Looking for Fourth-Dimensional Disaster Novels with Smart Characters. Nothing Too Over-the-Top! 求第四天灾，要带脑子啊，不要怎么夸张了！

1. 201 开 A Beginner’s Village from the Start, with Players from Blue Star 开局一座新手村，玩家来自蓝星 Mountain-Climbing Chick萌鸡下山Eastern Fantasy319k WordsOngoing [Fourth-Dimensional Calamity + Ensemble Cast + Behind-the-Scenes Schemer + Misunderstandings + Lighthearted Comedy + Passionate Power Fantasy, You Won't Regret Reading!] After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Chen Qingshan spent seventy-six years cultivating, reaching the peak of the Blood Refining Realm. But his poor aptitude left him unable to progress any further, and he had only three years left to live. Disheartened, he went into seclusion in a remote frontier village, hoping to coast alo 2.1kReads—Score145Shelves

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   [The Fourth Calamity] Not bad, not bad. Recommended. Seventy-six years after transmigrating to a fantasy world, Chen Qingshan cultivated to the peak of Blood Refining, but due to his inferior aptitude, he made no further progress, and his lifespan was reduced to only three years. Disheartened, he secluded himself in the desolate border village of Xiaoshi, intending to live out his remaining years, until the day a demonic beast attacked the village. He was forced to intervene and was elected village chief by the villagers. [Ding! Blue Star Player System Online!] From then on, a group of strange people calling themselves "players" came to Xiaoshi Village. They called carrying manure a "daily task," called demonic beasts "elite monsters," and could even revive on the spot after dying for three days. They constantly said, "The village chief's NPC intelligence is too high!" What they didn't know was: for every task they completed, Chen Qingshan received experience; for every level they gained, Chen Qingshan's lifespan increased by one point. Years later, when extraterrestrial demons tore through the sky and all the powerful figures of the heavens knelt and trembled, behind the army of billions of players, the village chief carrying a hoe slowly raised his head: "Did you ask me before you acted in my village?"

2. 202 洪 The Primordial Land Is Full of Players, and the Gods Have Given Up 洪荒大地都是玩家，神佛摆烂了 Mount Tai East泰山东Eastern Fantasy114k WordsOngoing A satisfying Fourth Calamity story: fighting demon clans, battling gods and demons, a System, conquest, farming, and the rise of humanity across heaven and earth Anyone who bullies humanity will be killed. Anyone who seeks to wipe us out will die. Anyone who stands in the way of humanity's rise can be killed, gods and demons included. I want humanity to rule this primordial world. After transmigrating to the primordial world, Xiao Yi inherits a village that has been slaughtered by monsters fro 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He's here, he's here, he's here!

3. 203 网 Online Game: From Newbie Village Chief to Red Commissar 网游：从新手村长到红色执政官 Earth Alliance Army地球同盟军Martial Arts139k WordsOngoing [Revolution + ensemble cast + no female lead + Fourth Calamity + online game + System + hardcore + infrastructure-building + farming + technology + firearms + alternate setting] Lin Yuan, a top student in political science, has an accident. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has become the village chief of Taoyuan Village, a beginner village in the virtual martial arts game World Online: a penniless, powerless NPC with not a single soldier under his command. In this game world, where the ri 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a book I wrote, and I'm taking the liberty of recommending it. The Fourth Calamity characters in this book are mostly geniuses, from their fearless fighting to their diligent infrastructure work. However, with NPCs present, their status might not be as prominent. I hope all readers will support me!

4. 204 不 Paradise Beyond This World 不在此世的乐园 Hui Hui Tai Yang灰灰太羊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse135k WordsOngoing [No Brain-Dead Decisions + No Cliches + No Invincible Protagonist + No Dumbing Down + Supernatural Invasion + Game-Like Invasion] Paradise is not a destination. Beyond all things, it is a wish no one dares speak aloud. At the silent edge of all worlds, high above where all beings can gaze, lies a road that has never been recorded, nor proven to truly exist. Some set foot upon it out of unwillingness to accept their lot. Some pursue it out of obsession. Others are simply pushed onward by fa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Fourth Calamity, though not a traditional one, still has a somewhat oppressive feel. I hope the author updates soon.

5. 205 我 I Turned in the Edge of the Star Sea 我上交了星海边缘 Sigu Yancheng思古岩辰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse587k WordsCompleted [Submit to the Nation] + [Interstellar Adventure] + [Magic (Psionic Powers) and Technology, Two Separate Paths]. This is not a Fourth Calamity story. [The RimWorld] [RimWorld] [Dyson Sphere Program] An entity known as the Starsea Frontier System selected Lu Jiuyuan through the Quantum Sea, appointing him as a Civilization Reviver tasked with carrying out a plan to restore civilization. However, after noticing something suspicious, Lu Jiuyuan refused the System's proposal to disguise it all as a 540Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Because they didn't know how to control the Fourth Calamity to prevent them from trying to kill them, they could only choose the nation as their backer, summoning the national machinery to act as the Fourth Calamity to complete the tasks issued by the system in order to help themselves survive.

