Looking for Smart Mercenary or War Novels 求带脑子的雇佣兵或战争题材的小说

1. 1 回 After Returning Home, I Really Didn't Mean to Cause Trouble 回国以后，我真没想搞事 Don't Panic, I Can Do Even Better别慌我还能更Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Golden Finger] [Aiming for Realism, No Exaggeration] I once traveled through war-torn Libya, And roamed the Middle East without fear, despite the hail of bullets. Raids, assassinations, and explosions were all part of my life. Then I came to my senses. This wasn’t the life I wanted. Of course, the main reason was that I was afraid of dying. So I ran. After all, returning to my country was the way to go! 38.1kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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   The second book is a prequel to the first; highly recommended.

2. 2 漂 Fifteen Years Adrift: A Mercenary's Memoir 漂泊十五载：一个佣兵的回忆录 Don't Panic, I Can Do Even Better别慌我还能更Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Not a wish-fulfillment novel]+ [Realistic style]+ [No heroine] There is a group of people in this world whom the regular army despises, dismissing them as bastards who work only for money... Ordinary people fear them, believing they are cold-blooded killers who would do anything for money… But in truth, they are a band of lone wolves who brave the edge of danger. Though they don't fit conventional definitions, they have their own code of conduct. They move through storms of bu 2.1kReads8.2Score300Shelves
3. 3 绝 The Secret Squad 绝密战队 Could It Be the Milky Way疑是银河Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No heroine, no System, no cheat powers. The male lead has none of the usual advantages. He’s young at first and the darling of the unit, then grows up to become the unit’s boss… or its dad? Ah, whatever! The point is, he’s an absolute force to be reckoned with. At the age of six, Yu Zhiming enters the new-recruit training camp of the 15th Unit. There, he learns the meaning of faith and makes many comrades, but his identity prevents him from joining the military. So he can only join the country 46.5kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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   No female lead, no system, humor and drama. The protagonist was rescued from a fraud ring at age six. Due to his sensitive identity, he was sent to a training camp. At nine, he joined the N135 Hell Squad and began carrying out missions... It's really great!

4. 4 黑 Black Devil Mercenary Corps 黑魔鬼佣兵团 The Night Owl of Tarwa塔尔瓦的夜枭Urban8.9M WordsOngoing [Sniper] + [Mercenary] + [Everyday comedy] + [Female soldiers] + [Tough, brawny men] Zhang Kai is a sniper with a record for extremely long-distance kills. He belongs to the Black Devil Mercenary Corps. Many years ago, the Black Devil Mercenary Corps received a mysterious mission. A total of 232 people died, including the commander! 52.7kReads9.1Score9kShelves

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   I also recommend a book: Sniper, Mercenary, Mercenary Group, and Someone in Africa. Check it out, see if you like it. [Eating popcorn emoji]

5. 5 狙 Sniper Prodigy 狙击天才 Ye Bing野兵Urban199k WordsCompleted Sima Yun, a killer known as the world’s greatest sniper, takes on the identity of Wang Hai, a cook in a grassroots military unit. From then on, the lowly army cook begins an incredible rise, overcoming one obstacle after another as he takes part in the special forces selection process, on the verge of becoming an honored special forces soldier. But the killer organization refuses to let him go, repeatedly sending assassins to hunt him down and swearing to kill him, leaving him no choice but to f 2.7kReads9.1Score326Shelves

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   Here are a few really good books; if you like special forces kings and war gods, you should check them out.

