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1. 51 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 8.9kReads7.5Score672Shelves

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   This is also a realistic film, and I've seen films about cockroaches before. If you like that kind of thing, you can check this out. The rating is a bit low, but that shouldn't matter.

2. 52 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 [Post-Apocalyptic Rebirth] [The Starry Sky's Myriad Races] [A High-Martial Universe] [The Early Stages: The Apocalypse on Blue Star] [The Middle and Later Stages: 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 the disasters went far beyond that. Hundreds of millions of alien races from the starry sky and colossal sky-reaching beasts descended upo 214.3kReads8.3Score31.6kShelves

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   Immersed in books for ten years, accumulating over 3000 hours of reading! 📚 No genre bias, enjoys both male and female readers. Every book I put on my shelf is a high-quality masterpiece, carefully selected! Follow with confidence and you won't be disappointed. If you don't like it, feel free to come back and "settle the score" with me!

3. 53 求 Survival: Defending My Cabin Against the Cold Wave 求生：从小木屋开始抵御寒流 Shan Xun山寻Sports3.5M WordsCompleted [Survival] [Shelter Building] [Disasters] [Stockpiling Supplies] Everyone transmigrates. When Qi Yuan wakes up, he finds himself in a fog-shrouded world full of danger. Cold, hunger, wild beasts, and torrential rain become the daily lot of everyone. Rising with the sun and resting at its setting become the way of life for all! 115.6kReads8.2Score7.9kShelves
4. 54 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 168kReads7.2Score21.4kShelves
5. 55 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 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves
6. 56 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 75.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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   Immersed in books for ten years, accumulating over 3000 hours of reading! 📚 No genre bias, I enjoy both male and female readers. Every book I put on my shelf is a high-quality masterpiece, carefully selected! Follow with confidence and you won't be disappointed. If you don't like it, feel free to come back and "settle the score" with me!

7. 57 末 Doomsday Survival: The Zombie Tide Surges 末日生存： 尸潮涌动 Fatty Yuan缘胖子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Survival + zombies + no System + no saintly protagonist + no harem + no female lead] In 2044, a global catastrophe struck. With zombies running rampant, Han Shuo had no choice but to take up his Tang sword and join the fight! In this apocalypse, watch Han Shuo struggle to survive, one step at a time. Note: This is not a purely bleak story. The protagonist is cold-hearted, but he does not kill indiscriminately! It tells the story of an ordinary man who relies on his wits, awareness, and resource 22.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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   Two books are barely enough to make up the number.

8. 58 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! 24.6kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves

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   Highly recommended! For fans of post-apocalyptic stories, this one has a grand scope and a novel premise, it's just not finished yet [laughing emoji].

9. 59 末 Apocalypse: Wilderness Survival from the Start 末世：开局荒野求生 Zhang Qiufeng张秋枫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted The survivors of the apocalypse endure a grueling stretch of time. As they struggle to fill their stomachs, they search the wilderness for the dignity they've lost, piece together the memories of civilization, and press on toward hope. 70kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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   A relatively novel post-apocalyptic novel

10. 60 末 Doomsday Rebirth: Frenetically Stockpiling Billions in Supplies 末日重生：疯狂囤货亿万物资 Meet Chao Yao遇见超瑶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse371k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + rebirth + stockpiling supplies + weapons + spatial storage + special abilities + ruthless protagonist] No saintly do-gooder!!! As extreme heat engulfs the globe and the apocalypse begins, Lin Hao starts out alone, a pathetic simp! By the end, Lin Hao commands a million troops and faces the Great Sun Tathagata head-on! 360Reads5.1Score—Shelves

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    This is the book my friend insisted on recommending to me. I remember it was October 2024. I initially thought, "It's just a post-apocalyptic novel, how good can it be?" But after reading the first three chapters, I was stunned. This author is a genius! Their imagination is like a wormhole. I didn't sleep a wink that night, reading all night long. I haven't slept since. The aftereffects are incredible! It's so good, I love reading it. I stayed up all night reading it, savoring every word and every punctuation mark. This is absolutely a masterpiece among masterpieces. Rumor has it that this novel received millions in donations overnight, and all the editors at Tomato (the author's pen name) begged the author to update…

