Guys, Please Recommend Hardcore Survival Novels 兄弟们，跪求硬核生存类的小说

1. 51 废 Wasteland: Restoring Civilization, Starting with Handcrafting 废土，恢复文明从手搓开始 Heavy Armor Troubadour重甲吟游诗人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse204k WordsOngoing Hardcore survival | Technical focus | Realistic | No System A century after nuclear war extinguished humanity’s lights, bullets and antibiotics are the hardest currency in the wasteland. The most precious thing of all is knowledge. Lu Jin is no soldier or leader. He’s a technician who can cobble together a water purifier from rusted parts and pull wires from the ruins to make a light bulb glow. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book is one I wrote, and I'm shamelessly recommending it. The second book, about survival on a desert island, is also very good.

2. 52 我 Only After I Was Exiled Did the Campus Beauties Regret It 我被流放后，校花们才追悔莫及 Brother Lu Long卢龙哥Urban493k WordsOngoing During the protagonist’s class trip after graduation, their cruise ship encounters a rare and mysterious phenomenon known as “electronic sea fog.” All modern instruments stop working, and the ship eventually runs aground. The survivors are washed ashore on an unknown island, beautiful but cut off from the rest of the world. Amid the initial chaos, Chen Mo, an outdoor enthusiast, offers professional survival advice. But because he comes from an ordinary family and is introverted, Zhang Hao, the w 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 恒 The Stars Never Go Out 恒星不熄 Drunk on Clear Songs, Far Away清歌醉远Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted Story Synopsis: Earth’s civilization has never been alone, and humanity’s fate has been fraught with hardship. A devastating gamma-ray burst sweeps across the Milky Way. Greed and conflict in the face of Doomsday accelerate the world’s destruction: Earth crumbles, the Sun is reduced to dust, and the galaxy falls apart. Chen Xiao, a young man from Earth, and Kaidichi, a young man from Nibiru, establish a Doomsday rescue company and lead humanity on a desperate journey among the stars. They enter 466Reads—Score114Shelves

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   A science fiction post-apocalyptic story. The solar system is destroyed, humanity struggles to survive, fleeing across interstellar space, every step fraught with danger. The plot is fantastical, yet logically sound. 1.29 Million words.

4. 54 狩 Hunting and Scouting: Starting with Wilderness Survival 狩猎打野：从荒野独居开始 Let Me Tell You a Ghost Story讲个鬼故事Urban1.0M WordsCompleted New book: [Resident Evil: Starting by Devouring the T-Virus], now being serialized [Wilderness + Hardcore Survival + Hunting + Building + Castaway Life] [Main story: Wilderness solitude + hunting; side story: Business and making money + traveling the world] Due to financial difficulties, Chen Feng signed up for the amateur division of the survival show "Alone in the Wilderness". Thus began his journey to becoming a wilderness expert on reality television. He hunted bears in Canada's fri 2.1kReads6.6Score172Shelves

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   Is this okay?

5. 55 重 Reborn: The Rose on the Road to Power 重生之官路蔷薇 Warding-Off-Evil Peachwood Figure辟邪桃木人Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted She is a reborn rose, beautiful and thorny. In her previous life, Yu Yaduo was a discarded pawn on the political chessboard, falsely accused and driven to her death from a building. In this life, she has returned with her memories, determined to be the one moving the pieces. When her superiors make things difficult, she calmly turns the tables; when her colleagues ostracize her, she hears the thunder in the silence. On a battlefield dominated by men, she wields wisdom as her blade and conscien —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Learn what true "elegant counterattack" is. Faced with provocation, the female protagonist doesn't throw a tantrum or cry; instead, she smiles slightly, cites a rule or regulation the other party overlooked, or presents crucial evidence, instantly reversing the situation. This composed counterattack, based on strength and preparation, is far more powerful and compelling than an emotional outburst.

6. 56 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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   Tibet adventure, hardcore survival in hidden realms!

