In the Apocalypse, You Should Build a Private Shelter! Ideally, Bring the Female Lead Along to Lay Low. 末世就应该建私人庇护所！最好带女主一苟着。

1. 501 末 Apocalypse: System, How Many Blue Fat Guys Can You Eat in One Sitting? 末世：统子你一顿吃几个蓝胖子 Luo Jibei洛冀北Sci-Fi & Apocalypse133k WordsOngoing The apocalypse arrives, and Lin Chen, who has transmigrated, lives up to his place among the transmigration army by awakening a System. But why is this System so weird? Lin Chen: “System, I want to draw a prize!” Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve won three Momotaro-branded obedience dumplings. Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve won one mood-setting musical troupe. Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve won one magnifying light. … Lin Chen: “Hey, System, how many blue robots do you eat in a meal —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is my first time writing a post-apocalyptic novel, so please forgive any shortcomings. I'm not good at anything else, so please just listen to my advice! The other books I've read are all post-apocalyptic novels, so I won't comment on them, just look at the length of the book.

2. 502 末 Apocalypse: I Have a Starter Village 末世：我有一座新手村 Weightlifting Biscuit举铁饼干Sci-Fi & Apocalypse529k WordsCompleted Cosmic energy sweeps across the globe. The apocalypse descends, monsters attack, and human civilization teeters on the brink of collapse. Inside the beginner village created by the System, Chu Feng lounges with one leg crossed over the other, sipping milk tea as he mutters to himself, “It looks like a Goblin King has appeared west of the city. System, issue a hunting mission: kill it and obtain its crystal core. The reward is one Ability Awakening Stone.” With a cheerful chime, translucent blue 101Reads7.8Score—Shelves
3. 503 末 Doomsday Rebirth: I Swindle My Enemies Out of Everything, and My Supplies Never Run Out 末日重生：骗光仇人，物资吃不完 Zhao Qian, Who Likes Jojoba喜欢霍霍巴的赵茜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse269k WordsOngoing (Apocalypse + Reborn + Revenge + No Saintly Heroine + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Beauties + Intelligent Zombies + Mutated Lifeforms) After the floodwaters receded, cracks spread through the earth, tearing open the city. When the ground beneath collapsed, an evil Mother Tree grew up from the earth's core. It spawned black threadworms that spread everywhere. Infected, mutated lifeforms awoke among the ruins, while infected humans transformed into intelligent zombies. In his previous life, Ji 417Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hey everyone, this is my first time writing, could you please give me some feedback? [Facepalm][facepalm][facepalm] Nobody reads this, and I don't even know where to start with any revisions.

4. 504 末 Apocalypse: The Years We Spent Coasting 末世:混日子的那些年 Evil Abyss邪渊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + System + Decisive and Ruthless + Humanity + Childhood Sweethearts] (All the events described in this synopsis unfold after Chapter 350. The System only provides support in the early stages, and its effects aren’t very powerful. If that’s not for you, you’ve been warned!) After dying, Lu Ning, an eighth-tier evolver in his previous life, returns to the time before the apocalypse. When he sees once more the girl who died before his eyes, Lu Ning swears he will protect her with all 197Reads8.6Score107Shelves
5. 505 末 Apocalypse: Starting with a Machete, I Devour All Things and Become a God 末世：从砍刀开始，吞噬万物成神 Husky Is Laughing二哈在笑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse237k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, and it's expected to rise] A global red fog outbreak. Zombies swarm, and the world becomes a living hell. Lin Feng, working the night shift at a warehouse, watched a coworker get bitten to death. Just as he was losing hope, his palm grew hot, and a cold mechanical voice rang in his ear: “Awakened SSS-rank talent: Infinite Evolution!” Devour! Evolve! Strengthen! While everyone else struggles to survive the apocalypse, he can endlessly boost his attributes and unlock ove 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A crimson mist sweeps across the globe, unleashing a zombie horde. The protagonist awakens an SSS-level infinite evolution talent, rapidly growing stronger by absorbing zombie essence. He rescues teammates skilled in perception, defense, and healing, building a fortress starting from a warehouse. He is decisive and ruthless throughout, delivering a high-energy and satisfying journey.