6. 6 野 The Wild Soldier God of War Series (Complete in 11 Volumes) 野兵战神系列（全十一册） Ye Bing野兵Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Li Liang had been taken by his father into the deep mountains as a child to learn all kinds of survival skills. As keen as a wild beast, he had superhuman marksmanship and could instantly take down a target hundreds of meters away without a scope. But when he took the military enlistment exam at eighteen, a twist of fate led him to be recruited by one of the world’s top mercenary organizations. A misunderstanding also branded him a murderer, and the military issued a kill order against him. Ever 1.6kReads9.5Score255Shelves
7. 7 先 Fire First 先敌开火 I'll See You Off送你走Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Expert marksman] + [No System] + [Comedy] + [Mercenaries] + [Fictional world] Wang Tao, descended from a family of hunters, stumbles into the world of mercenaries by sheer chance. What kind of sparks will fly? In this diverse era, your downfall may not come from a rival, but from someone crossing over from another field. Speed is absolute, accuracy is relative. The one who fires first wins; suppressive fire is what matters most! Of all the martial arts under heaven, speed is unbeatable! 89.3kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves

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   Mercenary novel recommendations

8. 8 重 Reborn as a Military Cook: Chronicles of a Mercenary 重生炊事兵之佣兵风云录 Pisces双鱼座Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Hardcore military fiction + No System + Marksman + Mercenary Mercenary? Chef? In his previous life, he was a marksman and small-arms expert hiding in the mess hall of a rapid-response unit in Huaxia! A gun in one hand, a wok in the other! He died in an exercise while saving a new recruit who had wandered into the blast zone! When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn on a smoke-filled battlefield in a parallel world! This time, he had a cleaver in his left hand and a gun in his righ 21.7kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
9. 9 从 A Career-Building Game Starting with SWAT 从SWAT开始的职业成长游戏 Nan Chang南长Urban5.2M WordsOngoing He is an elite assault operator with the San Diego SWAT team in the United States! He is a top German marksman active on the Western Front during World War I! He is a top spy trained at the X-agent training camp during World War II! He is a legendary explorer of the American West, the uncrowned king of the Caribbean, the world’s most formidable lone counterterrorism operative… Before earning all these countless titles, Zhang Xuan was just a low-ranking police officer who had transmigrated into n 67.3kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
10. 10 为 For the Sake of My Future, I Became a Mercenary 为了钱途，我去当了雇佣兵 The Chronicles Of Hibernia希伯尼的战纪Urban329k WordsCompleted [Precision Shooter]+ [Mercenary]+ [PMC] Mercenaries, or “dogs of war,” are always caught up in conflict and war, hovering on the edge between life and death. It's an extremely dangerous line of work. Through a twist of fate, Li Peng becomes a mercenary. “War hyena” might not sound flattering, but the pay is great! He originally planned to quit once he'd earned thirty million, but after the first thirty million came another thirty million. In the end, Li Peng realizes he might not be able to walk 8kReads8.6Score484Shelves
11. 11 地 King of the Underworld: A Bandit Tears Through Tokyo from the Start 地下之王，开局悍匪速通东京 Wherever I Go, I'm a Free Breeze来去皆是自由风Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Yang only wanted to stay alive, but things didn’t go as planned. From the start, he was forced to team up with a bandit, then tore through Tokyo in a trail of blood and explosions. He took down the SAT special police unit and every underground gang in his path. Lin Yang’s arrival sent shock waves through the underworld. The dark web connected to the world beneath the surface, where violence flowed along the channels of money and power. Need muscle? Call Lin Yang. Beyond seven steps, his gun 25.3kReads8.9Score2kShelves
12. 12 嘿 Hey, Hell's Vanguard, Take It Up with God 嘿，地狱尖兵，有话跟上帝说去吧 Listening to the Wind, Remembering Words听风忆言Urban239k WordsOngoing [Mercenary] [Designated Marksman] [Sniper] [War] [Ensemble Cast] [Thrilling Action] Chen Feng was just an ordinary student from Huaxia. A miserable experience and a world that turned right and wrong upside down led him to join the undefeated God Mercenary Group. From then on, wherever conflicts flared and battle lines formed around the world, a fearsome mercenary unit would be there, led by a sniper with the callsign Judge! He is a legend from Huaxia, a god of war to the Delta Force and the LS 5.1kReads7.0Score271Shelves
13. 13 破 A Shattered Paradise 破碎的天堂 WXL105ffRXUrban280k WordsOngoing [War + military + tragic ensemble cast + anti-war + serious tone + no System + no transmigration + alternate history] On the shores of the Baltic Sea lies the Grand Duchy of Orillia, hailed as “paradise on earth,” where sunshine, wealth, and peace have always reigned. But across the border, the ironclad nation of Regos has forged its hatred and will to survive into a blade, poised against this prosperous land. This is not a story about a hero. It is a shattered mirror, reflecting the image of ev 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can look at anything.