7. 57 活 Dawn of the Living Dead: The Road Home at the End of the World 活死人黎明之末日归途 Chasing Flowers to the Sea 666逐花归海666Sci-Fi & Apocalypse137k WordsOngoing [End of the world + zombies + no System + no saintly protagonist] This is the collapse of civilization, and a crucible for humanity. Trapped with no way out and surrounded by zombies, Lin Ye must carve a path to survival with blood and wit. He must either sink into the darkness or become the blade of dawn that pierces the apocalypse! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I've become addicted to it lately!!! The more I watch, the more addictive it gets. Highly recommend it!!!

8. 58 掌 The Ant in My Palm 掌中蝼蚁 Awooo, I Hate Moving嗷嗷不爱动Sci-Fi & Apocalypse700k WordsCompleted "Cthulhu" "Apocalypse" "Slow Build" The protagonist, Yang Ao, is an overworked office drone stuck in a 996 work schedule. One day, he wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a despairing world shrouded in eternal night! At that moment, he's lying on an operating table, at the mercy of others. Just as he's about to die on the spot, a sudden riot saves him! When he wakes up, he discovers that he has awakened the ability called “Nightmare,” which lets him enter his enemies' dreams and kill th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Set against the backdrop of an apocalyptic world under the eternal night, it blends many different settings yet feels remarkably harmonious. It's the kind of story that builds up over a long period of time. If you're interested, you can add it to your bookshelf and read it once it's fully developed!

9. 59 欢 Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到，我的剧本世界 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b 88.2kReads9.0Score7.9kShelves
10. 60 我 My Wife Is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Number One Female Demon 我老婆是东晋第一女魔头 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical2.6M WordsOngoing The kings of the Sima clan turned their blades on one another. The northern barbarians ate their fill of human flesh. The aristocratic families fled south in terror. The starving commoners boiled their children in pots. Heroes fought for their lives on the battlefield, while nobles got high in their palaces. Sons killed fathers, younger brothers killed older brothers, daughters became slaves, and men became concubines... This absurd age was one long debauch. Tang Yu: “I just want to protect myse 121.2kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
11. 61 剑 Sword Seed 剑种 Xu, Qing许、青Eastern Fantasy789k WordsCompleted One female lead, no angst. A sixteen-year-old boy with a sword case on his back sets out to wander the world for the first time. He only wants to recover the remains of his elders. Step by step, he uncovers the secrets of the sword case and masters one peerless famous sword after another, until he becomes the sharpest sword in the world. 6.7kReads9.1Score683Shelves
12. 62 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves
13. 63 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 84.8kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
14. 64 末 Apocalyptic Genetic Survival and Evolution 末世基因生存进化 Drunken Salted Fish咸鱼泡酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted Red fog descends and the apocalypse begins. Humanity is no longer at the top of the food chain. Plants and animals mutate and evolve at a frenzied pace. Some people kill fire ants and gain the talent for immense strength; others crush a cockroach underfoot and awaken an unkillable talent; still others breathe fire and become masters of flame... Lin Hao gains the unique talent “Corpse of the Dead” and sets out on the path to becoming a corpse-puppet king, growing stronger through battle. While ev 46Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books are very good and worth a try.

15. 65 全 National Highway Survival: A Hiking Cart from the Start 全民公路求生：开局一辆徒步车 Hua Yifei华易飞Sports1.0M WordsOngoing No AI, entirely written by hand. Have you ever seen a survival story still rated 5.9 a year after it started? I hadn’t either, before I began writing one! Everyone transmigrates into a road-survival game, and from the start, all he gets is a busted car pushed by a fake hiking streamer. He thinks he’s doomed, but somehow turns survival into a life of leisure. “I just wanted to be an ordinary, laid-back slacker and master schemer. How did I end up at the top of the rankings?” [One female lead] [T 2.8kReads6.0Score170Shelves

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    What I wrote felt exactly the opposite; it wasn't hardcore at all. Instead, it was all about lying around, taking a break, and being sixth on the leaderboard, and then suddenly you're number one! [Staring emoji]