6. 506 刚 I’d Just Traded for a Nanotech Suit When Doomsday Arrived? 刚交换纳米战衣，末日降临了？ Eight Updates a Day, Beibei日更八北Sci-Fi & Apocalypse641k WordsCompleted Long Yu survived the apocalypse once, then was reborn on the eve of the global disaster. He was about to face a horde of zombies, mutated creatures, fog, sea beasts, earthquakes, meteorites, and a series of other disasters that would destroy humanity. But just before disaster struck, he activated a space for trading across time and space. There, he traded a chess set for a high-tech shelter that left the rest of the world far behind! From then on, Long Yu no longer had to worry about catastrophi 4.2kReads8.6Score368Shelves

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   Has this book really fallen from grace? The story begins with the protagonist being reborn, building a shelter, and surviving alongside the female lead while awakening a "system." The ending will definitely surprise you.

7. 507 我 Reborn with My Cool Older Mom: We Conquer the Apocalypse 我和御姐老妈重生后打穿末日世界 Nightmare Whispers梦魇心语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse229k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + apocalypse + travel between worlds + apocalypses across the heavens + parallel worlds + single heroine + no harem + counter-invasion + growth and leveling up + powerful mother-and-son duo + cyber tech + thrilling mecha] This book is also titled "Apocalypses Across the Heavens: The War Against the Sundial". - An extraterrestrial civilization called “Sundial Star” inexplicably appears above Blue Star, claiming to revive civilization. - They create apocalypses to harvest human emotional 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   👍👍[Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my bookshelf][Already added to my bookshelf] Highly recommended! Both are multiverse apocalypse stories, action-packed! The first one is about traversing multiple apocalyptic worlds, fighting against the instigators of multiple parallel apocalypses, also known as "Multiverse Apocalypse: The Anti-Sundial Star Wars"; Starfall Apocalypse, Emotional Cage, Bizarre Apocalypse, etc... The second one is an infinite flow apocalypse story, fighting style; survival, Great Xia, Heaven...

8. 508 诡 The Forbidden Zone of the Arcane: No Room for Idlers 诡秘禁区，不养闲神 Just Call Me Puhu就叫普湖Urban92k WordsCompleted I never thought being reborn could really happen. My life now feels like living in hell, and I can barely tell whether what I’m seeing is a dream or reality. But no matter what, just this once, please let me live. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I also wanted to survive alone; I just wanted to use my abilities to grow some vegetables and find a small mountain village to live out my days. But when the blood rain comes, my invincible shield fails, and there's nothing I can do—there are only a handful of people left in this world. Unite! We must survive!

9. 509 无 Infinite Blood Blades 无限血刃 Hear the Dragon's Roar atop Kunlun昆仑之巅见龙吟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite worlds + Swordsmanship master + Gluttonous devouring + Ruthless and decisive + No female lead] One slash to cut down ten thousand foes, devour all and tread across the heavens! The Evolution Game descends, turning countless worlds into trial grounds. While others struggle to survive, Li Xuan charges through everything with his blade. Using his Gluttonous Monarch talent, he devours crystal cores to evolve and crushes all opposition with peerless swordsmanship! In the apocalyptic sea of 17.3kReads7.4Score1.7kShelves
10. 510 末 Apocalypse Game: From the Start, I Have a Bed 末日游戏开局一张床 Qian Chengtu千乘土Sci-Fi & Apocalypse380k WordsCompleted [Ordinary people + no golden fingers + leisurely pace + funny everyday moments + stockpiling, stockpiling, stockpiling + maybe just a tiny bit of luck] Ordinary people venture into an apocalyptic game world: three people, one dog, and a double bed. No System, no inventory space, no golden fingers of any kind... Fine, then what's our goal? Si Te: “Survive! Stock up! Take care of my wife and kids!” Ma Lisu: “Get eight-pack abs!” Si Te: ????? Sima Jianguo: “Drink milk and grow tall!” 301Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    [Facepalm][Facepalm] This is a female-oriented novel set in a post-apocalyptic world. There are no cheat codes, but the characters are relatively lucky. The author will include diagrams of the shelter's changes in the paragraph comments and author's notes. The story is getting better and better. Why don't you guys consider checking this out?

