Any Zombie or Apocalypse Stories with Overwhelming Despair, but Maybe Some Resistance Too? 有没有绝望感拉满是丧尸或者末世文，可以有反抗。

1. 51 狂 Laughing Sickness: The Dead Walk the Same Road 狂笑病：群骸同途 Bitter Cold Wind凛风洌寒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse417k WordsCompleted [Laughing Sickness + Blood-Cross-style + no saintly heroine + intelligent zombies + apocalypse + doomsday + decisive killing + multiple storylines + ensemble cast + hardcore survival] There is no rebirth, no supernatural powers, no System space, no protagonist plot armor, and no romantic entanglements. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on a purely realistic, hardcore apocalypse, depicting humanity’s desperate yet unyielding struggle in the age of the “Laughing Sickness,” along wi 1.4kReads—Score123Shelves
2. 52 末 Doomsday: The Dead Rise on Campus 末日：尸启校园 The Bog Fish Who Loves to Brag爱吹牛的沼泽鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse941k WordsOngoing [Not a Power Fantasy + Illustrations + Campus Zombie Apocalypse + Audiobook and Short Drama Now Available] This is a firsthand account of a group of ordinary college students facing the apocalypse. When an unknown virus suddenly breaks out, their sealed-off university campus turns into a living hell amid screams and snarls. This is not a story about born heroes. It follows a group of ordinary students as they struggle and grow in desperate circumstances: From ordinary people cowering in their do 3.3kReads8.2Score167Shelves
3. 53 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

   Reader note

   How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

4. 54 尸 Escape from the Corpse Pile 尸里逃生 Yi Yu亦屿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation, "Apocalypse Descends: A Delivery Guy's Escape from the Sea of Corpses," is now streaming on Hongguo Theater. Feel free to watch! [The second zombie novel set in the same world is nearly two million words long. Visit the author's page to read it. We hope you'll keep supporting the author!] The zombies erupt, and the apocalypse descends. As an ordinary person, how can you survive in a world crawling with zombies? In the ruined city, rotting corpses lie everywhere. And when th 13.3kReads8.6Score958Shelves
5. 55 丧 When the Zombies Came, I Led My Family in Search of Survival 丧尸降临，我带着家人求生 Radiant Light光曜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse234k WordsCompleted A rebirth story with no pocket dimension or superpowers. An ordinary person without substantial assets gets a realistic second chance at life. Ten years after the zombie outbreak, Zhao Guoran caught pneumonia and couldn't get medicine. He never got to see a brighter future! When he opened his eyes again, Zhao Guoran had been reborn one month before the apocalypse. This time, he would take his family with him and survive the zombies and the end of the world. But a person's abilities are ultimatel 4Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 全 Global Corpse Mutation: Reborn on the Seventh Day of the Apocalypse 全球尸变，重生回到末世第七天 A Shu tn阿树tnSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless and ruthless + reborn + spatial ability + no romance + farming + ridiculously powerful golden finger] An unknown virus spreads throughout the country. Anyone infected turns into a zombie, reduced to nothing but a walking corpse. Sixty percent of the world's population becomes zombified. The climate changes drastically, the environment is devastated, and natural disasters keep striking. The animals and plants that survive the catastrophe mutate as well. The surviving humans 16.7kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
7. 57 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: My Road to Survival 丧尸末日：我的求生路 Riding My Little Donkey骑上我的小野驴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted (Ordinary people + survival-focused + students + classic zombie story + no System + no special abilities + no pocket dimension + no harem) (A story all about realistic survival) A freshman is knocked over on the basketball court and hits his head, passing out. When he wakes up in the hospital, it seems he is the only living person left in the world. Even more terrifying, everyone else is a zombie! Surrounded by hordes of zombies, he fights desperately to survive and decides to find other survivo 15.7kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
8. 58 尸 The Campus Has Fallen: Who Will Survive? 尸起校园：谁能活下去 A Little Nobody with a Pen执笔的小路人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse377k WordsOngoing [Zombies + apocalypse + escape + team + no superpowers + no harem] No System. A campus zombie outbreak from the start. The protagonist is a college student. A fairly traditional zombie novel. All you lovely readers are welcome to give it a read. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 感 Infection: Survival Diary 感染：求生日记 Evening Star暮暮星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse663k WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + zombies + survival + no special abilities + no System) A once-peaceful life was suddenly shattered by chaos. The people around him were infected and turned into mindless, bloodthirsty monsters that devoured human flesh. Lin Yun had no choice but to survive in a zombie-infested world with his younger sister. In a world without order, the danger came not only from zombies, but also from the darkness in people's hearts... From then on, his only belief was to keep his sister alive. 2.7kReads8.7Score160Shelves
10. 60 校 The Zombie Apocalypse at School: The Happy Ending 校园丧尸末日：幸福终点站 Falling Lantern落下灯Sci-Fi & Apocalypse130k WordsCompleted A pure zombie apocalypse story, with no System and no special abilities. A realistic school-set zombie survival novel told largely through an ensemble cast. Every character is equally important, each with their own personality, and all are grounded in everyday life. Nobody is unrealistically powerful. It's the story of a group of ordinary students with different personalities, repeatedly escaping death as they make their way to a refugee camp. The settings are down-to-earth, and it's a straightf 444Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Despair is at its peak, be...

