There Are No More God-Tier Dark Zone: Breakout Fics. Don't Believe Me? Come Argue About It (Evil Grin) 暗区突围已无神书，不信来辩（奸笑）

1. 1 暗 Arena Breakout: I Became the Boss of the Manhunt Squad 暗区突围：我成为男团老大 Dongfang Tian Hen东方天痕Anime Fanfiction930k WordsCompleted A disciplined old hand, a dazzling gold... The thrill of authentic, fast-paced gunfights... A truly hardcore horror game... Ye Dong died suddenly while livestreaming Arena Breakout, then unexpectedly transmigrated into its world! What? I can summon a squad of male soldiers? I've been hit! Hurry up and help! 2kReads9.5Score261Shelves

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   The first book has the highest rating online. The protagonist has the ability to summon male idol group henchmen. Later, he transmigrates to Camona and becomes sworn brothers with the leaders of various male idol groups. The characters are well-developed and the book is widely recognized as a top-tier dark zone novel. The second book is a new work by the author of the first book. The protagonist has the ability to improve his firearms proficiency. Later, he becomes a max-level Juventus, easily capturing fully equipped ordinary soldiers and enhancing his T7 weapon. It's also very good!

2. 2 全 Nationwide Breakout: My Firearms Are All Maxed Out 全民突围：我枪械满级熟练度 Long Song of Ink Eyes墨瞳长歌Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted The Dark Zone has descended upon the real world, and all money has been replaced by Koen, its equivalent currency. Everyone can enter dangerous Dark Zone instances and defy fate! Zhang Yang awakens an SSS-rank talent: King of Firearms! Every enemy he kills permanently increases his firearm proficiency by one point! Hip-fire the stockless Pharaoh, land a headshot, and forget looting today: it's time to rain down 61 rounds! Enemy: 666, this guy's a monster! Audience: The poet has a poem in hand! T 4.3kReads9.2Score565Shelves
3. 3 枪 Gun Girls in the Dark Zone: Taking Juventus as My Master from the Start 枪娘暗区：开局拜师尤文 The Clouds Stretch Across the Qinling Mountains, My Home云横秦岭为家Sports763k WordsOngoing Arena Breakout + Gun Girls + Open-World Management + Comedy Multiple female leads, with plenty of romance and everyday moments. Jian Yang dies while playing Arena Breakout after using up all his luck in a match with two secret documents, then transmigrates to another world. What? Arena Breakout in this world is a virtual reality game! What? This world has Gun Girls too? As a privileged closed-beta player, Jian Yang declares: “You have no chance against me, the one who wields the power of so many 993Reads8.9Score126Shelves

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   I highly recommend the first book; it made even the stone laugh out loud! 🤓👆

4. 4 暗 Dark Zone: Who Told You to Command Gun Girls Like That! 暗区：谁告诉你这样指挥枪娘的！ Mu Gongyan木攻炎Sports272k WordsCompleted [Even if you’ve never played Dark Zone, you can still enjoy this story] [If you find the early chapters awkward, feel free to skip ahead to Chapter Four] In 2085, Dark Zone, a game developed independently by Magic Cube, the world’s largest AI humanoid company, takes the world by storm. Its tournament, the Vanguard Cup, draws huge crowds with its generous prizes and high entertainment value, bringing countless teams and investors rushing in to claim a share of the spoils. But when Wu Xuan arrives 749Reads7.6Score101Shelves
5. 5 暗 The Gold-Hunting Chronicles of the Dark Zone 暗区寻金记 Knife-Running Cult Leader跑刀教主Anime Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [Nation-versus-nation battles + looting runs + livestreaming + sneaky plays + comedy + treasure hunting + brotherhood + two heroines (mature beauty + loli) + not a power fantasy (some angst), don't read if you mind] "Whoa! A golden legend!" Feng Hen made a bold claim during his livestream: "I'll trade fifty years of my life for one classified document." When Feng Hen saw a classified document really appear inside the safe... "I'm done for!" he shouted. Then he accidentally transmigrated into the 179Reads8.7Score—Shelves
6. 6 全 Global Treasure Hunting: I'm a Wholesale Dealer in African Bloodstones 全球摸金：我是非洲之心批发商 Long Song of Ink Eyes墨瞳长歌Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Arena Breakout] + [Delta Force] + [Fun Loot Runs] + [New Maps] + [National Destiny Battleground] + [High Drop Rates for the Protagonist] This is a world where looting is everything, and Koen is the universal currency. Your rank determines your status, and loot runs bring wealth. The strongest can even awaken special [Fates] such as Wylder, Red Wolf, and Hackclaw! The protagonist is bound to a Contact System and has all kinds of items and pets to help with loot runs! Highlight 1: Original maps 4.7kReads9.3Score460Shelves
7. 7 卡 Elegy of Kamona 卡莫纳悲歌 New Star of the Foggy City雾都新星Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Arena Breakout: Ballad of Kamona A fanfic bringing together war, mercenaries, elite soldiers, and gaming. Gunshots and screams ring out through Kamona's Dark Zone without end. People call these sounds the Ballad of Kamona. In this land, some leave with pockets full of money, while others depart penniless. But one squad left behind a legend in this Dark Zone. 1.9kReads9.1Score248Shelves