11. 61 末 Building a Shelter in a Mountain Village with My Brothers During the Apocalypse 末世和兄弟们在山村建庇护所 The Milky Way and the Distant Sunset星河落日远Rural Life1.3M WordsCompleted This is not one man's triumph, but the epic of an entire group. Liu Jun, reborn, and Liu Yong, a veteran soldier, have forty days' worth of knowledge about the coming apocalypse. They return to their ancestral mountain village, gather their family and friends, and build a home together. A meticulous planner, the strongest guardian, an expert in animal husbandry, an electrical engineer, a genius boy, a mysterious swordsman, a kindhearted nurse... When the apocalypse arrives, experts from every wa 4.6kReads8.4Score355Shelves

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    It's almost entirely different from other post-apocalyptic novels you've read; the comments are all just two words: realistic and good. 😏

12. 62 末 Before the Apocalypse, I Scoured the World for Supplies! 末世降临前，我满世界的抢物资！ God from Mars火星来的神Sci-Fi & Apocalypse874k WordsOngoing [Pocket dimension + stockpiling + new kinds of zombies + harem + special abilities + decisive and ruthless, no saintly self-sacrifice + invincible aura] Qin Feng is deceived by his cousin and fiancée and sold as a mine slave in Black Africa. By chance, he’s forced to swallow a strange crystal ball, and his life changes completely. In a dream, he sees a glimpse of the future: debris from a celestial body beyond the stars crashes into Blue Star, triggering natural disasters and spreading an unknow 15.8kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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    I highly recommend this new book. It's thrilling, ruthless, and involves constantly scavenging for supplies. It's exciting and has the potential to be a high-scoring read.

13. 63 文 Civilization Collapses, and the Ancient Era Reappears 文明崩塌，上古纪元重现 All Splendor Fades繁华尽蓦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is now available. [Apocalyptic Disaster] [Realistic Style] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Character Growth] [Slow Burn] [Ensemble Cast] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Smart Protagonist] [Survival] [Global Evolution] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Invasion from Another World] The apocalypse arrived. Earthquakes, tsunamis... volcanoes erupted one after another, and the global ecosystem completely collapsed. Plants grew wildly overnight, swallowing cities. Vines hung hundreds of corpses u 410.6kReads8.5Score56.9kShelves

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    This is a good book about the end of the world.

14. 64 全 Global Survival: Starting in a Little Cabin During a Blizzard 全民求生：从暴风雪小木屋开始 Deep White深白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing [Global Survival] [Upgrading the Shelter] [Farming] [System] [Disasters] [Scavenging Supplies] [Growing Stronger] A slow-paced survival story. The early chapters focus more on explaining the System. When their home planet is destroyed, everyone is sent to a new world to fight for survival. This is a world newly formed from heaven and earth, where all things have begun again. Shrouded in fog and full of dangers, Xia Yan wakes up in a dilapidated little cabin in the wilderness. A blizzard is about 32.7kReads6.8Score2kShelves

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    So far, this is the most detailed and logically written survival shelter novel I've ever read. Highly recommended!!!

15. 65 反 Villain: The World Freezes Over, and the Heroine Cries from the Heat 反派：全球冰封，女主热哭了 Pure Little Ye纯小叶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse401k WordsCompleted Wang Lu woke up one day to find himself as a cannon-fodder villain in a novel about an ice-age apocalypse. In the original story, the chosen one, Ye Chen, had billions’ worth of supplies and a top-tier safe house, with beautiful women all around him. He was living the high life. As for the original Wang Lu? He froze his ass off every day, yet still insisted on taking his lackeys to provoke Ye Chen. He’d get blasted in the face with a water gun, sprayed with piss, or gassed by stink bombs until h 2.8kReads7.8Score250Shelves

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    The whole world is frozen, so how come the female lead is crying from the heat?