11. 511 末 A Nobody in the Apocalypse 末世一喽啰 Han Jiu Dong寒九冬Sci-Fi & Apocalypse111k WordsCompleted Behind-the-scenes scheming + Secret identities + Sequences + Grand plans + Ruthless action + Multiple female leads + God-slaying No one knew that twenty years ago, a warhammer crossed the void only to become a meteorite; an evil god crossed dimensions only to be imprisoned deep beneath the earth; and a slumbering will awoke only to be corrupted. No one knew that ten years ago, an ordinary boy became trapped in a recurring dream. At twenty, Wang Xiaomo stood there like a nobody. When an unknown e —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book possesses nine different lightning abilities, making him decisive and ruthless. He kills those he can today and never lets them live until tomorrow. The battle scenes are incredibly cool and exhilarating, featuring large-scale war scenes. The protagonist also establishes two factions, one overt and one covert. There are multiple female leads, but it's not a harem story. The plot is tightly woven, and every time the protagonist encounters a crisis, there's plenty of foreshadowing. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel, making it a great read.

12. 512 全 The World Is Frozen: My Happy Life with the Goddess 全球冰封：我和女神的快乐生活 Small Serving of Stewed Pancake小份烩饼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Extreme-cold apocalypse]+ [Trillions in supplies]+ [Psychic superpowers]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No saintly do-gooders] When the extreme cold first struck, Lin Dong’s patient and kind nature made him someone else’s food. Reborn before the apocalypse, Lin Dong awakens an immensely powerful psychic space and loots supplies worth trillions from Neon! He builds an extraordinary shelter by hand, one that can withstand not only the extreme-cold apocalypse but even apocalyptic-level bombardment! As 2.7kReads6.7Score194Shelves

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    🥊🥊 [Boiled Tofu in Plain Water] Ensures You Don't Waste Your Reading Time🥊🥊① The protagonist intercepted the goddesses with powerful abilities in the late post-apocalyptic world, planning to establish their own bases and store up strength.🔥 🥊🥊② Knowing that his neighbors are two sisters, the protagonist's eyes lit up. Isn't this exactly what he wanted? And getting them would also accelerate his own strength improvement.🥊🥊③ These villains are so clueless!🎯 No wonder Aaron Kwok and the others saw so many couples surrounding the protagonist; it proves he must be powerful.🎣 And they still dared to provoke him.

13. 513 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves

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    Highly recommend this novel! It's not mindless or padded; every chapter is a gem. Everyone should check it out.

14. 514 穿 Transmigrate as a True Good-for-Nothing from the Start! Even Senior Brothers at the Seventh Level of Body Shattering Can Force Me to Beg for Pill Dust 穿越成真废材开局！碎体7重师兄都能逼我跪舔丹粉 Nightmare Whispers梦魇心语20k WordsCompleted Transmigrated as a genuine loser from the start! Even a senior brother with a shattered body at the seventh level can force me to kneel and beg for alchemy powder —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 515 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
16. 516 丧 Zombies Are Here, and I Keep Trying to Get Myself Killed, But I Just Won't Die 丧尸来了我库库作死，还死不掉 Sugar Made Me Sweet吃糖后我甜了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse696k WordsCompleted Apocalypse + hoarding supplies + farming + fighting monsters Lin Xi is an ordinary person, timid and lacking any will to survive. When the zombies come, she simply lies flat. Reborn five minutes early, Lin Xi joins the zombies painlessly... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one hour early, she rushes home to take shelter... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one day early, she hastily stockpiles supplies... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one month early, she installs solar chargers and water purifiers... Lin Xi dies. Reborn one year e 62.1kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist built a post-apocalyptic safe house and a sunny farm, surviving until humanity's extinction [smirk], definitely meets your expectations [heart emoji][heart emoji]

17. 517 迷 When the Fog Descends, I Have a Mountain in the Apocalypse 迷雾降临，我在末日有座山 Mandarin Orange and Pomelo柑橘柚子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse131k WordsCompleted I just got home after leasing a mountain, and the apocalypse hits? The mountain I leased has actually become humanity's last refuge? Watch as a humble screw factory worker rises to become the savior of the mountain! Master the apocalypse and laugh in the face of the mist! When the apocalypse comes, the working stiffs have only lost their shackles. In return, they gain the whole world! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the fog descends, I have a mountain in the apocalypse, where I farm, fish, and hunt... Step by step, I build a fog shelter, hoping to survive until the end of time.

18. 518 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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    Isn't this exactly the post-apocalyptic novel you've been wanting to read? It's great!