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   I think they're all great. The first one only has an 8-point rating, but I feel it's at least a 9-point book. The second and fourth are self-explanatory. The third one is a new book by Dongfang Tianheng written under a pseudonym. The fifth one has a very good rating and is also quite enjoyable.

8. 8 直 Livestream: Running the Underworld Gauntlet, Stealing the Book of Life and Death from the Start 直播：地府跑刀，开局偷走生死簿 Fate's One-Shot Sniper宿命一狙Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Sneaky protagonist + extraction runs + comedy + no System] Chu Feng transmigrates into a world where the living can enter dungeons in the underworld. As long as they evacuate safely within the allotted time, they can bring every treasure they find in the underworld back to the human world! If anyone else fails to evacuate, they lose all their gear. But Chu Feng has the only invincible secure container! From the start, he sneaks into the Palace of the King of Hell and steals the Book of Lif 5kReads8.9Score604Shelves

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   The first two books were pretty good, but... The third one didn't even make the list?! It was once a top-tier fanfiction site in the Dark Zone, how come "I Became the Leader of the Boy Band" made it, but "Underworld" didn't? [Facepalm][facepalm] Well then, let me recommend it. I genuinely recommend "Underworld Running with a Knife." If you don't believe me, just take a look; after three chapters, you'll probably like it.

9. 9 暗 Arena Breakout: Taking the Squad to Fight the Japanese 暗区突围：带男团抗日 Wolf Claws and Yellow Weasel狼爪黄皮子Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted “Target closing in. Requesting suppressive fire.” “You're not getting away!” “You're up against an expert.” “Drop your weapons, or you'll regret it!” The Japanese division commander stares in bafflement at the men before him, who have practically shoved the Pharaoh right into his mouth. (This is Tianshui Star, a parallel world to Earth. Everything that happens here is unrelated to real history. The author has no intention of disrespecting history or promoting anything harmful, so please don't re 4.1kReads9.2Score411Shelves
10. 10 国 National Destiny: Dark Zone, I’m the Only One Who Can Choose My Spawn Point 国运暗区：只有我能选择出生点 Fate's One-Shot Sniper宿命一狙Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “The National Destiny Battlefield?” “China has lost nine matches in a row, and one more loss means we’re out for good?” “Whoa, this plot feels so familiar. Don’t tell me I’m about to make my entrance?!” Wu Zhijing was shocked to discover that he had not only transmigrated to a parallel world with a National Destiny Dark Zone, but had also awakened the overpowered [Lucky Emperor System]! He can choose his starting location from the start! If he doesn’t choose a starting location or open a safe, h 5.1kReads9.1Score598Shelves
11. 11 暗 Arena Breakout: I Have an Minecraft Enchanting Table 暗区突围：我有MC附魔台 Top-Tier Duck Neck No. 1顶级鸭脖一号Anime Fanfiction227k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] + [Game Adaptation] + [Original] Amid the chaos in Kamona, knife-running partners KAE Emperor and KAE King travel through the various Dark Zones. Thanks to a stroke of luck, Emperor finds an MC Enchanting Table that can add special effects to equipment, but using it means shouldering hefty respawn fees and secure-container rental costs. In a battlefield caught in a reset loop, the power of enchantment sparks new hope for breaking through this deadly game. 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book tells the story of the protagonist starting from scratch and becoming a legend in the Dark Zone. The second book tells the story of the protagonist becoming famous by using an enchanting table with Molten Core. The third book tells the story of the protagonist becoming famous after escaping to a world with the Dark Zone. The fourth book tells the story of the protagonist becoming famous through a system.