14. 14 南 51 Degrees South 南纬51度 WXL105ffRXUrban217k WordsCompleted [War + military + alternate history + ensemble cast] Seven years of hardship could not cool the fire in their hearts. Black gold forged the Iron Cross, and petrodollars fueled a war machine. This is an ironclad symphony of a rising power challenging the old world order. Amid the raging seas at 51 degrees south latitude, only the victors can write history. 1.8kReads8.2Score238Shelves
15. 15 攀 Climbing Mount Naroda 攀登纳罗达峰 WXL105ffRXUrban306k WordsCompleted [Military + political maneuvering + alternate history + tragic ensemble cast + micro perspective + fictional world] Summer, 1991 As the world celebrated the end of the Cold War, at another fork in history, a far more powerful Red Bear turned its confident gaze eastward. After achieving total victory in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union was at the height of its power. In the name of “liberation,” it launched a lightning assault aimed at annexing Hokkaido: Operation Climb Mount Narodnaya. For Japan, s 4.6kReads8.7Score663Shelves
16. 16 让 I Asked a Retired Old Man to Buy Cigarettes, and the Whole Army Hunted Me Down 让退休老头买烟，全军疯狂追杀我 Sour and Spicy Hammer酸辣榔头Urban656k WordsCompleted [Original + Humorous + Explosive Action + Subverts Expectations + No Heroine] Meng Yan transmigrates into a military world and gets bound to a completely bizarre System. What should he do? No problem. Luckily, he’s even more bizarre than the System. [God’s Eye] [Pose as a college student, earn two hundred yuan every time you go out] [My Bullets Always Veer Left] [Small and Medium Home Appliance Modifications: Way Ahead of the Competition] [Wilderness Survival Guide] Meng Yan rubs his fore 12.5kReads9.1Score973Shelves

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    A super good war novel, the male lead is a soldier, and later goes out to cause trouble.

17. 17 到 Who on Earth Taught You to Be a Recruit Like This? 到底谁教你这么当新兵的？ Pepper-Salt Mallet椒盐榔头Urban4.5M WordsOngoing “As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y 61.5kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
18. 18 暗 Legend of the Underworld 暗黑界传奇 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted No System, a high-octane mercenary battlefield story. Starting out in northern Myanmar, the protagonist sweeps across the globe, crushing the entire underworld, punching the Americans and kicking the Japanese. Battlefield combat, assaults, assassinations, raids, clashes between factions, and great-power rivalries. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so dive into the story. Main members of the Asura Squad: Jiang Feng (protagonist) (Assault: Jiang Feng, Wolf King, God of Slaughter) (Snipers: Xiao Jiu, 19.7kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    There are big cheaters, small cheaters, mercenaries, security companies—all sorts of things, depending on the individual.