19. 519 全 Global Flood: I Stockpiled an Entire City 全球淹没：我囤出了一座城池 Qian Li乾离Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrived. Torrential rain fell for forty-nine days, and the whole world was flooded! On the day the rain stopped, Hu You lay on an inflatable boat, being turned into cured meat by someone. That same day, he was reborn! Infinite space! A growth System! A panel for all things! Hu You: This time, I won't just survive. I'll live on my own terms! 477Reads7.4Score108Shelves

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    A good book recommendation, worth reading.

20. 520 末 Apocalypse: From Heavy-Duty RVs to Rebuilding Civilization 末世：从重卡房车到文明重塑 A Guest in a Foreign Land客坐他乡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse421k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + reborn + System + storage space + evolving heavy-duty RV + mobile steel fortress] Before he was reborn, his brothers betrayed him, and he died with regrets. After being reborn, he activates the System and a spatial storage ability. Layer upon layer of conspiracies is gradually exposed, but what he uncovers may be only the tip of the iceberg. His heavy-duty RV evolves all the way into a flying steel fortress. Is a spaceship next? The roar of the heavy-duty RV crushes everything in 60Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 521 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? 56.6kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves
22. 522 带 Taking My Whole Family into the Apocalypse 带着一家老小闯末世 Fat Uncle胖仔大叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse520k WordsCompleted [Age of Superpowers] [A Whole Host of Beautiful Women] [Weapon Crafting] [Zombies Run Rampant] [Monstrous Beasts Besiege the City] [Bizarre Plants] [Gathering Supplies] [Building a Squad] [War Between All Races] (Superpowers all the way. No cultivation, no magic treasures.) So this apocalypse is really just a harvest for food? Are humans merely livestock kept by the myriad races on Blue Star? Were humans once the greatest race of all, only to be betrayed? Watch as the protagonist grows stronger 2.4kReads6.9Score111Shelves

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    Hou Chen: While the world is still struggling to survive, I possess supernatural abilities, am already invincible, have no system, no rebirth, and many women. You'll be hooked after reading the first three chapters! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Zombies roam, strange beasts besiege the city, full of romantic encounters, and thrilling moments galore! [Smirk]

23. 523 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves

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    Tomato is the only readable book I found. Are there any other good recommendations?

24. 524 硬 Hardcore Survival: My Daily Life with the Campus Beauty on a Deserted Island 硬核求生，我和校花在荒岛的日常 Pineapples Everywhere满地是菠萝Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Stranded on a deserted island from the start! No lighter, no tools, no welcome package of any kind, just a backpack full of useless junk! With the help of a hardcore survival System, he makes fire by rubbing sticks together, collects water from a mud pit, crafts a stone axe, and tears apart a venomous snake with his bare hands! Once he gets through the early days, he starts making stone tools and pottery, smelting metal, raising livestock, and growing crops... Then, whenever he has a spare mome 37.8kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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    "Welcome to the Global Mist Survival World!" "From today onwards, you will be surviving in the Mist World!" "Strive to survive! Everything in the civilized world is meaningless here except for wisdom and strength!" "This will be a survival journey starting from scratch!" "You only have one independent wooden cabin; this will be your only relatively safe place!" ... A cold, emotionless voice echoed in Qi Yuan's mind. The Mist World? Survival? A wooden cabin? He woke up to find himself lying on the decaying floor of a dilapidated wooden cabin, with only a thin straw mat beneath him. A chill ran through him, and Qi Yuan tightened his meager clothing. Looking around the cabin, besides a simple table in the center, there were no other facilities. Qi Yuan's pupils contracted, and he looked around with suspicion and uncertainty, his heart filled with fear and dread. Yesterday, Qi Yuan returned home from get off work, washed up as usual, and went to bed. He woke up to find himself in this dilapidated wooden cabin...