11. 61 末 The Six-Person Team at the End of the World 末世六人团 Winter Sequence Rich冬序RichSci-Fi & Apocalypse533k WordsCompleted [Genius-level intellect + decisive and ruthless + master schemers + comedy + no bleeding-heart hero] In 2030, the Origin Stone's energy spirals out of control, triggering a global catastrophe. Mutant beasts run rampant, the wasteland is everywhere, and human civilization collapses overnight. Six people, three ways to die, not a bleeding-heart hero among them. Qin Yuan: a probability-calculating lunatic, with a tongue sharper than a blade and a mind more dangerous than any mutant beast. Xiao Ye: 9Reads—Score101Shelves
12. 62 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: My Teammates Push Me Toward Death 丧尸末世：队友推我去死 Money Will Keep Growing钱会越来越多7k WordsCompleted Zombie Apocalypse: My Teammates Push Me to My Death —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 丧 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Journal 丧尸末日生存笔记 RickC137Sci-Fi & Apocalypse383k WordsOngoing Zombies - apocalypse - single heroine - somewhat hardcore On the day of a global summit, an explosion rocks a downtown skyscraper. As firefighters rush to the scene, a bizarre transformation breaks out. An unknown virus sweeps across the world, and civilization collapses in an instant. Lin Yu wakes up in a hospital to face a brutal apocalypse filled with the walking dead. Pure, hardcore realism: no supernatural powers, no evolution, no crystals, no System. There are only ordinary walking corps 57Reads—Score106Shelves
14. 64 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

    Reader note

    I'd like to recommend some books to everyone; the novels on this list are all excellent and well worth reading!

15. 65 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
16. 66 末 Apocalypse Roulette: It Begins with Learning Xingyi Bengquan 末世轮盘：从学会形意崩拳开始 Spoiled Immortal纨绔仙人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse156k WordsOngoing [Not Reborn] [Female Lead] [No Harem] [Light System] [Zombies] [Imposters] [Some Horror] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Self-Sacrifice] [Apocalypse Wheel] [100% Handwritten] [No AI, Read with Confidence] The apocalypse arrives, and global civilization falls apart overnight. Zombies, mutated imposters, and bizarre mutant monsters run rampant. Humanity becomes food, falling to the bottom of the food chain. As a survivor, the only thing to wish for is staying alive. So Cao Shuang, a top-tier martial a 1.6kReads—Score175Shelves

    Reader note

    Zombies, fake humans, mutated beasts, twisted humanity, hardcore post-apocalyptic survival.

17. 67 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
18. 68 我 I Come from Three Hundred Years Ago 我来自三百年前 Happy Little Pig 1快乐的1小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse207k WordsOngoing Wasteland Apocalypse #Genetic Virus #Everyone Is Clever #Ruthless Protagonist #Side Characters Aren’t Idiots #Overpowered Side Characters #One Female Lead #Conspiracy Theories If you don’t like it after the first ten chapters, I’ll stand on my head... and do it all over again, starting three hundred years ago. The apocalypse shattered the world, and the old civilization burned to ashes. A virus ran rampant, turning the world into a wasteland hell. At the most devastating moment of the calamity 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The first three novels I've been reading recently are all post-apocalyptic. The first one seems to resonate with my taste; I personally think it's the best in its genre. The second one is also very good. Although both are quite short, the author updates very frequently.