16. 66 星 Interstellar Longevity: Live Long Enough to Rule the Universe 星际长生：活得够久就能称霸宇宙 The Moon Is Not the Moon月非是月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsOngoing [Soft Sci-Fi + AI as the System + Ensemble Cast + Creator + Farming + Vast Worldbuilding + Civilization Development + Interstellar War + Physical Ascension + Hegemony] Earth is destroyed by an unknown ray. Yan Xia, the only human survivor, embarks on a journey through the cosmos alongside Ella, the AI aboard his rocket. He builds interstellar warships measuring ten thousand, a hundred thousand, and even a million meters; colossal interstellar cities spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers; a 88.7kReads8.9Score14.4kShelves

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    The first book, despite its unconventional plot, features a starting point where Earth is bombed and there's only one rocket – essentially starting with a bowl and an altar. Plus, it has no female lead and few pets, making it highly recommended.

17. 67 星 The Stars: From Human to God 星空：从人蜕变为神 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Sci-Fi & Apocalypse754k WordsCompleted At the age of 22, Lin Dao suddenly awakened two abilities. Anyone who had heard his name, seen his face, had any direct or indirect contact with him, or knew he existed would become completely loyal to him. And no matter how he died, he could resurrect in the body of any human being. In the early days after his abilities awakened, he did nothing at all. Yet a “god” quickly came into being upon the earth. 4kReads9.0Score267Shelves
18. 68 荒 Desert Survival: I Cloned a Tree and Raised a Beast Legion 荒漠求生复制一棵树养出万兽军团 Carbon-Based Life碳基生命Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsOngoing [Everyone transmigrates] [Desert survival] [Oasis upgrades] [Build a nation] [Endless giant beasts] [No heroine] [Big ambitions] My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what drives me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.3kReads6.4Score268Shelves
19. 69 求 Survive? Why Would a Warden Like You Need to Survive? 求生？你一个监管者求什么生？ I've Changed My Name Three Times Already我已经换三个名了Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [If you won't clear the level, what are you even trying to survive for?] [I'm a supervisor. Using my privileges to exploit a bug at the perfect moment is totally fair, right?] [Go tell my coworkers that!] Everyone transmigrates, and Lin Qian becomes one of the survivors in the Infinite Tower. Behind every door is a new, unknown world. While everyone else is still hesitating to step outside, Lin Qian has already become a supervisor after winning a bet. [Level 1 Supervisor Salary: Gain one free at 164.3kReads8.8Score17kShelves
20. 70 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves
21. 71 课 Textbook Survival: From the Start, I’m a Tadpole Looking for My Mom 课本求生，开局变成小蝌蚪找妈妈 Salt-and-Pepper Coffee Beans椒盐咖啡豆Mystery501k WordsCompleted [Childhood ruined + wildly altered textbook stories + S-rank talent + total freedom + more] When they wake up, schools around the world are sealed off, and over a billion students are forced to fight for survival inside the “Textbook World”! The once warm and wonderful stories in their textbooks have become hellscapes! Little Red Riding Hood’s basket is filled with human heads. The ink in Ma Liang’s magic brush is made from the flesh and blood of living people. On a snowy night, the Little Match 1.5kReads6.2Score139Shelves
22. 72 全 A Nationwide Funeral Parlor: Raising Zombies? I Know This Business! 全民义庄：养僵尸？这业务我熟！ A Pot of Wine in the Mortal World红尘丶一壶酒Mystery274k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Apocalypse] + [Zombie-Filled Funeral Homes] + [Folk Customs] Lin Que has struck it big: his golden finger has arrived, a corpse-raising System! But damn it, this is a society governed by law, and this is the age of science! System, are you out of your mind? Until... Everyone transmigrates to the World of Ten Thousand Tombs, where each person starts with a drafty funeral home. Other people's funeral homes: crumbling walls → leaking roofs → haunted → ruined home and dead owner. His fun 767Reads5.4Score105Shelves
23. 73 诡 Surviving a Strange Journey to the West: I Have a Choice Simulator 诡异西游求生：我有选择模拟器 Moonshadow Cat月影猫Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Journey to the West + Survival Game + Sequences + Cthulhu + Dark Fantasy] Something's wrong! This isn't the Journey to the West I know! Buddha statues bleed, sutras eat people, and the Guanyin Temple offers up an indescribable lump of flesh. Everyone transmigrates into a Journey to the West world polluted by the uncanny. Each person gets a copy of The Eastern Journey and must follow its rules to the letter: Don't go outside after dark, unless you want to become one of them. If you see a monk we 31.4kReads7.9Score3.5kShelves
24. 74 氪 Spending Money Doesn't Work? I'll Get Them Through the Long March With My Life 氪金没用？我用命带他们走完长征 Luo Luo's Luo Luo洛洛的洛洛Urban1.9M WordsCompleted “Guys, whatever you do, don’t trust that designer named Luo An! He’s a fraud!” Kuang Ge, a top streamer with tens of millions of followers, is bawling in his livestream like a three-hundred-pound toddler, clutching his VR headset and refusing to let go. “He said it was a relaxing travel game, but from the start he dumped me on a snowy mountain in forty-below temperatures!” “He said there’d be no pay-to-win or in-app purchases, but I had to risk my life just to get a cold, hard black bun!” “He sa 119.4kReads9.5Score15.2kShelves
25. 75 奇 Strange Soil 奇壤 Little Little Yimu Zhi小小亦木之Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing Don't worry, this is absolutely a farming novel. A construction worker's journey of development in another world. Infrastructure, farming, culture... Think that's all there is? A whole world of possibilities! Countless races, an enormous world, hardcore development, and mysteries aplenty. A sea of stars? Just stars and the universe, or perhaps multidimensional space, or advanced civilizations? A sea of stars like that would be far too boring, wouldn't it? Could there be something more varied, gr 25.9kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    Gently, gently, gently, gently push.

