I Want a Bad Ending Where the Protagonists Rot Underground Forever and Justice Never Comes 我想看BE是 主角永远烂在地底 是正义永远不会出现

1. 51 我 I Cling to the Colonel’s Coattails to Survive the Apocalypse 我靠抱上校大腿在末世苟活 No Clouds Fall on Wushan巫山不落云Two Male Leads525k WordsCompleted A year of torrential rain plunged Earth into an unprecedented crisis. After the global defense grid was activated, the rain stopped abruptly. Everyone thought the danger had passed, unaware that this was merely the calm after the storm. Giant vines began growing wildly from underground, strong enough to pierce buildings made of reinforced concrete. After a year of testing, Research Institute 01 confirmed that the rain contained an unknown substance, but couldn't determine what it was. At first, 3.2kReads9.3Score343Shelves
2. 52 玉 Jade Lock, Glorious Love: The Wife-Lord's Beloved Husband 玉锁昭华：妻主的掌心夫 Writer Majic作家majicAncient Romance687k WordsOngoing [Matriarchal society + confinement + obsessive devotion + stealing a spouse + political scheming + sorcery] In the Zhaoyue Dynasty, women held power, while men were subordinate. Su Yuai, the legitimate son of the Su family, was once a prestigious prince’s betrothed. But after a power struggle plunged the realm into war, he fell from a cliff and lost his memory. When he opened his eyes again, he was Chunliu, a courtesan whose price was set by others. Just as he had lost all hope, the beggar gi 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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3. 53 朋 My Friend 朋友呀 Hot-Tempered Wind Who Loves Lufengosaurus喜欢禄丰龙的火气风Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in. It'll go up later, so don't let it scare you off! Stick with it until Chapter 7 and there'll be a surprise [Youthful Campus Life + Friendship + Dark Humor + Antihero + Philosophical Reflection + Slow-Burn, Richly Detailed] The night before last, I had dinner with a buddy I'd known for more than twenty years. We hadn't seen each other in over three years, but he seemed to be doing unbelievably well. We talked about work and life, and he even said he wanted to 236Reads8.3Score—Shelves
4. 54 清 Qing'an's Childlike Words 清安稚语 Xuan Yin渲洇Ancient Romance187k WordsCompleted In the eighth year of Qing'an under the Xiao, seven-year-old Zhu Xiaoshao is taken into the palace by her aunt, Consort Dowager Zhu, after her father dies of illness. There, she meets Xie Yu, the Prince of Zhao. Xie Yu is the late emperor’s legitimate son, but he was still in his mother’s womb when the emperor died, so the throne passed to Consort Dowager Zhu’s son, Xie Xun. The Wei clan, Xie Yu’s powerful maternal relatives, have long been trying to restore him to the throne. In the thirteenth 50Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   That year, when she first entered the palace, she met a young man with crescent-shaped eyes and an air of arrogance. They were childhood sweethearts, truly embodying the saying, "The boy rode a bamboo horse, playing with green plums around the bed." Later, the noble were humiliated, the hero betrayed, and she, pure and innocent, left burdened with a legacy of infamy. A red thread, though wrapped many times, was ultimately severed. No one came to save them. Let them rot in this game of chess played by ambitious schemers.

5. 55 永 The Eternal Imprisonment of Sinful Souls 永锢罪魂 A World Apart, There Is今非昔比地边有Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted [BE] [Tough on the outside, gentle within; a humble, unloved heroine] [No CP] [Heartbreaking] She was the orphan of a hero. After transmigrating, she fell into the abyss, betrayed time and again. To save her companions, she willingly allowed herself to be imprisoned in hell forever, sentenced to two hundred million years. When the underworld trembled and sinful souls were deified, the tiny shackle around her wrist still seared her soul for eternity: the mark of her eternal sin. They owed her far 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Then I'll give myself a shout-out.

