragon Immortal Tree. Once it sprouts, it opens up a mysterious space that nurtures rare immortal dew, a treasure seldom seen under heaven. Ye Changsheng discovers that this dew can hasten the growth of all kinds of rare spirit herbs and immortal fruits. Using these precious resources, he leads his once obscure frontier clan to rise step by step, until it becomes a powerful force in the cultivation world. Th 11.2kReads7.3Score821Shelves
47. 47 末 Apocalypse: I Own an Invincible Micro-World and Reap the Entire Globe 末世：坐拥无敌小世界收割全球 God and Autumn神与秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse385k WordsCompleted Can a man really be like a god? Reborn into the apocalypse, who's the undisputed king of stockpiling supplies and looting everything for free? He seizes a trillion-yuan arms depot, empties Europe's granaries, and sweeps through seven major American ports. And he doesn't just collect supplies. He takes every valuable landscape, too: Did Lake Baikal really vanish overnight, all at once? How could vast stretches of African grassland and their animals disappear without a trace? Did the vegetation of 2.8kReads8.4Score171Shelves

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    A post-apocalyptic rebirth story where the protagonist hoards the most valuable items—a truly exhilarating read!

48. 48 末 I Control Time in the Apocalypse, Rule Over All Beauties, and Become a God 末世时间掌控，我统御万芳终成神 Ruan Qing Ge阮清歌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse444k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will rise] [Post-apocalyptic rebirth + time control + storage ring + major villain + dual abilities + invincible + do whatever he wants + win over goddesses and build a harem + human evolution + ruthless and decisive, not a saint + brainless power fantasy...] When the apocalypse arrives, Earth enters a hellish end times: first comes global heat, then an icy freeze, and finally catastrophic floods. This disaster kills 99% of humanity... In his past life, Lin Feng scr 4.9kReads5.8Score393Shelves

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    Sci-fi post-apocalyptic setting, multiple female leads, all-around superpowers, alliance warfare.

49. 49 末 Doomsday: While Everyone Else Goes Hungry, I Pick Up Girls 末日：别人饿肚子，而我捡妹子 Dream Bug梦蟲Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted The whole world changed overnight, and more than ninety percent of the population became the walking dead! Plants and animals grew in defiance of nature, and all kinds of mutated monsters appeared one after another! This wasn’t just the end of the world. It was a grand feast celebrating the splendor of life! 24.7kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves

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    The first is a harem novel featuring a meteor shower leading to the apocalypse, mysterious crystals that can yield extraordinary items, superpowers, and mythical beasts. The second features numerous female protagonists, decisive ruthlessness, mythological revival, and Taoist magic. The third features zombies, superpowers, a non-saintly protagonist, a warlord, a struggle for supremacy, and a harem novel with the fusion of various realms. The fourth features a zombie series, mutated plants and animals, and a post-apocalyptic world with many female protagonists; the characters are intelligent and logically sound.

50. 50 丧 The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning of a Conspiracy 丧尸末世，阴谋的开始 In Love with Money与钞票相爱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse190k WordsOngoing Apocalypse + Rebirth + Revenge + Stockpiling Supplies + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Laying Low + Self-Interest + Wish Fulfillment The joke about how she'd rather open the door to find a zombie than see an embroidered shoe came true. What percentage of people worldwide can survive a zombie's bite? And even if they survive, can they make it through the extreme cold that follows? In her previous life, Yue Xi became a zombie for the amusement of the countless people she'd chosen to trust. Reborn one month 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first thing she did after being reborn was to feed her mother-in-law to zombies, have her mistress's tongue cut out, and have her scumbag husband kneel down and gnaw on his own mother's bones. Even more outrageous is that she raised a level 3 zombie as her loyal dog. This is a crazy revenge story featuring a female protagonist. Tomato is the craziest author, bar none. Once you read three chapters, you definitely won't be able to leave!

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