25. 525 末 The Boy Who Rules the Apocalypse 末世少年掌控者 Who Knows Who's the Fool不知谁虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Invincible + No holier-than-thou heroine + Spatial abilities + Beast taming + Stockpiling supplies] When the apocalypse arrived, everyone else hid and struggled to survive, while Chen Tian had a blast killing monsters wherever he went. He evolved billions of steps ahead of everyone else and never missed a single opportunity. (Evolution ranks: Evolver, Awakened, Controller) 33.7kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves
26. 526 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 179.3kReads9.7Score21.4kShelves
27. 527 系 The System Feared I’d Die in the Apocalypse, So I Signed In for the AllSpark from the Start 系统怕我末日死，开局签到火种源 A Thousand Streams Converge as One千川汇一Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Zombies + Unlimited Firepower + No Do-Gooder + Survival Base + Stockpiling Supplies] Ye Huan is reborn on the eve of the apocalypse. Just as he thinks he's doomed all over again with disasters bearing down on him, including zombies, dense fog, sinkholes, floods, freezing temperatures, meteorites, prehistoric beasts, and alien creatures, he awakens a System that lets him choose one of two options every day. On the first day, he chooses the sign-in Leader Module and begins mass-produ 19.1kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
28. 528 末 Apocalypse: A Thousandfold Return, Starting with Investing in My Neighbor's Wife 末世：万倍返还，从投资邻妻开始 Evil Abyss邪渊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted A global cataclysm strikes, and all things evolve. Overnight, humanity falls to the very bottom of the food chain. Yang Xun is reborn at the beginning of the cataclysm and awakens the Ten-Thousandfold Investment Return System from the start. As long as he invests in women who meet the System’s requirements, he receives rewards multiplied ten thousand times. As it happens, Yang Xun rescues his mature, married neighbor, and his investment journey begins. Invest in an ability fruit. "Ding! You inve 310Reads8.1Score104Shelves
29. 529 末 Doomsday Manor Lord 末世庄园主 Urging Sanji to Give Up Lust劝山治戒色Sci-Fi & Apocalypse121k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse] [No System] [Sequence-Based Superpowers] [Zombies] [No Saintly Hero] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Partly Wish-Fulfillment] Life is always unpredictable. It never gives you a warning. The Apocalypse strikes without warning, and order gradually collapses. The zombies once seen only in movies are now right before their eyes... Li Fan, Xing Yiyi, and their friends quickly band together to form a survival team. They plan to take advantage of the Apocalypse to quit workin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending my own book! [Staring][Staring][Staring] It's a bit gritty, about life on a manor, where the protagonist might go on a long journey but will always come back. It features a six-person main group, a single female lead, and characters with sequence abilities, zombies, and mutants.

30. 530 全 Global Cataclysm: Building Noah's Ark from the Start 全球灾变：开局建造诺亚方舟 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Bin is reborn and awakens a God-Tier Apocalypse Survival System. The apocalypse is just three months away! Three months from now, disasters will strike one after another: an asteroid impact, global mega-tsunamis, frequent earthquakes, an ice age, mutated life forms, a biological crisis, and more! Faced with catastrophe, he buys a beat-up cargo ship from the start and sets out to upgrade it into an apocalypse survival vessel, Noah’s Ark! Diesel engine to nuclear engine, then a fusion engine, 3.9kReads8.6Score270Shelves

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    😁Lin Shi is reborn before the apocalypse. With his ancestral treasure basin to stockpile supplies and build shelters, he awaits the arrival of extreme cold and the transformation of all things. He already holds the key to survival. What does it matter if his genetic lock is unlocked? Those who violate it will be killed. He will carve out his own path in the post-apocalyptic world!

31. 531 公 Highway Survival: I Can Draw Vehicles Without Limit 公路求生：我能无限抽取载具 Eating Watermelon Gua Gua Gua吃西呱呱呱Sports1.5M WordsOngoing [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Never Lets a Grudge Go Unsettled] When Chen Anzhi woke up, he discovered that everyone on Earth had transmigrated into a highway survival game. He started with a bicycle and kept upgrading it. As luck would have it, Chen Anzhi awakened the “I Want It All” System! Resources, food, upgrade blueprints: hand them over! While everyone else was worrying about what to eat tomorrow, Chen Anzhi had already achieved total material freedom. Later, when an apoca 3.4kReads7.6Score215Shelves
32. 532 废 Wasteland World: The Zombies Here Know Kung Fu 废土世界：这里的丧尸会功夫 Lian Chengyun连成云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse103k WordsOngoing [Wasteland + ancient corpses, not zombies + martial arts + sci-fi atmosphere + scavenging supplies] Awakening a martial meridian is the only way to become a martial artist, but Chen Qiu has none. Even so, in a wasteland thousands of years after the cataclysm, he possesses all kinds of top-tier martial arts. The Dugu Nine Swords, Northern Darkness Divine Skill, Nine Yang Divine Skill, Six Meridians Divine Sword, and more! Is this wasteland another world, or Blue Star thousands of years in the fut —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this wasteland world, zombies possess martial arts skills—a rather intriguing premise. Killing zombies yields various martial arts pills, which can be absorbed to comprehend the corresponding martial arts techniques! The protagonist has a cheat ability: he's the only one who can convert the resource cards dropped by zombies into corresponding items.