19. 19 这 Is This Fate? 这是命吗 Reverend Tian Can天残居士Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Lin Qi was born under an ill omen. He would shed seven tears in his lifetime and endure nine trials. His parents abandoned him when he was little. A widow took him in, but she killed herself when he was ten. What could have driven her to do it? At eighteen, Lin Qi accidentally killed the son of a high-ranking official and had no choice but to flee overseas, where he began his career as a mercenary. That feared Judge became a fixture on battlefields around the world! Deng Qiqi is the youngest rec 23.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
20. 20 我 My Mercenary Career 我的雇佣兵生涯 I Was Born a Fine Bird我本良禽Urban1.1M WordsCompleted "Cousin, what exactly is a mercenary?" "What do you mean, 'mercenary'? We're heroes! Heroes who rob the rich to help the poor, got it?" "Didn't we keep all the money for ourselves? Who exactly did we help?" "You silly kid, we're the poor!" I stared at the stacks of green cash by my feet and sank into deep thought... Yeah, Cousin's right! 8.4kReads9.1Score878Shelves
21. 21 铁 The Ironblood Shield 铁血护城河 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [The hidden national guardian artifact must not be revealed] “Is this what you call private security?” Facing the cameras, people around the world excitedly demanded an answer. Did private security mean painting mysterious digital masks on their faces and appearing and vanishing without a trace all over the world? Could private security wipe out terrorists, rescue hostages, and punish the wicked across the globe? Could private security mercilessly crush nearly every armed organization in the wor 14.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
22. 22 大 A College Freshman Internship, and You Went Abroad to Become a Mercenary? 大一实习，你跑去国外当雇佣兵？ KID Great Demon KingKID大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “You’re asking me what a mercenary is?” “I’m the winter wind, the wolf of Siberia, the bullet hanging over a traitor’s head! “Intelligence? I am intelligence! The law? The law is engraved on my bullet casings!” “We make contracts with our employers, our countries, and our own consciences.” “Fear neither death nor failure in our mission.” “Glory to the mercenaries!” This book is also known as: “I Don’t Know Either. They Said They’d Give Me an Internship Report, So I Came.”, “Hostages? What 793Reads8.4Score154Shelves
23. 23 退 Unable to Find a Job After Retirement, I Was Forced to Become a Mercenary 退役后找不到工作，被迫当雇佣兵 Zhao Zilong, Charging In and Out Seven Times七进七出赵子龙Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After retiring from the special forces, Jin Nan can’t find a job and struggles to make ends meet. Then his neighbor comes to him for help. Her daughter has been tricked into working at a telecom fraud compound, and she’ll pay 300,000 yuan to get her back. In principle, Jin Nan only wants to be a law-abiding citizen. But he can barely afford to eat, so he accepts the woman’s rescue mission to make ends meet. He infiltrates the compound alone, gets into a gunfight with the armed guards, and manage 62.4kReads8.4Score6.6kShelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, action-packed, and not mindless. Highly recommended!

24. 24 雇 A Mercenary? That’s Exactly What I Am! 雇佣兵？当的就是雇佣兵！ The Fox Grandpa狐狸大爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted A chance trip during his senior year at college lands Liu Yi in the middle of a mercenary operation, and so his life as a mercenary begins. Liu Yi: “Peak right after graduation? That's weak. We have to be both graduated and completely unhinged!” [Mercenaries + Urban life + Ensemble cast + Comedy] 7.6kReads7.0Score518Shelves

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    It's logically sound, not overly sentimental or systematic, and doesn't involve any retired elite soldiers.

25. 25 磨 Grinding Stone: The Hundred-Grind Stone 磨石之百磨之石 Bone Wants to Chew on a Dog骨头想啃狗Urban979k WordsCompleted The protagonist is human, and every human has flaws. He's an unconventional commander with enormous shortcomings. Yet he has always held fast to the beautiful ideal that others see as his greatest flaw. So he'll never become a blade; he can only be the whetstone that forges one. A special forces unit built almost from nothing: there is training and there is combat. There is passion, and there is cold indifference. His indecision isn't his fault. He just doesn't want to see any more of his comrad 1.8kReads8.7Score113Shelves

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    No data manipulation, no mindless tactics, no gimmicks, no system. Combat is no child's play. Sigh! It's truly tough! (This story is purely fictional and has absolutely no resemblance to actual events.) Surprisingly, a middle-aged man received a recall order. Carrying the unresolved issues of two lifetimes, the former king of soldiers regroups. He embarks on a familiar yet unfamiliar path, beginning a new military career. Competitions, counter-terrorism, battlefield peacekeeping, infiltrating enemy lines to rescue hostages… Watch as this seemingly lecherous uncle leads a formidable, albeit lecherous, elite force! Ultimately, they become the most resilient whetstone for sharpening a blade to serve on the battlefield…