16. 66 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    All I can say is that these three books represent the true pinnacle of post-apocalyptic fiction. Unlike current post-apocalyptic novels that constantly feature overpowered characters with supernatural abilities and unlimited resources, or those blatantly selfish individuals who endlessly reinvent themselves, making them invincible all the way through, it's simply unbearable to read.

17. 67 一 One Man, One Dog, One Zombie 一人一狗一丧尸 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No superpowers + no System + plot-focused + no harem] Huang Jin, a young man who secretly worked in a specialized line of business, received a call from his boss at the beginning of the zombie outbreak. His boss ordered him to stay put in C City and wait for the organization to rescue him. But time passed, and after waiting for two whole years, Huang Jin still saw no sign of anyone from the organization. He decided to head to Z City, where his boss was, on his own. Along the way, he came across 35.9kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
18. 68 序 Sequence Convoy Survival: The Exiles Have No Destination 序列车队求生：流亡者没有终点 Clear Skies After the Clouds Part云开雾散艳阳天Sci-Fi & Apocalypse416k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse Escape + Potion Sequences + Highway Survival + Convoys + System] [Slow-paced + Heavy on worldbuilding] The Abyssal Ruins descended, and the world entered the apocalypse. As people fled endlessly, everything became precious: food, water, clothing, firewood, vehicles... People huddled together for warmth, yet schemed against one another. Even amid destruction, there was hope. Sequence Awakened, anchored by all living beings, gave humanity a glimmer of hope. The Guild Path, the Soldier 921Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    This is indeed a classic; the article itself is one aspect, but the changing times are another.

19. 69 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 618kReads8.5Score41.5kShelves
20. 70 末 Doomsday Migration: Building the Strongest Convoy 末日迁徙，打造最强车队 Saving Up Vouchers积攒兑换券Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Supernatural Ranks] [Eerie] [Scavenging supplies] [Highway Survival] [Leveling up] [Doomsday] Stay close to the convoy! Don't fall behind! The Eerie have arrived, and human settlements have become forbidden zones. They're filled with all kinds of Eerie beings. Only Supernatural beings who stay close to the convoy and keep moving can survive. During the migration, Zhou Yi accidentally finds a “little green bottle” and discovers its amazing uses. It provides him with an endless supply of food, wa 13.9kReads5.3Score880Shelves
21. 71 求 Survival: The Deadly Ghost Convoy, and I'm a VIP Player 求生：猛诡车队，我VIP玩家 Cai Badou Gao菜八斗高Mystery228k WordsOngoing [Survival + road convoy + sequences + eerie horrors + decisive killing] An eerie world descends, destroying human civilization. At humanity's darkest hour, the game Doomsday Survival saves the last of mankind. The surviving humans become players in the game. Relying on their "lead vehicles," they migrate from place to place and explore the eerie world, seeking a new path forward for human civilization. Lin Ye, however, unexpectedly becomes a VIP player. Every kill earns him in-game currency. The 224Reads5.2Score—Shelves
22. 72 末EN Doomsday: Sequence Escape, from the Start with a Refrigerated Truck 末日：序列逃亡，开局一辆冷链车 Wormy Doesn't Eat Vegetables虫儿不吃菜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse632k WordsCompleted [A haunted apocalypse + migration and escape + intelligence System + sequences + group leader] Su Chen awakens an intelligence System and learns about the apocalypse in advance. He takes possession of his company's refrigerated truck and sets off on the run with his younger sister. The apocalypse arrives, and disasters, supernatural horrors, and ferocious beasts spread across the land. Some people build bases, only to attract more and more beasts and horrors until their defenses are overrun. Onl 8.2kReads5.2Score468Shelves
23. 73 末 Apocalyptic Disasters: I Stockpiled a Trillion in Supplies 末世天灾：我囤积了万亿物资 Wang Yidao王一刀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + reborn + frenzied stockpiling + corruption and revenge + obsessive infrastructure builder + passionate action] Disasters strike. Only the fittest survive. The world falls, and the global human death rate reaches 98%… The apocalypse leaves devastation everywhere. Civilization vanishes, and morality collapses. In his previous life, Zhou Chen was brutally murdered and left to rot in the wilderness. Reborn, he awakens a personal space and frantically stockpiles supplies, holding the ke 22.6kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    The first book has good writing; the second is a light novel about family, country, and the world, without any superpowers.