26. 76 开 A Serf from the Start: I Rise to the Throne by Raising Dogs 开局农奴：我靠养狗登王座 We Mere Mortals我等凡人Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + lord + low martial arts and a hint of magic + farming + battle beasts + slow burn + character development] Luo Lin transmigrates to another continent and becomes a serf. By chance, he obtains a copper-bound book. Just as he decides to stew a couple of chickens, he finally unlocks the book’s secret to raising livestock. And so begins his animal-raising plan. A chicken laying two eggs a day? That’s not nearly diligent enough. A sheep producing as much wool as two others? That do 31.9kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
27. 77 末 Wildflowers Bloom at the World's End 末日野草开花 Bian Fu边福Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Order collapsed in an instant. The neon lights of civilization were swallowed by the wasteland of the apocalypse, and simply staying alive became the most extravagant stroke of luck. Chen Mingfei never imagined he would be swept into a catastrophe engulfing the entire world. From a frantic fight for life and death in a hospital to the despairing struggle to survive in a dead, empty city, he is forced to wage a long and brutal battle with death amid the ruins. Here, suffocating cold snaps and na 2kReads—Score197Shelves

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    "My name is Chen Mingfei. At first, I thought it was just a normal rainstorm, but I never expected..." Hardcore apocalyptic disaster, soft science fiction. Hehehe.

28. 78 离 Get a Divorce, Escape a Disaster 离个婚逃个难 A Solitary Sojourn on Lonely Mountain, Walking Alone at Sunset孤山信游与斜阳独步Urban213k WordsCompleted On an ordinary night, an ordinary passenger plane carried an ordinary Chinese man on his way home... Everything seemed perfectly ordinary, but the flight he was on was a one-way ticket to death. The plane crashed in mere seconds, killing more than 150 people instantly. Yet this Chinese man and two other foreigners somehow survived. Their brief reprieve was only the beginning of a far greater nightmare and torment. The outside world believed them dead, so the three of them had only one another to 1kReads8.1Score—Shelves

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    You might want to check out this book; it's a true story of survival. It tells the survival stories of three ordinary people of different nationalities after a plane crash. It's high-octane from start to finish, with no dull moments, no system, no melodramatic plots, and no beautiful women—just the story of ordinary humans struggling against nature.