26. 26 谢 Thanks for the Invite: My Deadbeat System Drops Me Straight into a Middle Eastern Battlefield 谢邀，坑爹系统开局落地中东战场 The Breeze Can't See the Heart清风不见心Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Firearms + hard-core military fiction + mercenaries + a screwed-up System + comedy + everyday life He is a ghost haunting the battlefields of the Middle East. He is also the White Reaper of the Nordic snows. And he is the tiger of the Southeast Asian jungles. An ordinary office worker, he was forced to transmigrate to a Middle Eastern battlefield because of a mistake made by the intern System. Starting as an ordinary man who had never even touched a gun, he gradually grows into a capable sol 3.4kReads6.9Score187Shelves

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    Then I must recommend myself. I absolutely meet your requirements. No black technology, no mutations, no gene-editing drugs or anything like that. Pure firearms, and only those with brains who won't lose their intelligence.

27. 27 穿 I Transmigrated as the German Emperor: I'll Restore Germany to Glory! 穿越德皇：我重振德意志！ Spring Field Meow春田喵Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Zhao Zheng, a PhD in history, wakes up to find that he has taken over the body of Wilhelm II, Germany’s last emperor, in 1918! He has only two days before his abdication! Berlin is in turmoil, mutinous sailors seize power, and the Entente powers mass their troops at the border. The once-glorious Second Reich is on the brink of collapse! But armed with a century of historical knowledge, Zhao Zheng refuses to repeat the tragedy! He kicks the arrogant powerbroker Ludendorff aside and seizes iron-fi 45.3kReads8.0Score4.2kShelves

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    You might want to check out this book; it's a traditional military history book, unsystematic but not mindless.

28. 28 狼 Wolfpack Operation 狼群行动 I Am Myself我独我Urban1.7M WordsCompleted No matter how strong a wolf is, it is still vulnerable. A pack of wolves, however, can tear through anything. For the sake of vengeance and Longguo's peace, he picked up his gun again. Like a lone wolf, he returned to the pack once more. (PS: This story does not take place on Earth, but in a parallel universe. None of the armies mentioned in the novel exist in reality. They are entirely fictional and belong to a parallel universe created by the author. Please keep this in mind.) 2.9kReads8.8Score330Shelves

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    This guy has brains; his main job is fighting and conquering the world.

29. 29 雇 Mercenary: From the Start, a Warlord Calls the Police and Accuses Me of Fraud 雇佣兵：开局军阀报警说我诈骗 Wind and Snow风雪灬Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A post on Yan Nation’s internet shot to the top of the trending charts in an instant! [Foreign terrorist organization reports itself to the police, claiming a Yan Nation citizen scammed it out of a one-million-dollar deposit and still hasn’t delivered the goods!] Qin Yang was taken in for questioning, but somehow they couldn’t find grounds to convict him! The next day, Qin Yang appeared on the battlefield, taking a phone call while shooting down aircraft! Once the group photo was uploaded, the w 25.3kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    This one! I'll argue with anyone who says it's not good!!!

30. 30 雷 Thunderbolt Commando 雷霆尖兵 Charles Eight Plus Eight夏尔八加八Urban924k WordsCompleted I'm discharged, and I've got kills under my belt. With this many walking medals of merit, getting promoted to officer should be a piece of cake... System? I don't need one! Li Ke only wanted to finish his studies and return to civilian life, but fate had other plans, sending him on one thrilling adventure after another. Drug busts, crime crackdowns, business ventures, and revenge: time and again, he foils his enemies' schemes. Veteran leftists, guerrillas, and mercenaries continue to write stori 1.9kReads8.4Score106Shelves

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    This is a self-recommendation piece, not a madcap; if you're going to kill someone, you kill someone, no tired old tropes.