12. 12 全 Everyone's Dark Zone Skills Declined, but Mine Stayed the Same 全民暗区技术下降，而我不变 Yi Hao Oh艺豪哦Sports122k WordsCompleted When Yi Hao transmigrates into the Dark Zone world, everyone here plays Dark Zone as their main game, and all kinds of tournaments revolve around it. There’s just one problem: their skills leave a lot to be desired. The protagonist Yi Hao was once a 50-star Dark Zone player, but after a rat blew up the canal on him, he passed out in a fit of rage. When he woke up, the whole population’s Dark Zone skills had fallen a hundredfold, while his remained unchanged. Even Yi Hao’s most ordinary moves wer 228Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 暗 Arena Breakout: The Gold Digger 暗区突围：淘金者 New Star of the Foggy City雾都新星Anime Fanfiction796k WordsCompleted Escape from the Dark Zone: Gold Diggers A somewhat realistic, hardcore story. The author isn't a professional, so just switch off your brain and enjoy. This land attracts many people with nowhere else to turn, as well as thrill seekers. They call themselves task force operatives, but most people prefer to call them gold diggers. Inside the sealed-off zone, everything they do seems to be legal. There are plenty of ways to get money into your pockets; it all comes down to whether the gold diggers 237Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    774-Hour veteran player's top pick, highly recommended first book

14. 14 暗 Dark Zone Breakout: I Am the One and Only King of Kamona 暗区突围：我既是卡莫纳唯一的王 Xu Hanyu许韩宇Anime Fanfiction764k WordsCompleted (Dark Zone Breakout fan fiction + System) (The synopsis isn't doing it justice, so please check out the story itself.) Dark Zone Breakout is currently one of the most popular hardcore, realistic mobile shooters, and its rich worldbuilding is a big part of its success. Mu Rong Chen, a top professional player of the game, unexpectedly finds himself in a world with the same setting as Dark Zone Breakout. In other words, it's the real world of Dark Zone Breakout. As soon as he arrives, Mu Rong Chen 206Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    My new book, Dark Zone, is updated daily with a stable 4,000 words, and it's currently approaching 100,000 words. It depicts building a Dark Zone empire starting with the capture of a naval port. The weaponry and equipment in this book far surpasses that of the Dark Zone Breakout IP.

15. 15 暗 Arena Breakout: I'm the Founder of the Dark Zone 暗区突围：我是暗区创始人 Ling Zhu凌烛Sports200k WordsCompleted [Doesn’t Transmigrate Into the Game] + [No Female Lead] + [Streamer] “Why are supplies going missing when the key room is locked tight?” “This character has a special trait that lets him throw grenades through walls!” “Ten headshots and still not dead. Is it a failure of human nature, or a Shaolin master?” As time went on, players gradually realized that whenever they reported a problem in Li Hanzhu’s livestream, it would be fixed right away. Wait, is the streamer coding a fix for the bug right 126Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a luck-based game with a system. You accumulate luck by playing insurance; 100% luck guarantees a big win. The secret depends on how well you win or lose in that round, so don't overthink it, or you'll become stupid. But it's fun, so I recommend it. The second book features a protagonist who is essentially from another world, creating the Dark Zone, then participating in its closed beta. He becomes a streamer, making predictions and acting as a fortune teller. You'll understand once you read it; it's alright, a moderately recommended book. The third book is about a popular streamer who is reborn during the Dark Zone's closed beta and becomes a tutorial streamer to gain followers. However, it gets addictive after only a few chapters, so I only give it a general recommendation. (Actually, I gave it 2 stars.)

16. 16 暗 Dark Zone Breakout: Back in the Dark Zone 暗区突围之重回暗区 Little Climber Who Loves Playing Dark Zone爱玩暗区的小爬菜Anime Fanfiction148k WordsCompleted “What? We haven’t even explored the map properly, and ‘Lin Xia Qing Feng’ has already landed the first huge win!” “How lucky can you get...? I got killed by a bot again. Feng, how do you play this game?” “Keep it low-key. This is just basic stuff.” Lin Feng gloated. But beneath this peaceful facade, an even bigger conspiracy and crisis was taking shape... 22Reads6.9Score—Shelves
17. 17 暗 The Dark Zone: Red Flags Fly Over Kamona 暗区：红旗飘扬卡莫纳 The Sheep Who Fell in Love with You爱上你的羊Anime Fanfiction252k WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Zuo Qiuming returns to Kamona before the North-South War and becomes the eldest son of the Northern Army's Second Corps. He meets Renoir and takes Ajax under his wing. He will lead Kamona down a path it has never taken before... 261Reads7.5Score124Shelves
18. 18 暗 Dark Zone: Backstabbed by the River Styx from the Start 暗区：开局被冥河背刺 Fallen Heart堕心Anime Fanfiction475k WordsCompleted (Set in the Arena Breakout universe + revised setting + one female lead: Hecate) Haidean was born and raised in Carmona, and was once Joel’s student. After Joel returned to the Carmona Task Force, the two crossed paths during an operation. Haidean was later recruited into the task force and became an outstanding operative. But everything changed after an operation codenamed “Peacewalker”... Evita, Styx, Renoir, Tevira, Coren, the Sumek Committee, the Ocean Alliance... When will the flames of war 271Reads8.4Score142Shelves

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    Very good, especially the first book.