29. 79 全 Survival by Cards: I Can Rank Up Infinitely 全民卡牌求生：我能无限升星 Little Scholar with an Ink Brush墨笔小书生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse125k WordsOngoing [Everyone Transmigrates + Card Survival + Instances + Multiple Heroines + Beautiful Character Art] Everyone is dragged into a cycle of life-and-death card games. It starts with an F-rank zombie instance, where death means real death! While everyone else is an F-rank class, Bai Yu awakens the one and only hidden class: [Star Raiser]! [Your first star upgrade is free forever!] An F-rank dagger? Upgrade it all the way into the UR divine weapon, the Blade of Time and Space! An F-rank healing skill? —Reads—Score125Shelves

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    This is great!

30. 80 断 1,219 Days Without Food 断粮1219天 Always Flying Solo总是单飞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing #Hardcore Apocalypse #Protecting His Daughter #Wasteland Ensemble #Disaster Mystery On his way home from work, Shi Lei, an office director at a private tutoring school, received a broadcast warning that an unidentified celestial body was about to strike Earth’s crust. Disaster was imminent. The impact tore the world apart, and geomagnetic storms soon swept across the globe. Power grids burned out, communications failed completely, and deadly diseases spread unchecked through the ruins. Survivors 1.3kReads—Score145Shelves

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    Superb! A must-read. The details, plot, and character descriptions are all exceptionally well done. Volumes two, three, and four each propel the plot forward. The ensemble cast is also beautifully portrayed—mutual help, empathy, and unity. Crucially, it features a group of elderly, infirm, disabled, and even a pregnant woman, offering hope amidst despair. I also love the use of reader IDs as character designations. I absolutely love it; I wish I could be an NPC too! Highly recommended! The platform should really support original content creators; the traffic is so low. Superb!

31. 81 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    The brilliance of this book lies in its character development—even the villains are intelligent. The foreign merchant understands Persian poetry, knows how to inflate prices, and even knows how to poison; the crippled Li has powerful backers, and Liu Xun's ability to control a private banking empire is no accident. It's precisely because the enemies are not stupid that Shen Qianqiu's every move is so astounding. Strong-strong confrontations are the best way to experience political intrigue!

32. 82 穿 Transmigrating into the Apocalypse: I Am the Golden Finger, No Need to Stockpile 穿越末世：我即金手指，无需囤货 Empty Your Emptiness放空你的空Sci-Fi & Apocalypse389k WordsCompleted Hardcore sci-fi + apocalypse novel: I came from two hundred years in the future, yet was thrown into this primitive hell overrun by viruses. Zombies? Mutant beasts? Ghosts? Sorry, to me, they're all technical problems waiting to be solved. No golden finger? Knowledge is the greatest cheat code. Watch me use a two-hundred-year technological advantage to build a future by hand in this broken apocalypse. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I hope this new book suits you!

33. 83 荒 Wilderness Survival: A Hundredfold Supply Bonus from the Start 荒野求生：开局百倍物资 A Salty Fish87一条咸鱼87Sci-Fi & Apocalypse262k WordsOngoing Everyone wakes up to find themselves freezing in the wilderness. Faced with the cold, hunger, infection, exhaustion, and more, they have no choice but to set out in search of supplies. Even a drop of water or a single bug could be the key to survival. The road to survival is full of dangers, not only packs of wolves, brown bears, tigers, elephants, and other large creatures, but also resurrected prehistoric beasts, including giant leeches and crabs as big as houses... In these harsh conditions, 3.1kReads8.5Score175Shelves

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    Give it a try! [Laughs][laughs][making a face]