6. 56 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia737k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5.1kReads—Score616Shelves

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   The righteous path is full of worms, the demonic path is full of madmen; the righteous path has invaded the demonic path! The protagonist witnesses a cultivator transform into an ugly worm upon ascending to immortality! From then on, he searches for the truth while struggling to survive…

7. 57 武 Martial Arts School Graduate 武校毕业生 Yu Xiaoyan预小言Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Martial arts school / traditional martial arts / realistic / passionate / brotherhood / jianghu Adapted from real experiences. No fantasy, no System, and no cheats. A true-to-life portrayal of what life at a martial arts school is really like. A boy defies his family's objections to pursue his martial arts dream. Day after day, he trains relentlessly at school, enduring the long, monotonous years of practice alongside his fellow students and brothers. After graduation, he enters the wider world, 742Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Based on the experiences of top-tier martial arts schools in China, this story follows the joys and sorrows of young martial arts students. There's no fantasy, no invincible protagonist. They leave their families in their teens, dedicating their youth to training, experiencing both the glory of the ring and the unbearable hardships of perseverance. After entering society, they too must struggle to make a living, just like everyone else…

8. 58 太 Great! It's the Judge of the Dead. We're Saved! 太好了，是判官，我们有救了！ Third Young Master of the Yuan Family元家三少Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Crime Investigation + High-Stakes Twists + The Nation Works for Me] Sold by her parents for 500,000 yuan to an abusive husband, Chi You leapt off a cliff. But her blood awakened an ancient Judge’s Brush buried underground for a thousand years: “Judge the wicked, and borrow years from Heaven!” From then on, a spine-chilling livestream took the internet by storm: A tycoon calls in for a fortune reading, then suddenly confesses to three murders. A human trafficker livestreams as the 11.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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   🔥🔥Highly Recommended🔥🔥 [Live Trial + Case Solving + Short Episodes + Contributing to the Country's Success] [Please Follow]

9. 59 穿 No Big Deal If I Transmigrate Into a Tragic Romance, I Can Just Kill the Male Lead 穿进虐文不要紧，创亖男主就可以 Phthalocyanine Blue酞青蓝Ancient Romance169k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + Strong female lead + Punishing scumbags + Face-slapping + Regret too late + Lighthearted comedy + Lots of cursing] "I loved him more than life itself, but he hated me to the bone." "I fought to build his empire and helped him ascend the throne, yet he killed my family and plunged the realm into chaos!" Shen Ying had just finished reading the bloody words that appeared in the sky when she realized... She seemed to have transmigrated into the brainless heroine of an ang 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 我 I'm Terminally Ill with Cancer, Can't You Just Let Me Have This? 我都癌症晚期了，你就让让我吧 Eternal Life for a Thousand Leaves千叶长生Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Dating Show + Everyone’s Darling + Everyone Loves Her + Exes’ Regret + Madness + Transmigrate into a Book] As soon as Si Yao transmigrates into a book, a hater smacks her with a giant brick and sends her to the hospital. Then she discovers she’s become the story’s disposable fake heiress, with terminal stomach cancer, no less. She’s got terminal stomach cancer. Why bother with anything else? Might as well go crazy! When the whole internet’s haters come after her, she doesn’t hold back 161Reads6.5Score—Shelves
11. 61 N After the NPC Awakens, the On-Screen Comments Call Her the Villainess NPC觉醒后，弹幕叫她恶毒女配 Shu Cha术茶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + bullet comments + livestreaming + villainess awakening + System + supremely satisfying] [A white-moonlight beauty on the surface, but a black-lotus schemer behind the scenes] (No male lead, completed) In the full-dive game Supreme Crown, Shi Jiao is a villainess NPC created by the screenwriters to make the actors playing the protagonists shine. In the campus CEO world, she's a highborn young lady, proud and beautiful, talented and accomplished, as well as the foil to the 5.9kReads9.3Score946Shelves
12. 62 她 She Built Me a Swing in the Game 她在游戏里，给我搭了一座秋千 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦17k WordsCompleted She built me a swing in the game 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although there's no cheat-like comeback and it's a tragic ending, it still offers a heartwarming and healing experience.