19. 19 暗 Dark Zone: Max Drop Rates from the Start 暗区：开局爆率拉满 The Sheep Who Fell in Love with You爱上你的羊Sports248k WordsCompleted After being stabbed in the back by the Nether River, Ying Ji, a nine-star powerhouse in Dark Zone Legends, unexpectedly transmigrates into a parallel world, inhabiting a good-for-nothing with the same name. This world has a population of seven billion, with four billion Dark Zone players. Nearly everyone who plays games is a die-hard fan of Dark Zone. In this parallel world, where drop rates are even lower, Ying Ji obtains the “Dark Zone Console.” It lets him adjust drop rates, generate NPCs, de 59Reads6.4Score—Shelves
20. 20 弃 Quit Arena Breakout, Apply to Become the Broken Bridge Sniper God 弃游暗区，应聘断桥狙神 The Sheep Who Fell in Love with You爱上你的羊Sports369k WordsCompleted When Su Shangqing, a veteran player from Season 1, eagerly starts up Season 8, he’s greeted by garbage guns scattered across the map and Aunt Hecate. The disappointments of eight seasons finally crush him... and then he transmigrates! The System tells him that he can earn ten thousand meters for every player he makes quit the game, so all he needs to do is focus on making money. But little by little, something else begins to sprout within him. He wants to build an empire of his own! 93Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is a man deeply hurt by 117. [Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged]

21. 21 暗 Dark Zone: Age of Awakening 暗区：觉醒时代 The Sheep Who Fell in Love with You爱上你的羊Sports475k WordsCompleted Becoming Chicken Bro and Freely Crossing Between Game and Reality A young gunner finally becomes a rat. After 9,999 failed extraction runs, the fierce gunner Lan Maohua unlocks the “Super Disguise” feature, allowing him to transmigrate directly into the game and become an NPC. He swears to lead Chicken Bro in taking down every loathsome operative and restoring peace to Kamona! Unlocked skills: Hardcore Realm: Makes the game real Give It All Away: Lets him search players’ secure containers 141Reads8.7Score—Shelves
22. 22 暗 The Dark Zone: Reborn Just as the Dark Zone Enters Closed Beta 暗区：重生到暗区刚内测 Ming Ruo Xiaoxi明若小溪Sports397k WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Esports Streamer]+ [The Esports Journey] After a livestream, Li Zifeng was reborn into his younger self. At the time, the Dark Zone had just entered closed beta. Now he was back with all his skills and techniques. Everything he had missed in his previous life as a small-time streamer was waiting for him to reach the top! “Everyone on the other side, you’re all surrounded.” Facing all the enemies on the field, Li Zifeng was brimming with confidence. For his dream of becoming a top stre 263Reads8.4Score—Shelves
23. 23 特 Special Task Force: You Don't Want Anything Happening to Your World, Do You? 特遣：你也不想你的世界出事吧？ Dark Zone Contact暗区联络人Anime Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted (There is a female lead, part of the Dark Zone girl squad. If that's not your thing, don't read.) “Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Ming, and I'm an utterly ordinary special forces vanguard.” “But I prefer you to call me Contact No. 8, Crane, or the true power behind the Fourth International, Ming.” Of course, it all began with that familiar chime. “Ding! Dark Zone System online. Mission: Successfully extract 200,000 worth of supplies from the Farm in a single match. Rewards: S 728Reads9.2Score101Shelves
24. 24 暗 Arena Breakout: I Am a Wanderer 暗区突围之我是游荡者 Captain Green Tea清茶都尉Anime Fanfiction434k WordsOngoing When Xiang Ziyang woke up, he found himself in another world. The setting of this game was similar to a game he'd played before: the Dark Zone. Xiang Ziyang discovered that he'd become one of the lowest-ranking Scavs. With players on a relentless killing spree and Scavs locked in fierce infighting, watch as Xiang Ziyang evades the players hunting him, rises step by step, and becomes the Dark Zone's most powerful force. But what exactly happened in the Dark Zone? Why has the entire world sealed i 12Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a trendsetter, turning all the boy bands into girl groups, and the female lead is the main character [drooling]. It's really good [smirking]. The second book is about transmigrating into the leader of a boy band [admiration]. You can recruit followers, and being a leader and recruiting followers is very interesting [heart][heart][laughing][learned][learned]. The fourth book is even more hardcore [drooling] and more realistic, very good.