33. 533 第 Doomsday Everyman, Season One: The Power of the Ordinary 【末日凡人】第一季平凡的力量 Yin Po Returns寅魄回Sci-Fi & Apocalypse148k WordsOngoing Zombie infections, survival in the real world, the protagonist’s growth, family conflict, boss battles, and struggles for power. The story grows bloodier and more brutal with every chapter, so readers who are easily disturbed should proceed with caution. A few years ago, a strange global virus outbreak began. No one knew that it was the ominous prelude to an apocalyptic catastrophe. The true horror had only just begun to stir… With no rescue in sight, the infected howled through the streets 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is what post-apocalyptic fiction should look like. [Add one to bookshelf]

34. 534 黑 Black Rain Descends: I Rebuild Civilization with Plant-Based Powers 黑雨降临：我靠植物异能重建文明 Xuantian Yunsheng玄天芸生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse218k WordsCompleted [No System, supernatural abilities] [No rebirth] [Steady pacing] [Fighting zombies] [Collecting pets] [Surviving the apocalypse] [Farming and building] Black rain fell, and zombies ran rampant. After another failed blind date, I stayed cooped up in my sixth-floor apartment, playing games and reading novels. As it turned out, that let me escape the initial disaster. By the time I realized something was wrong, my family had vanished and their whereabouts were unknown. Order had collapsed, and mons 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The base later evolved into a world of post-apocalyptic survival, featuring ordinary people fighting zombies, collecting pets, stockpiling supplies, building infrastructure, and a female protagonist. It gradually rose to prominence on the world stage. Let's see how this story unfolds. PS: The early chapters were a bit wordy, as I tried to make the logic consistent and the superpowers more believable. Actually, I overthought it, including some details of life in the apocalypse. If you don't like those, feel free to skip ahead. The pace will pick up later. Finally, please follow, add to your bookshelf, comment, urge for updates, and support me with your love (just watching an ad is enough). Thank you!

35. 535 重 Reborn: I Turned the Tables on the Male Lead I’d Been Training 重生后，调教我的男主被我反调了 Lan Zui蓝醉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse104k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Xu Yanxi endured all the hardships life had to offer in the apocalypse. At first, as He Sui tormented her, she thought of escaping and even considered suicide. But as they struggled to survive in the apocalypse, she gradually fell in love with the man who was obsessed with her. Together, they faced one crisis after another, until danger finally struck... Then Xu Yanxi was reborn (a bit abruptly, perhaps), returning to the very beginning of the apocalypse, when He Sui was no 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then this story, where both the male and female leads are strong and have a safe haven to hide in, fits the bill perfectly!

36. 536 末 Apocalypse Game: I Become Invincible After Slaughtering My Way Through Korea 末世游戏：从杀穿泡菜国开始无敌 A Fame-Seeking Nobody沽名钓誉之徒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse274k WordsOngoing Apocalypse, end of the world, reborn, zombies, gaming, ruthless and decisive, no holier-than-thou heroine. Gu Bai was in Kimchi Country when he was framed by his enemies and killed. After being reborn, Gu Bai claimed every reward available, then proceeded to slaughter his way across Kimchi Country. “Even in the apocalypse, one must remain elegant.”, Gu Bai —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at these books, they're all wish-fulfillment novels, and the protagonists aren't saints at all.

37. 537 末 Apocalypse: The Ground's Frozen and Caving In, and Now Zombies Are Besieging the City? 末世：冰封地陷，还丧尸围城？ Moon Over the Clouds月临云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse558k WordsCompleted [Doomsday Survival] [Not Overpowered from the Start] [Stockpiling Supplies] [Lots of Women (Happy Superman)] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Absolutely No Saintly Behavior] Forced to change his name. The apocalypse arrived, plunging the entire world into a frozen wasteland and causing the ground to collapse, a double disaster. In his previous life, Xu Lin struggled to survive in the apocalypse for four months, only to be secretly killed by someone in the end. But the good news was: Xu Lin was reborn. T 362Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending this book myself; feel free to take a look if you're interested. Thanks for your support.