6. 206 末 The Apocalypse Is Being Played Like a Game? 末世被当游戏玩？ Dong Xianyao of the Tongbao Sect通宝门的东仙要Sci-Fi & Apocalypse113k WordsCompleted Jiang Xian transmigrates into the apocalypse and gains the one and only golden finger: the [Apocalypse Planner System]. [Kill one mutant, earn 100 planning points!] His goal isn't to kill zombies, but to "plan" the most exciting storylines! System notification: Planning points can be exchanged for maps and items, and can even be used to rewrite the rules of the game! He casually tosses two newbie players a [Mission: Big Cleanup, eliminate 200 zombies]. Wang Yu (shocked): "Two hundred? How long i 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Fourth Catastrophe is really good, you should check it out.

7. 207 请 Please Don’t Doubt That I’m a Player 请不要怀疑我的玩家身份 Kitasezuyao北濑足夭Modern Romance846k WordsCompleted [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster + Ensemble Cast + Magic + School Life + Fun + Wild Imagination + Beloved by All + One True Pair] [A brand-new fantasy world: no tangled passions, only reason wandering] She crawled out of a boiler from the start and ran into a group who called themselves players. Only then did Mo Xiaoyu realize she had transmigrated into a game world. The players said there were no friendly NPCs in the game, so she had no choice but to pretend to be a player. The players said they co 835Reads8.9Score138Shelves

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   [Heart][Laughing] The female protagonist falls asleep and enters a game where she's constantly being slit in the throat. She tries various methods to die and come back to life, gathering information and slowly figuring out the game world's routes, leading players to survive and level up...

8. 208 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 23.7kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves

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   Since the apocalypse of Earth, it has entered the worlds of Gu Long's Heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Royal Family, Shrouding the Heavens, and Journey to the West, driving the upgrade of planes and ascending to higher-level worlds!

9. 209 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score312.3kShelves
10. 210 第 The Fourth Calamity: Conquering the Heavens, Starting with Spirit Cage 第四天灾：从灵笼开始征服诸天 Zhou Zhou Ting Ting肘肘烶烶Anime Fanfiction373k WordsOngoing [Making Up for Past Regrets]+ [System]+ [Warhammer]+ [Honkai: Star Rail]+ [The Fourth Calamity]+ [Anime Crossover] Han Guang transmigrates to Dragonbone Village in the Spirit Cage world. After awakening his primordial potential, he gains the Shadow Lord System, becomes an Adeptus Astartes Dark Angel, and acquires the ability to summon adorable “players” from Blue Star. He can also exchange for all sorts of equipment and abilities from other worlds, including Warhammer, Titanfall, Halo, Elden Rin 366Reads7.1Score—Shelves
11. 211 第 The Fourth Calamity Goes Wild: Goddess, How Many Regiments Do You Have? 第四天灾炸裂，女神你有几个连 Doudou in the Corner角落里面的豆豆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse791k WordsCompleted Completed! [Steampunk + Goofy Players + Glitching System + Otherworldly Perspective] Raymond was an utterly ordinary steam engineer. Then one slip of the hand turned the Doomsday Clock into a “Fourth Calamity Summoning Device.” The immortal, undying players of the Fourth Calamity gave this already crumbling world a tiny little shock. Having already been ravaged by abyssal demons, the world simply couldn’t take any more. Some used toilet plungers as weapons. Others brewed 65-proof baijiu with hol 36Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    When the doomsday bells collide with the whimsical gears, a mad epic of divine magic paired with machinery... Perhaps there is no poetry. The heartwarming and hilarious daily life of the Fourth Scourge and the townspeople! Just how unlucky must a world be to have both Abyssal demons and the Fourth Scourge, these two powerful beings, serving it all? Silly players are destroying bases online, forcing NPCs to lower their moral standards! Is this a distortion of divinity or the depravity of demons? Anyway, please watch the program "What Do You Say About the Scourge and Demons?"... [Thinking][Thinking]

12. 212 天 Disaster Theory 天灾理论 Heart Nest芯巢Sports127k WordsOngoing [Combat] [Everyday Life] [Chuunibyou] [Multiple Heroines] I'm Shi Ming, a high school student. I picked up a card on my way home from school, and suddenly I became a player, one of the people responsible for maintaining the so-called “balance.” Every now and then, I have to fight people to the death, so... why are there also intelligent machines, insect swarms, and the undead?! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll withdraw my own