25. 25 暗 The Dark Zone Legend Shows You How to Handle Operators, Step by Step 暗区传说哥手把手教你拿捏特遣 Braving the Mountain of Knowing踏破明知山Anime Fanfiction732k WordsCompleted When the Dark Zone became real, the number of operators skyrocketed. Every day, countless people made enormous fortunes in the Dark Zone, while others lost their lives. After getting lost, Zhou Fan discovered that he had become a commander at the frontline fortress. He vowed to turn the fortress into an impregnable stronghold. When the chickens at the central gate watchtower started using axes, when they began moving silently as a group, when everyone ran level-six helmets and armor with a 2.6kReads9.2Score336Shelves

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    The first three books are by the same author and are very good. The world of "Tourist Japan" is vast and has some dark moments. The second book needs no introduction. The fourth book is also highly recommended, as its world-building is excellent.

26. 26 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: Leading the Dark Zone Boy Band to Dominate the Wasteland 丧尸末世：带领暗区男团横行末世 Jade Candle Jade Candle Jade Candle玉烛玉烛玉烛Sci-Fi & Apocalypse380k WordsOngoing [Ruthless and Decisive] [No Superpowers] [Survival] [Zombie Apocalypse] [Doomsday] [Escape from the Dark Zone] A Dark Zone player named Xun Quan is crazy about playing Dark Zone. But after repeatedly failing to extract from Lockdown with his boosted gear, he goes bankrupt, loses his temper, and smashes his phone. Then the phone suddenly explodes, killing him and sending him to transmigrate into a Doomsday world overrun with zombies. Xun Quan originally thinks he won’t last long in this world, bu 451Reads7.5Score104Shelves

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    The first book features a male protagonist who transmigrates to a zombie apocalypse and can summon underlings from the Dark Zone. The second book is similar to the first. The third book grants him access to contact items and various overpowered abilities. The fourth book features a protagonist who can improve his firearms proficiency and is known as "Zhang Yang the Juventus."

27. 27 转 Reborn as a Lone Pigeon in the Dark Zone, Hoping to Grab Some Fries at the Military Port 转生暗区野鸽，想去军港整点薯条 All Living Things Are Mayflies苍生皆蜉蝣Anime Fanfiction239k WordsCompleted [Dark Zone + Reincarnation + System + Comedy + Titans + Rumbling Showdown + Infinite Upgrades] [Head to the pier and grab some fries] [Reincarnated in the Dark Zone] [The game world’s background is a mess, so I’ve tidied it up. Whether you’ve played the game or not, you can read this] [Pigeon Boss doesn’t recommend listening to the audiobook~] “I, Eren ‘Wild Pigeon,’ am starting the Rumbling today to bring peace back to Kamona. I’m a peace-loving dove, so what’s wrong with wanting peace?” At the 30Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The first book in the Gun Girls world—if you look at it again, you'll be cursed by the Pharaoh. Other bonus content...