19. 69 黑 Black Rain 2027 黑雨2027 A Cat in a Pig's Clothing扮猫吃大猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy, no cheats, a hard-core natural-disaster apocalypse] Black Rain 2027 is a chronicle of the end of the world as experienced by a modern family. As the first black rain falls, the world slowly collapses amid journeys and long waits. It doesn't tell the story of heroes. It records the long aftermath for ordinary people after everything falls apart: the process of growing numb and sluggish in extreme conditions, yet having no choice but to keep going. The rain will keep falling. 12.3kReads9.1Score1kShelves
20. 70 瘟 Plague Simulator: From the Start, I Unleash Necroa 瘟疫模拟：开局投放Necroa I'm No Minnow才不是杂鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse222k WordsCompleted People have often imagined the terrifying disasters that could wipe out civilizations. Geological upheaval, world wars, even alien invasions: we've imagined them all. But in reality, the most likely thing to wipe out a civilization is an insignificant little microorganism. The “weapons” we're testing now aren't terrifying planet-busting bombs or high-energy lasers. They're these tiny microorganisms. The Necroa Virus is one of the most powerful among them. The infamous plagues of history would se 8.3kReads8.8Score775Shelves

    Reader note

    A great zombie game, the story unfolds from the victim's perspective, but it's not very long.

21. 71 断 1,219 Days Without Food 断粮1219天 Always Flying Solo总是单飞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing #Hardcore Apocalypse #Protecting His Daughter #Wasteland Ensemble #Disaster Mystery On his way home from work, Shi Lei, an office director at a private tutoring school, received a broadcast warning that an unidentified celestial body was about to strike Earth’s crust. Disaster was imminent. The impact tore the world apart, and geomagnetic storms soon swept across the globe. Power grids burned out, communications failed completely, and deadly diseases spread unchecked through the ruins. Survivors 1.4kReads—Score153Shelves

    Reader note

    I'm usually quite stingy, but I still gave a tip, which shows how good the author's writing is. It's definitely worth getting hooked!

22. 72 蚀 Eclipse Haze 蚀霾 Fish Brain and Terminal Laziness鱼脑加懒癌晚期患者Mystery509k WordsOngoing (This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. There is no female lead, and the protagonist is a lone wolf most of the time. Warning: Do not imitate any of the chemical knowledge in this novel in real life. Any consequences are your own responsibility. It’s all fictional, so don’t try it.) Zhang Chen is a recent college graduate. In an era when master’s graduates deliver takeout and bachelor’s graduates work on assembly lines, the only place he can find work is a factory on the outskirts of town. Two hu 29Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The monsters in this book are incredibly powerful; they can practically create backroom-like spaces anywhere along the roadside, from which you can't escape without meeting certain conditions. Furthermore, areas with higher biodiversity are more dangerous. Therefore, rural areas are actually more dangerous than cities.

23. 73 序 Sequence Survival: I Slay Ghosts Like Flies with My Superpowers 序列求生：我靠异能杀诡如麻 Nine One Yuanbao九一元宝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse966k WordsOngoing No romance + eerie apocalypse + convoy escape + a small ensemble cast The blood moon rises, the apocalypse arrives, and the eerie runs rampant. Survivors have no choice but to keep fleeing, escaping the eerie creatures' hunts. Only the supernatural can kill the eerie creatures. Su Yue is an esper who came from a zombie apocalypse. An apocalypse? She's familiar with those. Just level up and fight monsters. She'll take a shot at this one with her own survival rules. “I know you like me. If you agr 119.6kReads8.7Score7.2kShelves

    Reader note

    Both of these are highly recommended because they're both non-romanced and feature very strong female leads. The first one features a female lead with no special abilities, relying solely on her powerlessness; people keep dying, and just when you think there's hope, despair follows. The author doesn't skimp on depicting the other characters' struggles, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The writing is excellent. The second one is also incredibly good, though it's not finished yet. Both are team-based stories that don't solely focus on the female lead; each has its own unique characteristics and highlights.

24. 74 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: Your Teammates Aren't Human 丧尸末日：你的队友不是人 How About Some Baozi?吃包子不啦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse746k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + zombies + no System. There will be evolution, but no magical duels or anything like that, just physical enhancement] On the first day after graduating from the police academy, Ye Fan accompanies Officer Zhang to arrest a “lunatic.” In the sixth-floor living room, a man in a tank top kneels on the floor, gnawing on a corpse. His blue-gray hands tear through flesh, the crunch of bones louder than the sirens. This isn’t a drug addict. It’s a zombie. In the apocalypse, impostors lurk a 879Reads7.1Score110Shelves

    Reader note

    I think these three are the best. They're really super good, and the writing is very engaging. When you read them, you can't help but immerse yourself in the story. They're exceptionally beautiful.