34. 84 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 237Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Infinite Twists | Horror & Thriller | Group Battle | Mind-Bending Battle] — Ten-Day Same Style — Werewolf is so weak! Mind-bending battles are a crazy celebration! The fat guy smashes the wall and gives away first blood, the man in the suit starts with "You're all dead..." The protagonist is not an overpowered protagonist, there are no mindless wish-fulfillment novel tropes, only intellectual battles! ▶▶▶▶Preview Before Reading◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀ ❶ Mind-Bound Prison + Time-Limited Annihilation, Death Prohibitions are Deadly — ❷ Public Investment Hides Traps, Lending Rules Bury Deadly Motives, Every Step is a Gamble with Life! ❸ Rabbit Gnawing on Skull, Doll Seeking Death, Church Jaw-Cracking Mechanism, Horror and Thriller at their Peak! ❹ Chain Shaking to Break the Game, Sherlin's Game Hides Mysteries, Mind-Bending Battles that Will Make Your Scalp Twist! ▼▼▼ [Click the Cover Below]▼▼▼Start Unlocking! 1646464645

35. 85 第 The Fourth Law 第四法则 Fourth Law第四法则Urban277k WordsOngoing This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, and the characters won’t be made stupid. I refuse to pander to the fast-food market. This is a long-running serial with steady updates and at least a million words. I will never abandon it! I’m writing this book with the ambition of creating a masterpiece, focusing on logic and quality, never churning out filler! The paranormal arc in the first 25 chapters is the book’s main storytelling approach. Around chapter 50, the narrative shifts to an ensemble cast. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you want a post-apocalyptic story right from the start, or one set in the mid-to-late post-apocalyptic phase? Here's one; stick with it for a few dozen chapters, and the mid-to-late stages will leave you feeling suffocated and oppressed.

36. 86 尸 Journey Through a Mountain of Corpses: The Real Apocalypse 尸山行，真实末世 Idle Chatterbox闲闲絮叨叨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse633k WordsCompleted This is an old-school zombie apocalypse novel with no pocket dimension, no supernatural abilities, and a focus on realism. Think The Walking Dead: a lone wolf at first, then a fight for supremacy! Xu Du and Yan Xi wrote the names of all their friends and family on a sheet of white paper, then stuck it to the wall. A sacrificial table stood right in front of it, laden with food and red candies. It was both an offering and a wedding feast. Kneeling before the table, the two worshipped, then bowed 1.2kReads8.1Score107Shelves

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    It's also a survival game.

37. 87 国 The National Rejuvenation Defense Line 国家复兴防线 Lone Goose Over the Desert漠上孤雁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse485k WordsOngoing [Warning! This novel is entirely fictional. Do not confuse it with reality!] "Your country is dead. All you are guarding is a corpse that still draws breath." A financial bomb crushed Americal. The government was paralyzed, the currency became worthless, and order collapsed. Manhattan became a hunting ground for gangs, cultists, and deserters. The once-proud city slowly rotted in the bitter cold. Julian Cross is a frontline agent for the National Revival Defense (NRD). He believes order can b 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Your country is dead. What you're protecting is just a still-breathing corpse." A financial bomb has crushed America. The government is paralyzed, the currency is worthless, and order has collapsed. Manhattan has become a hunting ground for thugs, cult members, and deserters, and the once-proud city is slowly decaying in the bitter cold. Julian Cross is a frontline agent for the National Regeneration Defense (NRD). He believes order can be restored, and that the embers of the old government are worth protecting. He marks supplies in the ruins, eliminates gangs, and saves survivors—using guns and his own life to prolong the life of this dying nation.

38. 88 原 Primitive Survival: Finding a Wild Woman to Be My Wife 原始求生寻野女做老婆 Kong Zeyu空泽羽Historical320k WordsCompleted Male wish fulfillment + female wish fulfillment too + primitive ancient setting + naked survival + seeking wild women to make wives + the finest mountain stronghold + gourmet wild delicacies + funny and touching + beautiful young women. 890Reads8.7Score110Shelves

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    Primitive survival strategy: finding a wild woman to marry.