38. 538 末 Apocalypse: The Protagonist Is So Handsome, No Beauty Can Resist Him 末世：主角太帅，美女根本挡不住 Mr. Tian天之先生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse550k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + school beauty + reborn + multiple heroines + pocket dimension + ruthless and decisive + stockpiling + wish fulfillment] The apocalypse arrived. Zombies ran rampant, humanity was lost, and order collapsed. Chu Feng woke up in a hotel and realized he had been reborn! Ding! The Xuanyuan System is activating... (Every character deserves a story of their own!) 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

39. 539 玄 Xuanhuan: The Yandere Empress Dotes on Me 玄幻：病娇女帝得宠着 The Clown Who Loves Candied Hawthorn爱吃冰糖葫芦的小丑Eastern Fantasy329k WordsOngoing [One heroine, sweet romance, one-on-one, doting love, extra sweet, lovesick empress, fiercely protective wife, a thousand and one nights of devotion!] After transmigrating, he finds a super clingy empress by his side. The Ultimate Spoiling System activates! Qian Moqing only wants to keep a low profile and grow at his own pace, but the empress comes up with new ways to seduce him every day. Cool, mature big-sister types, sweet little girls, stunning married women, and more, one after another. It 88Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    All three are beautiful, but I highly recommend the first one.

40. 540 说 You Said We’d Keep Things Innocent! Now You’ve Married the Demoness 说好清清白白！你把女魔尊娶回家 This Humble One Is a High God不才在下本上神Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Slice of life) (One female lead) Su Chen transmigrates into the body of the Demon Emperor’s furnace cauldron. Every day is worse than death, and all he wants is to escape. So he joins forces with Fang Nan, a reincarnated empress who has been imprisoned, and they successfully break out. He latches onto her for protection and, whenever he gets the chance, curses the Demon Emperor, her sworn enemy. “That she-demon must be hideous. Ugly inside and out, with a heart as small as a needle’s eye!” 13.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
41. 541 末 Evolution in the Apocalypse: More and More Goddesses Seek My Protection 末世进化，我庇护的女神越来越多 Yan Feixue燕飞雪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse]+ [Zombies]+ [Multiple heroines]+ [Ruthless decisiveness] A virus ravages the globe, leaving Xu Yang trapped in his residential complex. His female neighbor’s husband has turned into a zombie, and she comes to his door for help. Xu Yang has no choice but to take her in. A group of thugs lives upstairs. Xu Yang gets on their bad side, and to his surprise, they lure zombies to attack his home. Forced into a fight for his life, Xu Yang battles them… But after killing his first zomb 19.1kReads6.8Score2.1kShelves
42. 542 全 Global Survival: Watch Me Play Plants Vs. Zombies! 全民求生：看我植物大战僵尸！ Song Xingyan Loves Grilled Vegetables爱吃香烤蔬菜的宋幸彦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse395k WordsOngoing [Fully hand-written + power fantasy + multiple heroines + Plants vs. Zombies + everyone transmigrates + slow burn + enjoying life + actresses from movies and TV] The heroines begin appearing one after another in Chapter 43! The protagonist really takes off after Chapter 80! In the year 2333, Earth is captured by a continent overrun with zombies. Everyone transmigrates, and Li Lang finds his path to evolution here, beginning a life of invincibility. What? We're surrounded again? Don't panic. M 107Reads—Score103Shelves

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    Bro, look at this, you've come to the right person.

43. 543 末 Global Flood in the Apocalypse: I Fished My Way to Godhood 末世全球洪水：我垂钓成大帝 Bells Need to Know the Secret Code铃铛需知密语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse239k WordsOngoing Jiang Xiaobai transmigrated one month before the Apocalypse began. He knew that massive floods were about to break out across the globe. Ancient viruses frozen in ice revived, creatures mutated, and species evolved. After awakening the Fishing Returns System ahead of time, Jiang Xiaobai could fish up all kinds of supplies, basic attributes, and mutant abilities. He even managed to fish up a stunning beauty? While everyone else was short on food and clothing, Jiang Xiaobai lounged with his sworn 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn and transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world; highly recommended.