25. 75 快 Happy Exam Week 快乐考试周 Fu Ma覆马Mystery837k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication; personalized bookplate campaign underway in the book's fan community. The published title is Happy Exam Week] - An exam? The kind where your head explodes if you fail~ Boom! - A group of people are forced to take one bizarre weeklong exam after another. They enter the settings depicted in the exam questions and answer them with their bodies, battling with both brains and brawn. They will die if they fail, come in last place, fail to hand in their papers within the 8.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

    Reader note

    These two books are amazing!

26. 76 嘎 After Taking Out My Scumbag Ex, I Flee the Apocalypse as a Fugitive 嘎掉渣男后，我在末世畏罪潜逃了 Thieving Giant Cockroach偷吃大蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse356k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast × no supernatural abilities × no pocket dimension × no male lead] The escape of several ordinary female college students during a zombie apocalypse (The chapters are short at first, but they’ll get longer later.) When the zombies broke out, Zhou Miao still hadn’t pulled the knife out of her ex-boyfriend’s neck. Blood sprayed all over her. So when she saw the blood-covered corpses running past the library window, she thought she was so shocked by the fact that she’d just killed som 13.6kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

    Reader note

    Super good read! Don't be put off by the title. No romance, no superpowers, and the plot doesn't drag.

27. 77 关 About How I Have No Special Powers in a World Overrun by Zombies 关于我在丧尸降临的世界没有异能 Huan Xuewei幻血为Sci-Fi & Apocalypse808k WordsCompleted [Friendship-focused, no romance, post-apocalyptic survival and adventure, human nature, warped values: not for minors] Li Rui is an ordinary convenience store worker. One day, zombies suddenly appeared. With no special abilities and worried about his parents back in his hometown, he sets off through the desperate, apocalyptic world on a journey home. Along the way, he is forced to shed his false, decadent exterior, gradually revealing his true and unvarnished self. Why is this world so strange? 447Reads9.3Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    The title itself speaks for itself: without superpowers, surviving in a world full of zombies is indeed very difficult. Because of this, the book is quite depressing, but it's highly recommended. Although the male lead is a bit indecisive in the early stages, he changes after he grows up [laughs]. There is no female lead, the male lead has some emotional issues, and there is a second male lead. The author writes their relationship very well (purely brotherly love). The author's writing is also quite good. In short, it's highly recommended.

28. 78 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

    Reader note

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

29. 79 尸 The Dead Rise on Campus 尸起校园 Red Endorphin红色内啡肽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted No System. An ordinary person from the start. No fighting monsters and leveling up. If you like realistic portrayals of human nature in the apocalypse, come on in! Please note: this is not a brainless, lightweight novel. Human nature is portrayed realistically, and conflicts are shrouded in mystery. It follows an ordinary student from the lowest rung of society as he experiences despair during the apocalypse, searches for shelter, and gradually grows. There are no rigid moral standards here. No 13.3kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    How about this one? All the best zombie novels are here! Absolutely fantastical! It gets more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—a personal favorite. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely one of the most worthwhile novels to read this year.

30. 80 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
31. 81 末 Humanity Performs a Scripted Murder Mystery for Higher-Dimensional Life in the Apocalypse 末世人类为高维生命表演剧本杀 No Regrets in the Spark火花无悔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse386k WordsCompleted What's it like to perform a murder-mystery game for higher life forms during the apocalypse? Mess up, and you die… Decisive killing + No Female Lead + Apocalypse + Instances + Multiple Worlds Warning: The male lead is greasy. Extremely greasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. No false claims of plagiarism. 64Reads8.8Score116Shelves

    Reader note

    I'm using this space to promote a book. It has no female lead, no superpowers, no cheat codes, and the protagonist is ruthless, insane, and prone to turning evil. It tells the story of the protagonist searching for the truth in a post-apocalyptic world and solving puzzles to survive in dungeons.