24. 74 序EN Sequence Survival: Starting with One Yuan a Day 序列逃生：从每天签到一块钱开始 0Hill00山丘0Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.0M WordsOngoing The apocalypse descends, and all kinds of bizarre creatures and ferocious beasts arrive on Blue Star to hunt people. To survive, all the survivors have no choice but to flee, aimlessly dodging the beasts and bizarre creatures hunting them down. Luo Fan stares at the sign-in System he has awakened and feels utterly speechless. Other people's Systems help their Hosts take off. What about his? One yuan a day for signing in? Come on, System bro, it's the apocalypse! What good is one yuan? Wait, he c 61.8kReads6.8Score5.3kShelves
25. 75 末 Doomsday Convoy: Nomadic Migration 末日车队：游牧迁徙 Mr. Ougan瓯柑先生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse500k WordsCompleted [The Supernatural Descends + Convoy Survival + Humanity Strikes Back] The supernatural suddenly descended, and cities fell. The still-weak Chosen Ones had no way to lead humanity out of the cities. The protagonist was one of them, fleeing from place to place with a convoy and living in hiding. That continued until the Holy City was established. The convoy arrived there, and the protagonist joined the Night Watch Legion, becoming the commander of its First Legion. From then on, humanity began to 4.1kReads6.8Score170Shelves
26. 76 末EN Apocalypse Convoy: I Awakened the Holy Mother Sequence 末日车队求生，我觉醒了序列圣母 Drowning in a Sea of Despair坠亡心海Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The supernatural returns, and doomsday arrives. Only Sequence Awakened can kill the supernatural. And I awakened the Saint Mother Sequence! Lin Yi: “You've gotten so much out of me. It's only fair that you help me die, right?” 16.4kReads6.9Score764Shelves
27. 77 当 After All of Humanity Disappeared 当全世界人类都消失以后 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After all humanity disappears from the world, there comes a knock at the door... Li Ge thought this was the kind of thing that only happened in science fiction movies and novels. He never dreamed he’d actually experience it himself! What’s it like to be the only human left in the world? Li Ge: Thanks for asking. I’m in Pengcheng, just got off the plane, and I have three things to say. I just found a gun and some grenades, blew up a bank, and set the cash on fire. Wanxiang City, the museum, the l 11.4kReads8.8Score778Shelves

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    Genuine recommendation: don't look at the ratings when reading books. Those ratings can be manipulated. These two are the only books I've found that I can actually get into. Hope you like them.

28. 78 末EN Apocalypse Exodus: The True Rules of Survival! 末日迁徙：这才是生存法则！！！ Internet Cafe Manager, Renew My Account网管续费Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Road Survival + The Eerie + Sequences + Enhancement + Criminal Sequence + Path to Godhood + Heartbreaker + Doomsday Survival + Migration] The world's phantom image fused with reality, and the eerie quietly descended. The places humanity had relied on to survive became havens for the eerie, while cities one after another turned into death zones. Finding a new home through migration became humanity's goal. Supernatural Sequence abilities became humanity's last glimmer of hope. On the migration jo 32.2kReads7.1Score2.2kShelves
29. 79 末 Doomsday: Surviving in an RV, Starting in the No-Man's-Land 末日：房车求生，从无人区开始 Li Miaobi李妙笔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse401k WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic RV] + [Unlimited upgrades] + [Awakened supernatural abilities] + [One heroine] + [Slow burn] + [Cozy] + [The world gradually unfolds] After his father mysteriously disappeared in the no-man's-land, RV blogger Li Che ventured alone into the Chijin Gobi. But when he left the wasteland, he discovered that the entire world had changed. Communications were down, cities had fallen, and countless people had turned into bloodthirsty zombies. The mysterious black stone his father had left 2.1kReads—Score147Shelves

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    This is a really fine read, not very long yet, and it seems to have a single female lead. The daily life and romance with the female lead are well-written and not awkward. It's just a bit slow-paced, but the world-building unfolds gradually, presenting a completely new system. It's definitely worth following.