28. 28 暗 Dark Zone Breakout: Becoming Renoir's Adopted Daughter 暗区突围：成为雷诺伊尔的义女 ejEricaAnime Fanfiction484k WordsCompleted A dump truck transmigrates into Arena Breakout, bringing two 17-year-old girls to a frontline fortress in the Marlos Mountains. They’ve transmigrated to another world, and they’re not strong enough to make it on their own, so they’ll have to rely on their connections. “Make Renoir our godfather!” “With a connection like that, we’re set!” They also get to know the other factions in the Dark Zone and meet Ajax, Doss, Fred, and Delvin, while making enemies of Kott, Bernard, and Rolf. They experienc 263Reads8.8Score—Shelves
29. 29 暗 Dark Zone Breakout: From the Start, I'm the Boy Band's Favorite 暗区突围：开局成了男团群宠 Lap's Slacking Off拉普的摸鱼Anime Fanfiction319k WordsCompleted (Don't worry about the cover, it'll be changed later) Escape from Tarkov + pseudo-Infinite Flow + a few original characters + a little OOC + a powerful male crew + an adorable heroine + another world When Rap woke up, he found himself at the Southwest Farm. In this world of the Dark Zone, everything was just a little different... Enormous monsters roaming unchecked, operators in reinforced lockdown zones, bizarre extreme weather, reckless melee fighter Rolf, and... impostors. Fortunately, Jackso 135Reads6.4Score—Shelves
30. 30 末 Apocalypse Lootbox System 末世暗区抽奖系统 Egg Burger Seller卖鸡蛋汉堡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse145k WordsOngoing The Apocalypse has arrived, and viruses are mutating across the globe. After having classified information stolen from him, Han Yan was so furious he ended up in the hospital. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a morgue, but unexpectedly gained the Dark Zone gacha System. It summoned elite forces such as the Guards, the Tevila troops, Blackgold International, and the White Wolf Company. From then on, Han Yan began recruiting troops at a furious pace, building the most powerful force in —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 关 My Life in the Dark Zone After I Transmigrated as Mai Xiaowen 关于我穿越成麦晓雯在暗区的生活 Kong Luhai Loves Sleeping爱睡觉的空陆海Anime Fanfiction644k WordsOngoing How I transmigrated to the Dark Zone has always been a mystery. All I know is that the System said I used up my lifespan by somehow pulling ten Hearts of Africa in a row, and ended up in the Dark Zone. That's what Mai Xiaoxiao thinks. During her life in the Dark Zone, Mai Xiaoxiao gets to know all the leaders and takes part in conflicts between the various factions. She even teams up with operators to loot the area, so broke operators are always waiting for her to show up. With Mai Xiaoxiao on y 729Reads6.4Score121Shelves
32. 32 末 Dark Zone of Doomsday: I Summon Ajax from the Start 末日暗区：开局召唤阿贾克斯 Crab Roe-Flavored Sunflower Kernels蟹黄味瓜子仁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse470k WordsOngoing (This is my first time writing, so the early chapters might not be as exciting. There’ll be aerial and naval combat later!) [Dark Zone: Breakout + System + military + one female lead + mutated zombies + no supernatural abilities + high technology] Unemployed university student Chu Dajin is idly playing a hardcore shooting game on his phone. Suddenly, the old phone in his hands explodes, transporting him to a different world. It’s almost identical to Earth, but a terrifying zombie crisis has brok 159Reads6.6Score—Shelves
33. 33 暗 Dark Zone Knife-Running: From the Start, I Took Down a Six-Gear Player by Ambush 暗区跑刀：开局阴死一个六套 A Salted Fish With Dreams怀揣梦想的咸鱼Anime Fanfiction551k WordsCompleted [Loot Runs, Campers, Shenanigans, Comedy] Chen Kun transmigrates to a parallel world where he can enter the game Arena Breakout. Right after arriving, Chen Kun gets beaten up and called a runt! Luckily, he gets an enormous secure case that can hold a mountain of loot! Teammate: What the heck, bro? You searched the whole way here, so why didn't you leave us anything? Enemy: Damn it, I swear I didn't mean to evacuate without your gear. This guy stole absolutely everything! Camper: Unbelievable! Th 588Reads8.4Score108Shelves

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    Three Dark Zone books: the first one is about the Dark Zone turning into the underworld and the protagonist only having a safety box; the second one is about the protagonist having a super-large safety box; the third one is about the protagonist becoming the leader of a boy band. However, they are all quite good and highly recommended (personal opinion, please don't criticize if you disagree).

34. 34 重 Reborn: The Dark Zone's Strongest Liaison 重生之暗区最强联络人 Harmony Zone和谐区Anime Fanfiction581k WordsOngoing Qin Liu blinked. He'd only played a few rounds of Dark Zone, but in the blink of an eye, he found himself in another world, one closely intertwined with the game. Here, Tactical Operators were elite among elites, and powerful Operators could bring unimaginable wealth and technology to nations and individuals. Many organizations and factions had sprung up as a result. China's official ZGA and COET agencies handled everything related to Dark Zone. Qin Liu also discovered numerous strange phenomena 72Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The first book had a lot of nonsensical plot points in the early stages, so it didn't cover much of the darker aspects and was mistaken for a poorly written story, resulting in a lower rating. I highly recommend the second book; it's very immersive, but the update speed is too slow. Even a quarterly update is a compliment.

35. 35 暗 Dark Zone: Veteran, Turn Back and Face the Dark! 暗区：老兵，回头是暗！ The Fish That Doesn't Drink Boiled Water不喝开水的鱼Sports240k WordsOngoing [Global Dark Zone + System + livestreaming] When Dark Zone becomes a game that takes the world by storm, it is still in its early days, just after launch. Su Zhe transmigrates with the memories of another world... The man standing before you is the founder of merchant runs, the face of Pharaoh jump-shotting, the godfather of Dark Zone movement, the king of the Farm... Su Zhe himself! “Veteran, don’t hesitate. Turn back, and it’s darkness!” P.S. The early chapters are purely Dark Zone liv 13Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good. I've also been thinking about writing a Dark Zone esports novel recently.