32. 82 黎 Dawn Tower 黎明塔 Wise Little Star智哆星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted They're here! They're here! A shocking conspiracy is looming over the entire world! Natural and man-made disasters, with zombies everywhere! Please don't lose yourself in the darkness! May the dawn's light shine forever! 54.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
33. 83 末 Zombies Run Wild in the Apocalypse: Taking My Family Home Across a Thousand Miles 末世丧尸横行：带着家人千里归乡 The Snake That Doesn't Eat Cilantro不吃香菜的蛇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse257k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic zombies + a sick and crazy heroine + road-trip survival story + two strong leads + both are each other's first] Jiang Niannian received a mysterious text telling her to hurry and stock up on supplies and hide, because a zombie outbreak was imminent. Before she could react, the apocalypse had already arrived. For various reasons, Jiang Niannian set off on a thousand-mile journey home with her family, while her ex-boyfriend kept following along. On this journey, is he someone you can 16Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    There were parts where they almost died; there's no spatial ability or superpowers; the female lead is sick and insane; it's a realistic post-apocalyptic zombie highway escape story.

34. 84 废 Wasteland Survival: I Can Summon Players 废土求生：我能召唤玩家 Apple Candy Doudou苹果糖逗Sports518k WordsCompleted In the ruins left by the catastrophe, human factions reorganize. Immortals with mechanical bodies, gene warriors from Dawn City, mechs atop the Beacon of Civilization, and more... After Su Chen is bitten by a zombie, he awakens a Tinder Chip and uses it to summon players from Blue Star. From then on, a mysterious faction swiftly rises in the wasteland. They cannot be killed, fear nothing, and even dare to bite zombies back! They're clever, stay up all night grinding away, and will even raid a mo 10.5kReads9.3Score840Shelves
35. 85 末 Doomsday: I Summon China’s Civil and Military Heroes on Blue Star 末日：我在蓝星召唤华夏文臣武将 Ink Like You墨如妳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse929k WordsOngoing [This novel features the apocalypse, a System, summoning, legendary Chinese heroes, faction-building, a multi-heroines harem, disasters in multiple stages, high-stakes warfare, a clash of civilizations, and a growth-focused story.] In the autumn of 2027, not long after Huaqing University begins its semester, a mysterious fever sweeps across the world. When his former classmates turn into bloodthirsty monsters and the campus becomes a nest of corpses overnight, nineteen-year-old Wu Xin has no ch 616Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    We must take a look.

36. 86 末 Doomsday Shelter 末世庇护所 The Night-Rain Traveler Returning North夜雨北归客Sci-Fi & Apocalypse10.6M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2kReads7.9Score208Shelves
37. 87 惊 Sudden Upheaval: The Dead Rise on Campus 惊变：尸起校园 The Moon Sinks Westward into Blue Waves月堕沧浪西Urban132k WordsOngoing [Post-apocalyptic powers, no heroine, no System] The blood moon hangs overhead, and zombies roam everywhere. Two high school students grow from weak to strong, fighting their way out of the school. They join forces with Zhang Zhengyang, a former soldier; Qin Qiu, a doctor; Bai Qian, a merchant; and the mysterious Huo Yu to form a six-person team. When they return home, they discover that their parents have vanished. Their only clues are a mysterious organization and the city of Kyoto. The six he —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    [Genre] • Sci-fi post-apocalyptic • Survival in the apocalypse • Zombie crisis and post-apocalyptic superpowers [Main Characters] • Ye Yue: Calm and rational, the team's brain, a perception-type evolved human • Lu Xinghan: The main combatant, impulsive but reliable, a strength-type evolved human • Brotherhood, partners in life and death, no romance [Novel Features] • No system, no cheat codes, no harem • High IQ, rigorous logic • Six-person team, all useful • From Jiangnan to North China, a road movie-style adventure • The protagonist will make mistakes, feel frustrated, and survive in desperate situations [Suitable Readers] • Tired of stories where the protagonist is invincible from the start • Enjoy teamwork and realistic post-apocalyptic stories • Want to see the protagonist survive using their brains • Accept that in a post-apocalyptic world, there is no savior, only teammates who support each other.

38. 88 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

    Reader note

    Absolutely realistic, no superpowers, it's true to life. Don't be fooled by the low rating; this is a realistic zombie apocalypse novel. It's my first book, so there might be some flaws in the beginning, but the later plot is quite good. Those who like this kind of story can give it a check it out.

39. 89 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 11.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

    Reader note

    1. Not counting zombies, it's even more terrifying, evil, and insane than zombies, making viewers hold their breath. 2. Set in an ancient post-apocalyptic zombie world, there are no firearms or superpowers; the zombies will slowly grow stronger. The only way to survive is to use your brain to fight back, build weapons, and establish bases.