30. 80 末 Apocalypse Sequence Survival: I Level Up by Breaking Through Defenses 末日序列求生：我靠破防能升级 Bookkeeper of Fengyang Fort丰阳堡书佐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse286k WordsOngoing The apocalypse is here, the Eerie are invading, and a convoy is fleeing! They run into survivors who crash their car: Hey, gorgeous, no parking here! [Ding! A passerby has lost it! Mechanical enhancement acquired!] A beautiful teammate from the convoy makes the first move: I’m sorry, you’re a good person, but I’ve always thought of you as a friend! [Ding! A teammate has lost it! Sequence evolution unlocked!] An enemy convoy launches an attack: Bet you didn’t see that coming. I tricked you. I’m n 1.5kReads—Score124Shelves

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    The author's writing is superb; it's hilarious, addictive, and impossible to stop reading—it's so good!

31. 81 列 Train Survival: You Want Me to Sow the Seeds of Elation? 列车求生，你让我播种欢愉？ Park, Sit, and Watch the Consort Smile停车坐看妃子笑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [Multiple Themed Instances] [Character Growth] [Multiple Love Interests] [Apocalypse] [Survival and Building] [Fresh Premise] [Leveling and Evolution] The apocalypse arrives, and everyone transmigrates into a survival game. Lin Xiao is reborn in the Apocalypse Train plane and unexpectedly embarks on the Path of Joy. While everyone else struggles for every scrap of resources and risks their lives in teams, he only needs to build affection with women to quickly gather resources and steadily grow s 24.2kReads5.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Here comes another book recommendation! Don't be fooled by the low ratings; this book is a million words long and worth reading!

32. 82 废 Chronicles of a Wasteland Rat: Bloodsong of the Plague 废土老鼠编年史：瘟疫血歌 Wandering Knight Thor游侠托耳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse507k WordsCompleted Apocalypse, radiation, wasteland, passion, everyday life, farming, plague, infected, rats, cockroaches, survivalists, female characters, romance, companions, dogs, redemption. “I want to escape this age of plague. I want to find happiness in the wasteland!” This is a story about surviving in the wasteland and rebuilding civilization. There is no System, no pocket dimension, just one survivor's struggle to stay alive. There is a heroine, brothers, and a dog, and of course, bodily mutations. One s 3.5kReads9.0Score278Shelves

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    It seems we have similar tastes; of these three, Dungeon is the best, the other two are about the same.

33. 83 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 24.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
34. 84 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.4kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves

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    With just these three books, there's no more room to spare...

35. 85 我EN I'm a Type II Civilization with a Dimensionality Reduction Strike, Isn't That Perfectly Reasonable? 我一个二级文明有二向箔很合理吧 Chen Erlan陈二懒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Technology + Disaster + Interstellar + Tech Tree] In the year 2050 AD, the Sun is affected by an unknown force, and a helium flash is imminent! Is Earth on the brink of destruction? No matter. I’ll handle it! Is the Trisolaris system’s Proxima Centauri civilization about to invade? No matter. I’ll handle it! Are advanced civilizations locked in conflict across the dark universe? No matter. I’ll handle it! … Starting with controlled nuclear fusion, the protagonist, Lü Yongchang, ushers humanity 89.9kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves

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    With just these three books, there's not a single bit left to spare...

36. 86 天 Apocalyptic Disasters: My Rules Are the Rules 天灾末世：我的规矩就是规矩 Wine-Sack Rice-Bag Fish Lao Ba酒囊饭袋鱼老八Sci-Fi & Apocalypse5.5M WordsOngoing (Apocalypse + rebirth + spatial powers + revenge + a cold-blooded player in the game of life) Disaster struck, and Earth's temperature plummeted, ushering in an ice age. Lin Feng survived for five years in a world thrown into chaos, only to be betrayed by his teammates and devoured by a pack of beasts. He was given a second chance, returning to half a month before the disaster with his spatial ability intact. This time, he had a new plan for his future. He would live well and make everyone who h 5.6kReads7.5Score474Shelves

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    A humorous post-apocalyptic fantasy novel

37. 87 浩 After the Cataclysm 浩劫余生 Qi Feng岐峰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.7M WordsCompleted A cataclysm turns the world into a lawless wasteland. Some take shelter in fortresses, some hide in the wilderness, and others are transformed into different creatures by radiation. The world splits into two extremes. The powerful possess cutting-edge technology and shut themselves away from the chaos behind fortresses that rise from the ground. In migrant camps rife with danger, where people resort to eating their own children, a hunter struggling to make ends meet sets out on a rugged path to 17.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

    Reader note

    There are still quite a few good books about the apocalypse.