39. 89 林 Snowbound in the Linhai Mountains 林海雪域 Abundant Harvest丰一足十Historical635k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an Alternate World + Hunted and on the Run + Wilderness Survival + Raising an Army in Rebellion + The Whole Family Lives in Seclusion + Ruling an Island] The land is ravaged by war... A great battle ends in defeat... From the start, Jin Feng is a fleeing general, forced to survive in the wilderness! The prince the Imperial Guards protected at such great cost dies of illness. Jin Feng has a young Taoist impersonate the prince, then raises him to become a worthy ruler! He makes 195Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    During the war, there was no system, no space, and they had to survive in the icy wilderness.

40. 90 末 Doomsday Scavenger Master, Beautiful Teammates Stick With Me 末日搜刮大师，美女队友跟我混 Please, Qiushui拜托了秋水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse467k WordsOngoing A pure, hard-core post-apocalyptic story [Massive zombie hordes storming the city] + [Decisive, ruthless action] + [Road-trip survival] + [Realistic combat] Massive zombie hordes launch wave after wave of assaults on the walls. The defenses are built from piled-up flesh, and the grueling battle to hold the city rages day and night. The zombie threat alone is terrifying. Z1 ordinary zombies swarm across the land! Z2 berserk zombies charge straight at you! Z3 agile zombies move so fast they leave 256Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Road movie style, hardcore realism, full of wasteland flavor

41. 91 直 Adventure Livestream: From the Start, I Feed a Giant Snake with a Client 直播冒险，开局拿客户投喂巨蛇 Rain in the Southern Alley, Snow in the Northern City南巷雨北城雪Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Animated series now underway] After Fang Jiu activates the “Gold Medal Tour Guide System,” the face of tourism around the world changes. His livestream becomes the boundary between reality and fantasy. In the Amazon rainforest, he takes his clients on a “life-or-death rafting trip,” livestreaming from atop a forty-meter giant snake’s head; Beneath the pyramids of Egypt, he digs through thousand-year-old stone walls with his bare hands and negotiates a cut of the profits with a resurrected phara 15.1kReads7.0Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is about travel, exploration, alternative mystery-solving, survival, and adventure.

42. 92 别 While Everyone Else Fights to Survive, I Open the Gates of Hell 别人求生，我推开炼狱之门 Fine and Scalding细碎滚烫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse368k WordsCompleted Sci-fi + Apocalypse + Stockpiling + Evolution + Mutation + Ensemble Cast + Wasteland + Parallel Worlds The “Falcon” crashed on a deserted island. Lin Chen had barely survived when the natives mistook him for a living sacrifice and shoved him into a boiling iron pot! At the brink of death, Lin Chen somehow opened a door made of blue energy! He thought it was salvation in his darkest hour, but the apocalyptic world beyond the door was even more terrifying than the island sacrifice. The entire wa 1.1kReads8.8Score101Shelves

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    Are there any hardcore post-apocalyptic stories like this? Looking for something similar!

43. 93 序EN Sequence Highway: Starting as a Fake Artificer 序列公路：从假装炼器师序列开始 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsOngoing #Mysterious Apocalypse #Road Migration #Sequence Powers #Ruthless and Decisive #Survival Story #Team Adventure #Wild Imagination A tide of apocalyptic horrors sweeps the world. The migrating convoy is the only hope for survival. Wang Ying is the blade, Cao Xianming is the brains, Zheng Xiaofeng is the shield, and Yang Yong... pretends to wield sequence powers. He’s called crafty and accused of being a coward, but when the convoy is wiped out, he swallows a fragment of the source of the uncanny 19.1kReads6.0Score1.4kShelves

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    Survival in the apocalypse [Admiration][Heart]