13. 63 为 For the Sake of Highly Probable Coincidences 为了高概率的巧合 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦25k WordsCompleted For the sake of a high-probability coincidence 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 歼 The Planet-Buster Cannon Fires in 60 Seconds, and the Repair Shop Grandpa Presses Play on an Old Cassette 歼星炮还有60秒发射，修理铺大爷按下了旧磁带 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦16k WordsCompleted The Planet-Busting Cannon Fires in 60 Seconds, but the Old Man at the Repair Shop Presses Play on an Old Cassette 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 天 The Heavenly Dao Is a Shoddy Operation, and I Just Sounded the Suona 天道是个草台班子，而我刚刚吹响了唢呐 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦21k WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao is a ramshackle operation, and I just blew the suona 9Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 凶 Haunted House Sleep Test: The Agent Said Not to Be Afraid, This Manual Teaches You How to Torment Ghosts 凶宅试睡：中介说别怕，这本手册是教你怎么折磨鬼的 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦16k WordsCompleted Haunted House Sleep Tester: The Agent Says, “Don’t Be Scared. This Manual Teaches You How to Torture Ghosts.” 58Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 邻 The Neighboring Auntie Sent a Good Morning Sticker, and I Was Killed by a Maniac Ten Thousand Times 邻居大妈发个早安表情包，我被变态杀了一万次 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦19k WordsCompleted My neighbor sent me a good-morning sticker, and a psycho killed me ten thousand times 40Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 相 My Blind Date Bit Me, Then Got Drunk on Sugar 相亲对象咬了我一口后，她醉糖了 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦18k WordsCompleted After my blind date bit me, she got drunk on sugar 237Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 反 Reverse Lucky Charm: The More Miserable I Am, the More Heaven Rewards Me 反向锦鲤：只要我够惨，老天就赏饭 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦20k WordsCompleted Reverse Good Fortune: The More Miserable I Am, the More Heaven Rewards Me 59Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 我 My Wealthy Wife Survives by Sucking the Work Vibes Out of Me 我的豪门老婆靠吸我的班味儿续命 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦15k WordsCompleted My Rich Wife Stays Alive by Sucking the Office Vibe Out of Me 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 4 The Bloody Team-Building Retreat in Conference Room 404 404会议室的血色团建 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦15k WordsCompleted The Bloodstained Team-Building Event in Conference Room 404 4Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—Shelves

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    More than just a tragic love story, "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust" is a tragic tale of a woman crushed by the times. On the surface, it tells a story of a tragic love affair in the Republican era, but upon closer reading, it depicts the lives of many "helpless" individuals in a chaotic world. Zhang Zhiming, trapped by filial piety and social norms, lives his entire life in a web of lies woven by his mother, guarding the key that was never inserted into the lock, refusing to enter the bridal chamber until his death, because as long as he doesn't go in, it's as if she's still there. Yang Yanchen, trapped by his duty to his country, suppresses all his emotions deep within his heart, standing in the shadows as her "brother," protecting her light, never asking her "Do you love me?" Until his death. Xiao Qihao, trapped by jealousy and unrequited love, uses the most despicable means to destroy his brother's business and take away the person he cherishes most, yet when the nation is in peril, he pours his entire fortune into supporting the front lines—he is neither purely good nor completely evil; he is simply a pitiful person consumed by obsession in a chaotic world. And Lin Die'er, trapped in everyone's love and scheming. Whatever fate offered her, she could only accept—the marriage contract presented before her wedding, she accepted; the documents handed to her by her mother-in-law, she signed; the new identity offered by her benefactor, she wore. It wasn't that she had no choices, but that no one ever gave her any. The only choice she actively made was to give her life—to shield her benefactor from a bullet, leaving the chance of survival to someone else. From beginning to end, she only wanted to be Lin Die'er. But this chaotic world wouldn't even grant her this small hope. The "torture" in this book isn't artificially sweetened for the sake of torture, but rather that each character's choices are deeply rooted in their background, personality, and the predicaments of their era, interconnected, ultimately brewing a tragedy from which no one can escape. Their love and hate are like dew on a spider's web, seemingly crystal clear, but actually fragile and easily shattered.