40. 90 尸 The Outbreak: A Road to Escape 尸变，逃亡之路 Master Leopardhead高手豹头Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted (Classic zombie story + road trip + no System + no pocket dimension + no golden finger + cautious, step-by-step survival + two female leads) Su Zhe is an ordinary man who happened to survive the outbreak of the zombie virus. With exceptional composure and ruthlessness, he seizes the fleeting chance before the troops seal off the city and escapes. He's no savior, and he has no System golden finger from the heavens. His only goal is to survive, no matter what it takes! 2.2kReads7.3Score149Shelves

    Reader note

    The protagonist is intelligent and remains cautious and calm in the face of adversity. He's neither a saint nor indiscriminately kills innocent people. The supporting characters are also very well-developed, each with distinct personalities. The plot is fast-paced, but I won't spoil it—go see for yourself!

41. 91 重 Back in the Apocalypse: I Won’t Put Up with You, I’ll Slaughter My Way Through 重回末世：不惯着你，姐杀疯了 Cloud-Napping Cat眠云猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse551k WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + Reborn + Strong Female Lead + Zombies + Revenge + No Romance + Stockpiling + Gourmet Food + Crafting Her Own Golden Finger] Reborn three days before the apocalypse, Su Qingran smiled at her reflection in the mirror. In her previous life, her family leeched off her, and zombies chased her down to devour her. She had pretended to be a good person for so long that she never even got the chance to take revenge. This time... “I’m done being human, thanks.” She tricked her whole fa 3.2kReads8.2Score441Shelves

    Reader note

    I feel like if I were in this apocalyptic scenario depicted in the book, I would probably be extremely devastated.

42. 92 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: Age of Embers 丧尸末日：余烬纪元 Carefree or Not悠哉不悠哉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger + Extreme Mutations + Hardcore Survival] Warning: This is an apocalypse with no plot armor, only terrifying zombies that mutate again and again! Qin Ciwei, an ordinary company manager, struggles to survive after the apocalypse begins. When he forms a small team with his former colleagues, he is forced into the power struggles among the various factions of the apocalypse. Here, the open and hidden conflicts between survivors are deadlier than the zombies outside. Day 1 of the 135Reads6.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I highly recommend this book. It's the story of an ordinary person leading his colleagues to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, without any melodramatic plot twists or bizarre superpowers! The male and female leads are both intelligent. The protagonist team fights against various zombies and mutants with the power of ordinary humans! The plot is fast-paced; the protagonist simply wants to survive in the apocalypse but is forced into the struggle by various circumstances! Highly recommended!

43. 93 向 Making a Wish to a Ghost 向鬼许愿 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery425k WordsCompleted A school where everyone has vanished. A company that serves ghosts. A city crawling with vengeful spirits. A mountain of weeping where yin and yang are turned upside down. … In an age when paranormal phenomena run rampant, Gu Shan possesses a terrifying wish-granting machine that can crush any supernatural incident. But each wish also carves an even deeper despair. “After you make your tenth wish, we’ll meet again in a world without pain.” (The original title of this book was The Tenth Wish.) 5.1kReads7.9Score483Shelves

    Reader note

    The supernatural elements might not quite fit the bill, but they were still quite despairing. The remaining books, which were apocalyptic, were also very well written. The only drawback was that the sense of despair wasn't as strong in the latter part of the seventh book.

44. 94 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves
45. 95 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 119.2kReads8.6Score12.2kShelves
46. 96 崩 Honkai Impact 3rd: The Strange Path Among the Stars 崩坏：星穹诡道 A Heart Like the Moon尘心如月Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] The end of the Path spells doom. The stars are tainted by the uncanny, and the worlds are filled with savagery and madness. All the Aeons have become indescribable. Those who have lost themselves tread a dark path. The once-prosperous Xianzhou drifts in the abyss, while a train spanning the stars travels through the mysterious. Its destination... is an ultimate terror beyond the power of human language to describe! Ye Cang didn't get a 19.4kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
47. 97 我 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ My Conscience Is Clear我心有无愧Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 197.6kReads8.6Score14.4kShelves
48. 98 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves
49. 99 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves
50. 100 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 50.8kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves

Other lists with Laughing Sickness: The Dead Walk the Same Road