31. 31 血 Blood-Red Mercenaries 血色雇佣兵 Mo Lisheng Cuncao陌离生寸草Urban274k WordsCompleted The Black Flash Mercenary Corps is a rising star in the mercenary world. Its boss is a retired major from Country M, codenamed War God, whose business name is Sean. Black Flash’s rise was anything but smooth. At first, it could only attach itself to established forces like the Rattlesnakes. Later, thanks to Sean’s business acumen, he led Black Flash step by step onto the mercenary world’s round table. Black Flash may not have many members, but every one of them is a fierce fighter. An army’s str 254Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Trust me, brother, these three mercenary books are the ones to read, they're absolutely fantastic.

32. 32 雇 Mercenary: From the Start, I Draw the 141 Task Force 雇佣兵：开局抽中141特遣队 Fresh and Graceful Prajna Thunder清新秀气般若雷Urban191k WordsOngoing Lu Zhan became a mercenary in Ivia, and the System forced him to complete a bloody first kill. At the moment of despair, his beginner’s gift pack gave him the strongest squad in the Myriad Worlds: Task Force 141! When Price saluted him and Ghost melted into the darkness, he knew the world was about to change. Taking on a pirate den single-handedly? Easy! Chinese special forces want to work together? Sorry, I prefer to work alone! With this band of killers at his side, Lu Zhan aims not only to sa 12Reads5.4Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 I’m Conquering the Middle East 我在中东打天下 Feng Lishi封力石Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Just got rated, don't let it scare you off! The score will rise later.] This is the Middle East, This is where my younger brother is. He is the blade, and his brothers are the edge. Wherever the blade points, none can stand against it. Seize territory, protect the oil, and charge ahead in triumph. Recruit talent, build drones, missiles, radar, satellites, and more. Punch the Squid, kick Eagle Sauce, and bring the neighboring small nations to heel. He carves out a place for himself in the Middle 13.4kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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    No system, just pure manly action, every shot draws blood, sniper god at his fingertips. King of melee, chasing down enemies for his brothers, paying for their crimes with blood—it's so exhilarating!!

34. 34 人 In a Russian Bear Death Camp, Killing People Boosts My Stats 人在毛熊死囚营，杀人就能爆属性 KID Great Demon KingKID大魔王Urban243k WordsOngoing On my first day on the battlefield, I followed the rules of engagement. On my second day, I activated a System that gave me attributes for killing enemies. On my third day, I decided to kill everyone who stood in my way. On my fourth day, I realized the enemy's guns weren't fast or ruthless enough, and that I was the only person in this world with a System. On my fifth day on the battlefield, I don't eat beef. 206Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty.

35. 35 顶 Top Killer, Starting with a Dog 顶级杀手，从一条狗开始 Chronic Update Procrastinator拖更患者Male-Channel Fanfiction4.4M WordsOngoing The landlady’s storyline at the beginning may take some getting through, but most of it gets resolved later. [Important: Four chapters updated daily, with a steady schedule] [Crossover across movies and TV shows + a blended universe + gradual growth + proficiency panel + high-octane gunfights + iconic scenes + official-style snark + no conventional System + no female lead + homages to the classics] [Storylines already underway: John Wick 1–2 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Wanted | James Bond prequel | The 15.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Four chapters daily, no delays, unconventional setting, parallel world across various anime and manga.

36. 36 黑 Mercenary in the Dark 黑暗中的佣兵 Yu Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃地瓜的渔Urban408k WordsOngoing Who wouldn’t want a free and carefree soul, and an ordinary, peaceful life? A person who walks through the darkness of nations strives to dispel the endless gloom, longing for clouds of red. 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This kind of satisfying story is hard to find!