36. 36 暗 Zombie Tide in the Dark Zone: I Won Over Mountain Sparrow 暗区尸潮，我攻略了山雀 When Embers Sing当烬如歌Anime Fanfiction577k WordsOngoing [Military Warfare] + [Apocalyptic Warmth] + [Crossover IP] This is a real battlefield, and these are the true stories of me and them... Every person here has a life of their own. This isn’t a loot-and-extract game. This is the real war-torn Kamona, and a bioterror crisis... We understand one another, and fall in love. 2.7kReads8.8Score335Shelves

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    I think it's very good; the characters are vividly portrayed.

37. 37 当 When Arena Breakout Gets More Realistic 当暗区突围变得更真实 Abandoning Dreams to Seek Snow弃梦寻雪Anime Fanfiction152k WordsOngoing Still frustrated because you can't climb through windows? Still struggling to hold a sniper rifle because of muscle weakness? Still laughing at how uneven the male squads are? Still angry that the Dark Zone doesn't feel real? Everyone, welcome to the all-new Kamona! “I'm a mess.” “My memories are a mess.” “This is the real Kamona!” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 我 Scavenging for Coins in Dark Zone Breakout 我在暗区突围捡硬币 Liang Who Loves Potato Chips爱吃薯片的小梁Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Dark Zone, gaming, treasure hunting, brothers, campers, and parodies of 117. If you love Dark Zone or 117 parodies, or want to see 117 get what's coming to him, come on in! It's guaranteed to be so explosive you'll be hooked. 102Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 暗 Dark Zone: From the Start, I'm Sending My Teammates Straight to Hell 暗区：开局先送队友上西天 Dark Zone Contact暗区联络人Anime Fanfiction285k WordsOngoing (Dark Zone Lord style) (Multiple female leads) (If that bothers you, don't read) “Where the heck have I been sent? Am I still in China?” “A Dark Zone lord? Isn't this just a Western fantasy lord with a different coat of paint?” “Everyone gets a random resource point from the start? Let's see... artificial... la...ke?” Song Wennuan stood in front of the resource point, speechless. Thanks for asking. I'm in another world, and I just transmigrated. If the starting resource point is an artificial la 228Reads9.0Score100Shelves
40. 40 暗 Escape from the Dark Zone: Wasteland Wanderer 暗区突围之废土行者 Ink Artist墨术师Sci-Fi & Apocalypse176k WordsOngoing [System]+ [Doomsday]+ [The Fourth Calamity] (The early plot is a little slow. Feel free to skip some of it; it won’t affect the story. The protagonist is no doormat, and there is no female lead.) Beneath the wasteland, humanity scrapes by and fights among itself. Most people lose themselves in virtual games from the old era to escape the darkness of reality. Ling Feng skillfully climbed into a virtual gaming pod, but when he woke up, he found himself inside a game world. The game was Arena Break 5Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 暗 Arena Breakout: I Am the New Boss 暗区突围我新的首领 Night Rain Wishes Shu Feng夜雨祝书枫Anime Fanfiction59k WordsOngoing Hello... My name is Huo Qiu, though that wasn't my original name. Ever since I transmigrated to this world, the men under my command have grown more loyal than the last, and I've conquered more and more territory. All kinds of high-end gear keep appearing before me. As a new member of the Dark Zone's elite squad, my strength is already beyond their reach. I've reached the very peak of power. Power-ups + passion + fan fiction + near-invincible protagonist 5Reads6.1Score—Shelves
42. 42 被 After Being Scammed into a Compound, I Awaken the Dark Zone Breakout System 被骗园区后我觉醒暗区突围系统 Dull Tangerine Who Eats Tangerines吃橘子的呆橘子Urban531k WordsCompleted [System + Summoning + Growth] [Combining the Dark Zone storyline with the main and side quests] Wang Ming is an honest, down-on-his-luck college student who usually just likes playing the game Arena Breakout. One day, thinking he’d found true love, he went on an offline date with his “girlfriend,” only to be tricked into a scam compound. Just as he thought he was about to die, he unexpectedly awakened the Arena Breakout System. From then on, he built an army in the area, punched manor lords, kic 1.7kReads7.2Score206Shelves
43. 43 暗 New Account in the Dark Zone: Two Rookies Face Off in a Debate 暗区传说新号，遇两新锐辩暗 The Ordeal Has Passed劫难过终Sports173k WordsCompleted (No harem) + (Starts in the real world, then transmigrates) + (The characters are decisive and clear about who they love and hate) This Dark Zone is a little unhinged! Su Jie and Ning Tian: These two rising stars are pretty interesting. The two rising stars: Do you think the Dark Zone legend is actually difficult? Su Jie: You want me to bring people along when I transmigrate, too? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 暗 The Dark Zone Merges with Reality, and My Loot Drop Rate Is Insane 暗区融合现实，哥的爆率真的高 Chu Qiao Loves to Eat楚乔爱干饭Urban162k WordsOngoing [Rat play + loot runs + comedy + no System + self-reliance + no female lead] Chu Qiao gambles his lifespan on a game, then transmigrates into a world where the Dark Zone has merged with reality. Drawing on his excellent gaming experience from his past life, he ventures boldly into Carmona. If he manages to extract before time runs out, he gets to keep all the gear he’s carrying and can get rich overnight! But if he fails to extract, he’ll be badly wounded and defeated, lose all his supplies, and 23Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 三 Delta Force Descends on the Real World: I Have an Unlimited Secure Storage Box 三角洲降临现实：我有无限安全箱 The Greedy Little Flying Bird贪吃小飞鸟Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing (Quick note: You can enjoy this even if you haven't played the game.) When the resource zones from a video game appeared in the real world, humanity entered an era where everyone went in with nothing but a knife. Xiao Yun transmigrated to a world where everyone started with three standard beginner tickets and had to find all their resources by searching. He became an eighteen-year-old GTI trainee. When the familiar scenery of Zero 2.4kReads7.9Score445Shelves