13. 213 星 Conquest of the Star Sea: Am I the Only One Choosing to Ascend Through Natural Disasters? 星海争霸，只有我选择天灾飞升？ Red Ram红羊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse877k WordsCompleted [This book is the sequel to "Cultivating Immortality Is Hard? I Can Just Rewind Infinitely"!] [StarCraft + Warhammer + Fourth Calamity + Scheming and Hilarious + Rivers of Blood + No Female Lead] When human civilization broke free of gravity and reached the sea of stars, a brutal yet dazzling game of war began. Every powerful lord was a precious beacon of hope for all of human civilization, bringing blessings that would lead it forward. Just as civilization was flourishing in every direction, te 8.5kReads9.2Score688Shelves

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    1: High score, unread 2: High score, great, fun, god war, mind-bending, two male characters, do not enter if you mind 3: High score, super great, main character's little sister, strong supporting "NPC" characters, silly player 4: High score, great, face slap, war sweeping, silly player, fight against all races again 5: Completed, thumbs up, main character is the strongest, I forgot some of the specific plot.

14. 214 游 The Living Fossil of Gaming 游戏活化石 Quan Han泉汉Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing [JRPG] [Trapped in a Game] [Overpowered Lead] [Infinite Flow] [A Little Bit of Everything] [The Fourth Calamity] [Mystery] [Comedy] The protagonist, Gu Nian, arrives at a future human settlement after being frozen for 500 years. A hyper-realistic game called Black Star descends upon the world. But its content turns out to be popular games from the 21st century? Speedrun Stardew Valley for the Galaxy Sword, and Lu Mingcheng brings Velsor back to life. The company rakes in money like crazy, while 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A surreal game called "Black Star," blending elements of classic games like Stardew Valley and Galactic Sword, has arrived in the future. The protagonist, frozen for 500 years, awakens to find himself both a participant and a behind-the-scenes observer of the game. Utilizing his comprehensive understanding of the game, he leads an invincible young man to challenge the entire universe.

15. 215 以 Forging My Path to Godhood with a Shattered Divinity 以破碎神格造我成神之路 Jin Shan of Nanzhao南召的金善Eastern Fantasy142k WordsOngoing [Divine Authority + Words Become Law + Supernatural Powers] Ye Chen is transported to another world by a meteorite. It is a world teeming with gods, rife with danger and overrun by horrors. He discovers that here, you die whether you believe in the gods or not. On the brink of despair, he learns that the meteorite is a fragment of a divine essence and gains the supreme power to make his words reality! “If I'm going to die either way, then why shouldn't I become a god myself?” So he takes his sea 419Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 我 Did I Turn Apocalypse Survival into a Game? 我把末世求生变成了游戏？ Call Me Peanut Butter叫我花生酱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse591k WordsOngoing Jiang Yao accidentally binds herself to a System that can travel to a real-world apocalypse. But the apocalypse is too dangerous, so Jiang Yao decides to fool the people of Earth: “This is the latest virtual reality game!” After recruiting countless free player goons, the missions become a breeze But why are the players’ wages all supplies they’ve painstakingly earned by fighting monsters and scavenging? System: Well, it’s because you hired too many goons, and the System ran out of resources~ Co 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel about the Fourth Natural Disaster, with no romantic pairing. The female lead is extremely cautious in her actions and not irrational; the plot is logical.

17. 217 网EN Online Gaming: Lord of Boundless Infinity 网游：无垠无尽之主 The Easygoing One随性之人Sports3.9M WordsOngoing [Elegant + epic + expansive worldbuilding + lone wolf + plot-driven + solo domination] [Transmigrator Application Form] [You have chosen to tackle: Boundless Infinity (a despair-level online game world)] [Enemies: The Curse of Immortality, Eternal Aberrations, the End] [Golden finger: Fate's Guidance (Boundless Infinity, all-knowing and all-seeing edition)] [Transmigration point: Year 10,000 of the Online Gaming Era] [Transmigration method: Hit by a speeding truck] [Partner: None] [Application a 74.7kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves
18. 218 抱 A Facehugger from the Start: I Created an Alien Catastrophe! 抱脸虫开局，我打造了异形天灾！ Xiao Xing Ma晓星吗Urban383k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so feel free to dive in.) [Urban Fantasy, Dark Beast Taming, I Keep Xenomorphs as Pets!] After transmigrating to a beast-taming world, Chu Tianxing made a stunning entrance from the start! While everyone else was fighting over firebirds and thunderwolves, he discovered he could contract the most terrifying hunters in the universe: xenomorphs?! “Pfft! Picking the most useless insectoid? Your life is over!” His classmates mocked him, and his teacher sighed. Chu Tianxi 74Reads7.5Score102Shelves
19. 219 神 Deity: Starsea Swarm 神祗：星海虫群 Nuclear-Fueled Skate Shoes核燃料滑板鞋Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Worked to death by overtime] [Grind until your liver gives out] [King of the rat race] [Wild-imagination fantasy] [Profit above all] [Keep a low profile] [Insectoid] [No System] Han Fei transmigrates to an interstellar society where everyone has a chance to become a god. Those who set foot on the path to godhood all aim to raise their divine kingdoms high and enter the real world to gain immortality. Han Fei figures that with his divine trait, Gene Modification, and his followers' talent, Gene 38.6kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    Both books are good. The second one was discontinued for more than half a year and was split up. The first one also had slow updates [facepalm]. The content is good.