37. 37 从 I Became Invincible as a Mercenary with My Uncle 从和大舅当雇佣兵开始无敌 Wind and Snow风雪灬Urban663k WordsCompleted Lin Tian was waiting for his third year of university to begin when he suddenly received notice that the start of term had been postponed indefinitely. He immediately decided to follow his uncle and become a mercenary. Uncle: Kid, make sure you stick close to me later! Lin Tian: You got it! Boom! The two of them went flying. His uncle got up, cursing under his breath. "We only make a few thousand a month. Why risk our lives?" Lin Tian: "I think that's my other uncle over there!" Uncle: "Has he l 11kReads9.1Score872Shelves
38. 38 开 I Committed War Crimes from the Start, and My Livestream Shocked the World 开局犯下战争罪，直播震惊全世界 Years Gone By经年丫Urban413k WordsOngoing When Wulin’s summer vacation ended, he had barely returned home before armed special police surrounded him and took him into custody. The police confronted Wulin. “Why did you go abroad to become a mercenary?” Wulin: “Because it’s not allowed here.” “I hear you commanded over a hundred battles in Africa and nearly conquered half the continent?” Wulin: “Give me two summer vacations, and that place will be an autonomous region of Africa.” Every day, Wulin juggled several side jobs. In the morning, 9Reads6.2Score—Shelves
39. 39 7 711th Special Operations Company 711特别作战连队 Listening to the Wind, Remembering Words听风忆言Urban113k WordsCompleted Ensemble cast | Anti-drug police | Special forces | Beautiful but tragic characters | Mercenaries | Military | War | Chen Huahan is a man paralyzed in both legs, and the son of Lin Zhaoxi, a heroine of the anti-drug police. Ten years ago, his dream was to become an outstanding anti-drug special police officer like his mother. But he was confined to a wheelchair and unable to walk, which caused him more pain and grief than anything else. Ten years later, a military unit reached out to him and ma 848Reads—Score106Shelves

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    A war novel that requires critical thinking; the first one features a state mercenary group and includes many battle scenes.

40. 40 尖 The Vanguard 尖兵 Words Unspoken欲语无言Urban241k WordsCompleted This military novel offers a relatively realistic portrayal of the training and daily lives of soldiers tasked with protecting the border. Rather than exaggerating or glorifying them, it guides readers through the forging of frontline reconnaissance troops, letting them witness their rebirth after surviving the crucible. It also honors the conviction shared by all soldiers, whether currently serving or not: the commitment to safeguarding national security and the dignity of their people is never 5kReads9.5Score534Shelves

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    I read it in one go; highly recommended, it's a fast-paced and enjoyable read.

41. 41 都 The Supreme Urban War God 都市至尊狂兵 The Last Human最后一个人类Urban3.3M WordsCompleted [War God + Mystery Solving + Elite Soldier + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Pure Urban Fiction, No Cultivation] His name is Chen Feng. To the world, he is a madman. When the nation faces peril, he is its sharpest blade! The shocking Blood Sky Incident landed Chen Feng in the most terrifying prison in the world. Three years later, he broke out as the Grim Reaper and returned to his homeland, only to find that everything had changed and he had fallen from grace. The woman he loved most was now with his own 36kReads9.1Score4kShelves
42. 42 血 Blood Eagle 血鹰 Mo Zhiqiu莫知秋Urban1.6M WordsOngoing The Falcon Legion is a mysterious organization. Wherever there is war, they can be found. But its founder is even more mysterious. Few people in the world have ever seen him, and among the armies of many nations, he is practically a legend. He is Su Chen, the man who crawled out of a pile of corpses, codenamed Blood Eagle. 22.3kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
43. 43 虎 The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain 虎出山 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban3.2M WordsCompleted (Original Title: The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain) After accidentally killing an old hoodlum, Li Hu spends three years in prison. When he gets out, underworld boss Hong Weijun seeks him out and immediately gives him a bar... At the same time, the police approach him, hoping he will help them send Hong Weijun to prison... 63.3kReads9.5Score8.5kShelves
44. 44 双 Dual Snipers, Full Firepower 双狙，火力覆盖 Ding'er Ling Dong Rings叮儿铃咚响Urban490k WordsOngoing Chen Zizhou, a third-generation immigrant, joined the Vana Private Military Company at twenty so he could put his younger sister through medical school. Alena, a young woman from Yekaterinburg, took the same path that year to repay her younger brother’s loans. After five years as partners, they were the deadliest team on the battlefield: he was the shooter who pulled the trigger, and she was the eye that calculated the trajectory. From Mariupol’s eighty-two-day siege to the ambush on the road to 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are okay; they seem normal.