44. 544 废 Wasteland Survival: I Slay Gods in Zone 404 废土求生：我在404区弑神 Lin, Who Loves High IQ爱高智商的琳Sports166k WordsOngoing [Female Characters + A Touch of an Ensemble Cast + Partly Feel-Good + Survival + Shelters + Main Plot] [Welcome to Zone 404. This game is absolutely fair: men and women, young and old, fit and infirm, everyone starts on equal footing.] Shen Mo only wanted to go back to his dorm and watch Gordon rant, but a scammy ad claiming that “even Blue Star spinning counts as shaking” forcibly drafted him into a post-apocalyptic survival game. Even more outrageous, billions of people across Blue Star we 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hardcore post-apocalyptic survival stories; both first two books feature female protagonists. The protagonists are not invincible or mindless.

45. 545 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
46. 546 末 Apocalypse: I Can Upgrade My Shelter 末世：我能升级避难所 Post-80s Housewife八零后家庭煮妇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse729k WordsCompleted Falling meteors, volcanic eruptions, an ice age? No big deal. I have a private shelter stocked with everything I need, with food and drink in abundance! What? Solar storms, global evolution, and an alien invasion are still to come? No problem. My shelter can be upgraded, with no limit to how far! 1.3kReads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Brothers, if the apocalypse came, how would you choose your shelter?

47. 547 喜 The Angler's 8th Book 喜欢摸鱼的的第8本书 The Nine-Tailed Fox Who Loves Slacking Off喜欢摸鱼的九尾狐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse373k WordsOngoing A meteor shower from beyond the skies brought a bio-virus that swept across the globe and crippled electronic devices. Modern civilization collapsed overnight. The apocalypse arrived. The land was overrun by the walking dead, and anguished cries rang through the skies. As everyone sank into despair and chaos, Qin Zheng, a deputy county magistrate assigned to a remote county, became the only leader there capable of taking charge. The trials of his career and the wisdom he had gained over two life 1.8kReads8.3Score101Shelves
48. 548 无 Endless Icefield: Three Toolboxes from the Start 无尽冰原：开局三个工具箱 King of Grape Mochi提子麻薯大王Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing [Survival Game] [Game Invasion] [Frozen Apocalypse] [Building Maniac] [Cute Pets] [Stockpiling] [Game Dungeons] The countdown begins, and the frozen apocalypse descends. Everyone is instantly teleported to an endless ice field. From the start, all they have is a campfire on the verge of going out. The only supplies they have are “what they’re wearing” and “what they’re holding.” The wealthy hoarders who’d stockpiled mountains of rice, flour, cooking oil, and even monopolized entire supermarkets 9.3kReads8.4Score730Shelves
49. 549 行 The Walking Dead: No Way Out 行尸走肉之无路可退 Gui Lingyin鬼凌音Female-Channel Fanfiction795k WordsCompleted [The heroine grows over time + transmigrate + no golden finger + crossbow guy as love interest + ensemble cast + original story] This book focuses on logical storytelling and detailed battle scenes. It's not a power fantasy: there is no System, inventory space, superpower, or other cheat. This is a realistic, slow-burn story of surviving the apocalypse, grounded in reality. The early chapters mainly follow the two leads' perspectives, gradually shifting toward the ensemble cast. The plot is full 1.3kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend my own book. The female protagonist transmigrates without a system, and her love interest is Daryl, a character from the classic tale of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. It features a fresh storyline and thrilling battles unlike the original series. Don't miss it!

50. 550 全 Global Survival: The Outlaw of a Magic Wasteland 全民求生：魔法废土世界的暴徒 The Wooden Cabin Keyboard Warrior木屋键盘侠Sports3.3M WordsOngoing [Signed for print publication, new setting, no golden finger, no heroine, pets, expansive worldbuilding, disasters, construction, transmigration, game, apocalypse] Everyone transmigrates to a magical wasteland. At the start, all they have is a drafty magic tent. Chopping wood at sunrise and building walls at sunset becomes the fate of billions of survivors. Tent → wooden cabin → stone fortress... Jiang Xun thinks that’s all there is to a shelter. Until he discovers another way to upgrade: powerf 65.4kReads8.4Score5.7kShelves

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