23. 73 从 From Now On, the Sea Is No Longer the Sea, but a Place to Return To 从此海不是海是归处 I Want to Buy a Motorcycle with My Royalties想用稿费买摩托Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted “She said the sea was cold, so I went to keep her company. I’m sorry I broke my promise.” Shi Han “From now on, the sea is no longer just the sea. It’s where I belong.” Shen Shen, slow down. I’m coming to find you. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 如 I Wish I Could Die in a Dream in Tokyo 如果能在东京的梦中死去就好了 Buckwheat Noodles in a Bowl碗子荞麦面11k WordsCompleted I Wish I Could Die in a Dream of Tokyo 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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25. 75 一 A War of Confusion 一场糊涂的战争 Xu Xu Ru Yu徐徐如雨7k WordsCompleted A War Born of Confusion 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's read a war story then, a short one.

26. 76 破 After Daybreak 破晓过后 Happy Land Land Land Land Land乐土土土土土Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, so I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

27. 77 我 I’m Really Just an Extra Nobody 我真的只是一个路人丙 Yang Yongjiu阳用九Urban405k WordsCompleted Have you ever stopped updating your novel? What happens to its world after you do? Does everything grind to a halt, or does the story unfold on its own? A background character who was supposed to die from the aftershocks of the protagonist’s fight suddenly discovers that the world he lives in is a book, and everyone is coming to him demanding something! I’m really just a background character! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is just an ordinary passerby, without talent or a system. How can he change his ordinary status?

28. 78 全 Master of All Skills 全技大师 Crocodile Wontons鳄鱼馄饨Sports2.2M WordsCompleted What? A Supreme Immortal Aperture Physique? I only get one chance, and they made me this useless body? Damn it! No! I'm different from them. I have a hidden quest built in! 438Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 要 To Succeed, Go Crazy First: My Parents' Toxic Romance? I Tell Them to Break Up 要成功，先发疯，爸妈虐恋我劝分 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [I Transmigrated Back to When My Parents First Met, and I’m Killing Myself] [Subverting the Tropes + Absurd Comedy + Ensemble School Cast] To change the fate of their villainous mother and their devoted second-male-lead father, Tu Fu and her two older brothers transmigrate to the time when their parents first met. For her mother’s happiness, Tu Fu decides to bring her and the male lead together. “According to unofficial historical records, a female supporting character and the male lead can live 3.1kReads9.2Score459Shelves

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    🔥🔥Highly Recommended🔥🔥 [Transmigration into a Book + Strong Female Lead + Scumbag Revenge + Face-Slapping + Heartbreaking Scene + Lighthearted Comedy + Swearing] [Please Follow]

30. 80 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first heart-wrenching romance novel, "Listening to the Wind's Song," tells a story of upright character, treacherous paths, and unwavering peace of mind. It's a tale of regret and yet worthwhile, where sorrow brings laughter through tears.

31. 81 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 开 From the Start, the Dragon Banner Leads the Charge: Eight Hundred It Is 开局龙纛前压，八百就八百 Graceful As A Startled Swan翩若惊鸿灬Historical229k WordsOngoing [Alternate World + System + Soul Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + Farming + Conquest + Fun Read] After transmigrating into the body of Chu An, the Great Chu Empire’s Sixth Prince, he wakes up to a hellish start: a raging river behind him and enemy forces surrounding him in front. The original owner was so terrified he dropped dead on the spot! Just as all hope seems lost, the Favorability System activates. One glance is all it takes to see who’s a traitor and who’s a die-hard loyalist! Seeing 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 F Zone F F战区 Old and Faded Xiao Chuan年老色衰的小川Sci-Fi & Apocalypse269k WordsCompleted Where the heck have I ended up? Is this still Blue Star… The weirdest transmigration in history… A new star system, a new environment, a new… Watch the story of the madman Wang Longyin and his legendary rise in F Theater: from [I Don’t Eat Beef] to [Homelander] and then to [Superman]… 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The wind follows the tiger, the clouds follow the dragon; heroes of dragon and tiger, come and read "F War Zone" this May Day. High-quality writing, a great book, come and enjoy! Handsome guys don't lie to handsome guys! [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

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