45. 45 雇 Mercenary: Gray Line Operation 雇佣兵，灰线行动 Leaning into Late Autumn倚深秋Urban345k WordsCompleted Ouyang Lie, a former special forces soldier, was kicked out of his unit after one shot killed a terrorist but also accidentally took the life of a civilian woman. He drifted to Syria and joined a mercenary squad made up of outcasts from around the world. The captain was Ivan, a former Russian SSO major. The team also included Anya, a fiery Russian sniper; Kim Cheol-woo, a taciturn North Korean demolitions fanatic; Mark, a two-meter-tall German heavy-weapons brute; and Leo, a Mexican hacker and m 1.6kReads6.5Score199Shelves
46. 46 东 Eastern Front: The Fox of War 东线：战争之狐 Programmer and Writer程序员和作家Urban384k WordsOngoing [Alternate history] [Eastern Front of World War II] [No Nazi Germany faction] [Single female lead] Lin Rui arrives in a new world, where a world war is raging. Tank formations advance across the plains, fighter planes duel among the clouds, and the thunder of heavy artillery deafens the ears. Lin Rui gains a special ability of his own: superhuman vision that lets him perceive the entire battlefield. He can see enemy ambushes, where artillery shells will land, the weak points in defensive lines.. 307Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Describing the Soviet Eastern Front in World War II

47. 47 红 Red Flag Mercenary Squad 红旗雇佣兵小队 Heavy Fog Five Six Seven大雾五六七Urban170k WordsOngoing Lin Ye was once a sniper in an elite special forces unit. After a conspiracy drove him out of the organization, he became a mercenary operating in the gray areas of the world. His marksmanship is godlike, but he never kills indiscriminately, and every assignment comes with hidden risks. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 别 Don't Mess with This Hothead! Even the Class Monitor Has to Kneel! 别惹这刺头！班长来了也得跪！ Fiery Radish炽热的萝卜Urban673k WordsCompleted [Military Action]+ [Hotheaded Soldier King]+ [Extreme Training]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Special Forces]+ [Action-Packed Power Fantasy] “As the youngest recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal in history, Wu Yingxiong, can you tell us how you went from being a ‘problem soldier’ to a role model for the entire military?” “Get punished more.” “Do you mean you should actively seek out extreme pressure, treat every punishment as a valuable opportunity to strengthen your wil 386Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on!! Read this novel!! If you don't like it, you can kill me!! [Cool]

49. 49 孬 Bad Soldier, Good Soldier, Mercenary 孬兵，好兵，雇佣兵 Last Place in a Five-Kilometer Race五公里最后一名Urban795k WordsOngoing “I’m Razor, a private military contractor operator. You could also call me a company-employed mercenary. I like using a Fairbairn-Sykes dagger to strike at the enemy’s vital points...” Told from the rare perspective of a first-person narrator, this novel follows the inner journey of Razor, a mercenary. After graduating with an uncertain future ahead of him, Wang Rui chooses to enlist and gain some life experience. He joins an army unit as a shiftless coward, but eventually transforms into a good 709Reads8.3Score102Shelves
50. 50 特 Special Operations Soldier: An Eagle Spreads Its Wings 特战兵之雏鹰展翅 Brother Eight Hundred Miles八百里哥Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Xiao Ronghan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village, born in a Miao settlement in southern Xinjiang. He has no interest in going to college, working odd jobs, or joining the army. He is a farmer’s son, yet doesn’t know how to farm. From childhood, he trained hard in martial arts and practiced his family’s inherited techniques under the guidance of his retired-soldier father, his master, who is known as the foremost expert in Miao territory, and the clan chief. After years of grueling trainin 14.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    A young man from southern Xinjiang leaves the mountains, starting as a clueless soldier and growing into a legendary soldier. The story is full of twists and turns, without any exaggerated or nonsensical plot points, making it a worthwhile read.

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