38. 88 直 Livestream: The Birth of the King of Lurking 直播：苟王的诞生 Fushan Library斧山图书馆Urban955k WordsCompleted [Livestream] [Infinite Flow] [Scheming] [Not an Invincible Protagonist] [No Female Lead or One Female Lead] Billions of viewers in the Livestream room watch Ye Xiao, who's been hiding in a corner without moving for three days and nights, on the verge of breaking down. Other people are livestreaming. This is just a still image. “I want to chop him up.” “It's already the third day, right? He's still hiding?” “How can anyone be so shameless?” “As expected of the King of Hiding.” “I left, but then I 892Reads8.3Score100Shelves
39. 89 末 Doomsday Survival: Starting by Helping My Landlady Fix a Pipe 末日求生：从帮女房东修水管开始 Single Weirdo单身怪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Global Cataclysm] + [Ocean Survival] + [Golden Finger] + [Supply Trading] + [Other Disaster Survival] After the ocean was polluted by some disgusting things, the global climate underwent a drastic change. It was the planet's revenge against humanity. When everyone woke up, all the land had been submerged, and the entire human race had been cast adrift on the open sea, struggling to survive. From the start, each person had a wooden raft and a fishing rod. They could only find daily necessities i 21kReads7.6Score2.2kShelves
40. 90 末 Apocalypse: Miss, Don't Panic. I Have Enough Supplies for a Hundred Years 末世：姑娘莫慌，我物资够用百年 Peng Buyi彭不易Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Zombies + Natural disasters + Superpowers + Divine pets + Beautiful women + Pocket dimension + Ruthless hero + Building a faction] The Apocalypse arrived, bringing a super cold wave that froze the entire world. After the cold wave came a zombie virus outbreak. Then came a super tsunami, flooding the globe and turning it into a world of water. Before long, global temperatures soared again. The water evaporated, leaving the planet completely dry. Think that's the end of it? No. Humanity 50.2kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
41. 91 浮 Surviving on an Ice Floe: Everything I Salvage Comes to Life 浮冰求生：我打捞的物资全成精了 Carrot Hater拒绝胡萝卜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Sneaky schemer] [Comedy] [Apocalypse] [Survival] [Everyday life] The whole world enters an icy sea survival game. From the start, all you have is a floating chunk of ice, and supplies can only be fished up! [Host detected to be facing an apocalyptic threat!] [System descending!] [System under attack from the game’s firewall!] [System has taken down the game’s firewall!] Chen Mo can’t access the System, but the world has started acting strangely, as if some rule has changed… The chunks of ice in 15.7kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
42. 92 全 Global Heatwave: I Rake in the Stock Market and Rule Antarctica 全球高温：我收割股市，南极称王 Little Card小小卡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [No cheating wives, no tragic bitterness, multiple women with no male lead] A heatwave strikes, plants wither, the Antarctic ice sheets melt, and sea levels rise by 70 meters! What do you do when there's no food? Head to the ocean for a free haul, using your storage space to collect 200 million tons of seafood! What do you do when there's no money to buy supplies? Rely on your memories to rake in hundreds of billions of dollars on the financial markets! What do you do when there aren't any girls 13.1kReads8.0Score907Shelves

    Reader note

    These are some super engaging post-apocalyptic novels; I highly recommend them. There's bound to be one you'll love.