44. 94 高 Surviving at High Altitude, Starting with an Awakened Qi Spirit Root 高空求生，从觉醒炁灵根开始 Zhang Liuba张陆捌Sports595k WordsCompleted [High-Altitude Survival + Immortal Cultivation + Ruthless + No Female Lead] Xu Feng wakes up to find himself high above the ground, riding his family's ancestral giant sword. In the midst of his panic, he gains a unique talent: a qi spirit root that lets him absorb spiritual energy and cultivate immortality. And so this high-altitude survival game takes a sudden turn... While everyone else is being attacked by monsters, Xu Feng is cultivating techniques and chasing the monsters down to beat them 176Reads6.5Score100Shelves
45. 95 序EN Sequence: Ascension 序列：升华 Listening to Peacocks听孔雀Sports3.6M WordsOngoing [Train Survival + Lone Wolf + Always One Step Ahead + Ascension and Evolution + No Saintly Heroine + No Spineless Hero] The moment Ye Qiyan opened his eyes, he found himself in a world of train survival. Everyone had to get off at a series of stations and explore to stay alive. The lucky found treasure; the unlucky lost their lives. Opportunity and danger went hand in hand. Gather supplies, upgrade your train, and build a train world of your own. As for Ye Qiyan, he possessed a one-of-a-kind asc 248.6kReads8.3Score22.8kShelves
46. 96 平 Surviving on the Plains: I Get a New Little Tip-Off Every Day 平原求生：我每天刷新一个小情报 Unorthodox Patriarch歪门老祖Sports2.1M WordsOngoing (The animated series of the same name has released three seasons!) [Zombie Horde] [Build Vehicles] [Mobile Tower Defense] [Upgrade Combat Talents] [Fear of Not Having Enough Firepower] A survival game transports everyone to a plain. Everyone starts with a randomly assigned vehicle, talent, and weapon. As night falls over the plain, terrifying zombie monsters descend. Players scramble into their vehicles. Some cry out for help in terror, while others start bragging in the chat channel. “I can’t b 64.2kReads7.6Score6.1kShelves
47. 97 空 Sky Island Survival: I Fished Up a Catgirl from the Start 空岛求生，开局钓上一只猫娘 Jiang Xue in the Mortal World人间江雪Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Catgirls] + [Pokemon] + [Monster Girls] + [Fox-Eared Girls] + [Ghost Girls] + [Mermaids]... A world war breaks out, leaving countless people displaced. Everyone transmigrates to a world of floating islands, where each person starts with just one floating island and one fishing rod. At first, all their resources and food must come from that single fishing rod. Let's see how Jiang Yu, who awakens the Farmer talent, becomes a true farmer in a perilous otherworld. Day one: He reels in a catgirl. Da 9.1kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves
48. 98 末 Doomsday Evolution: My Female Neighbor Knocked on My Door 末日进化：女邻居敲开了我的房门 The Belly in Little Belly小肚腩的腩Sci-Fi & Apocalypse754k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads6.5Score104Shelves

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    Hardcore survival, purely based on luck.

49. 99 全 Global Blackout: Back to the Age of Cold Weapons 全球断电：重返冷兵器时代 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [No System, no rebirth, no showing off and humiliating others, not a power fantasy. The story of an ordinary person surviving in a time of chaos.] When electricity vanished worldwide and gunpowder and fuel stopped working, Xia Zhi carved out a kingdom in the midst of chaos with nothing but a bow. With transportation and communications cut off, humanity's ambitions began to grow. Everyone wanted to be emperor; even a village chief dared to call himself king. Xia Zhi had wanted to stay home in the 6.3kReads8.2Score470Shelves
50. 100 荒 Wilderness Survival: Still Alive? I’ve Got the Luck of a Rebar Eight Character Chart 荒野求生：没凉？真螺纹钢八字啊 An Xigua安西瓜Urban522k WordsCompleted [Absurd Humor + Wilderness Survival + Crazy Antics + Life-Threatening Shenanigans + Internet Spectators] Jiang Mo transmigrated into the show Conquer the Wilderness and awakened a terrible System from the start: Task: Go hungry for nine meals over three days! Reward: +80 resistance (extra-durable edition!) While the other contestants were rubbing sticks together to make fire and building shelters, he simply gave up and lay flat! He spent three days lying around without food or water, while viewe 3.9kReads7.1Score334Shelves

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