20. 220 全 Global Class Change: They Call Me the Intelligent Machine Calamity 全民转职：他们叫我智械天灾 Du Qianqiu独千秋Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In an era when everyone can change classes, ability users, martial artists, and mages are the three major professions shaping humanity's future. Now, one person's appearance will bring a fourth major profession: the mechanic. As the psionic shield glows blue and cold streams of data flicker in crimson electronic eyes, countless emotionless metal war machines rampage across the battlefield. Dark energy weapons bring death and destruction, and every enemy loses the will to fight. You want to know 27.3kReads7.9Score2kShelves
21. 221 占 Claim a Planet and Become Its Ruler 占个星球当球主 Sweet Potato Eater吃番薯的红苕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Cosmic Exploration + Interstellar Warfare + Anything Goes + Later Exploration and Wars Beyond the Galaxy] When he woke up, Li Meng discovered that he had become an intelligent AI. Humanity had risen to power in this era, becoming the overlord of the Milky Way. With no other choice, Li Meng could only explore the galaxy cautiously and keep a low profile. 491Reads8.4Score156Shelves
22. 222 这 This Wasteland World Feels So Real 这个废土世界很真实 Playing the Qin and Thinking of the Bright Moon抚琴思明月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse258k WordsOngoing [Radiation] [Underground Shelter] [Developing a Base] [Mutated Contaminated Creatures] [Apocalypse] [Wasteland] [Fourth Calamity] [Superpowers] [Civilization Ruins] In this apocalyptic wasteland blanketed by radioactive dust, a dormant supercivilization shelter becomes an unexpected refuge for Qiu Feng, a stranger who has arrived in this world by accident. When his only sister, Yue Er, mysteriously connects with the shelter’s core System, her consciousness is swept into a torrent of information 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character isn't brainless, and the player finds it funny.

23. 223 每 One Insider Tip a Day! Make Money from Everything in the World 每天一条信息差！赚遍世界一切钱 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Urban60k WordsOngoing [Urban] [High Martial] [Cultivation] [Myriad Realms] [Feel-good] [Multiple women] [Behind the scenes] [Beast tide] "A story about a perverted old man and a pink-haired little girl?" "The hot policewoman really got stuffed full by me!" "Maid squad, polish this great sword for me!" "A useless husband and his adorable wife!!" —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's greet this wonderful weekend with joy!

24. 224 开 Starting by Using a Cube World to Imprison All of Humanity 开局使用魔方世界囚禁全人类 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Urban150k WordsOngoing (Creation, survival, cultivation, the Myriad Worlds, ensemble cast, everyone gets involved, online games, Minecraft, Cube World, 7 Days to Die, Delta Force: Hawk Ops, power fantasy) Chapter 11: All of humanity will be dragged into the Cube World Chapter 51: The protagonist creates a miniature primordial world, giving everyone on Earth a planet so we can watch them fight like crickets Cube World (Tier 1) 1. Every cube block in the Cube is its own world! (The Cube is currently Tier 1 and contains 35Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 我 In My World, I Exploit All of Humanity 我的世界我压榨全人类 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction30k WordsOngoing Reporter: Boss Zhang, all of humanity says you exploit them. What's your response? I shook my head. If I hadn't brought out countless torches and supplies, none of humanity would have survived. So would you rather stay alive, or let me exploit you just a little? Zhang Dian is an MC expert who transmigrated to Blue Star through a Transmutation Table. Then all of humanity on Blue Star was pulled into My World to fight for survival. How will Zhang Dian exploit all of humanity? —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 第 The Fourth Calamity: Players Hit the Books While I Kick Back 第四天灾：玩家开卷我开摆 This User Is Outside the Service Area此用户不在服务区Eastern Fantasy119k WordsOngoing (The Fourth Calamity, ensemble cast, antics, comedy, memes, hot-blooded) The Demon King, the embodiment of evil, is not allowed to exist in this world. After transmigrating to this world, Chu Fan has the misfortune of becoming the world's public enemy. As he tries to figure out how to survive, he learns that in three months, a group called the Heroes will launch a righteous crusade against him. All he has is an empty fortress and a maid. Just as despair sets in, he decides to take a chance, and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend my own book. It's an ensemble piece. I'd appreciate any feedback from readers; the author is very receptive to suggestions.

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