43. 93 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
44. 94 黑 Black Knight 黑骑 Xi Shan Xun夕山洵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted Half a century after the apocalypse, order is slowly being rebuilt in the Dawn Era. Civilization has been cast aside, and the world is filled with violence and desire, laid bare for all to see. The noble and powerful Pioneers rule the cities, while the evil and deranged Plagueborn infest the wilderness. Unable to mutate, pure humans are the weakest of all. They are ruled and controlled by the Pioneers, and in the wilderness they are treated worse than livestock. A pure-human boy with no known pa 1.7kReads8.0Score163Shelves
45. 95 末 Apocalypse: Is It Really So Wrong to Enslave Goddesses in My Shelter? 末世：避难所奴役女神不过分吧 Leaning on the Tower, Asking the Heavens倚楼问天Sci-Fi & Apocalypse236k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + System + Wasteland + Reborn + Beauties + Control + Ruthless + Building a Faction] At first, people thought it was just an ordinary rainstorm. They had no idea the rain contained an incredibly deadly virus! When the apocalypse came, all the plants and animals that drank virus-contaminated water turned into terrifying zombies and monsters! In his previous life, Su Xu was betrayed by his girlfriend and brutally murdered by her and her male best friend. Reborn one week before the apoca 694Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 末EN Apocalypse: Stockpiling a Billion in Supplies from Day One 末世：开局先囤十亿物资 Hate Being Young and Naive恨年少无知Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Spatial Ability + Stockpiling Supplies + Ruthless, No Saintly Savior + Building a Faction] “Mr. Chen, your one hundred family buckets of fried chicken have arrived.” “Mr. Chen, your one hundred roast ducks have arrived.” “Boss Chen, your ten thousand tons of pork have arrived.” Chen Luo, known as the Void King, relied on his unmatched ability to lie low until every survivor had died. In the whole world, only monsters remained; there were no humans left. With nothing left 117kReads9.3Score9.6kShelves
47. 97 全 Everyone Transmigrates to the Apocalypse, but I Alone Can Return to Reality 全民穿越末世，唯我能回现实 Watermelons Are Going Up in Price西瓜要涨价Sci-Fi & Apocalypse506k WordsCompleted [Post-apocalyptic + power fantasy + goddesses + humanity transmigrates en masse + infinite supplies + doing whatever he wants] Overnight, all seven billion people on Earth transmigrated to a wasteland apocalypse! Zombies ran rampant, resources were scarce, and everyone struggled on the brink of life and death! In his previous life, Lu Chen was betrayed and murdered by someone he had helped, all because of his kindness. Reborn one week before the mass transmigration, he unexpectedly bonded with t 1.8kReads6.1Score190Shelves
48. 98 末 Apocalypse: You Were Told to Stockpile Supplies, So Why Did You Hoard Billions in Ghost Money? 末世：让囤货，你囤亿万冥币干嘛 Lost Little House失落小屋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + tycoon + multiple heroines + unlimited storage space + System + spiritual qi revival in the middle and later stages] Black fog appears, and the apocalypse descends! Only by using ghost money to trade and form contracts with ghosts and gods can people become “binders” and have any chance of survival! Su Long unexpectedly gets a second life and awakens the [Ghost and God Investment System]. In the early days, when signs of the apocalypse are emerging and everyone else is frantically 6.4kReads7.0Score863Shelves
49. 99 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

    Reader note

    Domestic zombie masterpiece

50. 100 丧 Zombie Mother: Infecting the World from Scratch 丧尸母体：从零开始感染世界 Ye Lingya夜泠涯Sci-Fi & Apocalypse402k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Matriarch Zombie] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Humans Are Not Weakened] [Mind Games] [True Villain Protagonist] As a matriarch zombie, Wei Gong must face human players who outnumber him a hundred to one, as well as all of human civilization. Phone scams, deception, and identity swaps: watch how Wei Gong exploits human nature to win one mind game after another and turn the tables against all odds, building a zombie apocalypse from scratch! Human nature is humanity's greatest weakness, a 19.9kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves

    Reader note

    It's a great zombie novel, I'm currently binge-watching it. [Already hooked!] The setting is a game world, the protagonist is a zombie mother, the kind with brains. It has human passion, honestly, it feels quite courageous. Highly recommended!

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