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46. 46 暗 Dark Zone: My Safe Box Is a Warehouse 暗区之我的安全箱是仓库 I'm Old Tian俺四老田Anime Fanfiction600k WordsCompleted Zhang Ming was a Kamona native. After the college entrance exams, he found classified loot but had no secure container, so he was killed. Then his phone exploded, and his soul transmigrated into a parallel world. In that world, the Dark Zone and the real world had merged, and he was the only one with a secure container, a gigantic one at that! One piece of high-tier loot could change your fate! One piece of high-tier loot could serve as a bride price! One piece of high-tier loot could spark a tr 218Reads6.3Score100Shelves
47. 47 暗 Dark Zone: It All Began with Killing the Backstabbing King 暗区从击杀背刺王开始 Set Life Ablaze, Light Up the World点燃生命照亮世界Anime Fanfiction314k WordsOngoing Dear readers, let me explain first: this is my fourth novel. To avoid having it overlap with my other novels and muddle my brain, I'm writing one day and taking the next day off, then writing again the following day. If you're observant enough to have read this synopsis, you can read the latest chapter, take a day off, and then come back to it the day after. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 黑 Black Gold International 黑金国际 Craving Pickled Pepper and Spring Bamboo Shoots想吃泡椒春笋Anime Fanfiction341k WordsOngoing [No System] [Hardcore Realism] Lin Rui got laid off. His buddy talked him into joining Black Gold International, and only after picking up a gun did he realize this wasn’t security work at all. It was jumping straight into a meat grinder. In this godforsaken place called Kamona, if you want to survive, you have to be more ruthless than the ruthless. 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hardcore and authentic, highly recommended!

49. 49 暗 Surviving in the Dark Zone 暗区我在讨生活 Old Guo Who Got Pounded被爆锤的老郭Urban227k WordsOngoing (A Dark Zone fanfic + worldbuilding + an ordinary man’s struggle to get ahead + one heroine, no System, no transmigration, no supernatural abilities.) Du Ting lives in a world that revolves around the Dark Zone. He grew up in hardship, but finally managed to become an operative. The gears of fate began to turn... “You call me trash, so what if I am?” “You call me a little rat, fine, then I’m a little rat.” As long as he can bring out the loot, he doesn’t care how. And who says a little rat, a pi 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The content is true, but there are some minor jabs [laughing emoji]

50. 50 我 I'm an Exclusion Zone Liaison in Arknights 我在明日方舟当暗区联络人 Ye Li夜理Anime Fanfiction630k WordsOngoing He transmigrated into the world of Arknights. He has no particular skills, an Earthling’s physical abilities are nothing special on Terra, and he has no Originium adaptability. The body he transmigrated into is disabled, and he even landed in a place like a slum. Could there be a worse start from the start? But Shen Mu unexpectedly discovers that his phone came along with him. Hoping to relax and browse it, he finds that his game, Arena Breakout, has turned into “Arena Breakout: Merchant Edition 264Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    The first two are masterpieces from the Dark Zone series, and they're all finished. These three are still readable.

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