Looking for Dark Stories With Characters Who Actually Have Brains 求有脑子正常黑暗文

1. 301 黑 Dark Awakening: Invincible After Falling into the Blood Buddha’s Clutches 黑暗觉醒：从堕入血佛开始无敌 Tian Xiao天笑Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Beneath the pavilion, the moon shines; on the far shore, a companion awaits. In the mortal world, all living beings face calamity! The last young man of a fallen sect only wants to live in seclusion and peace. But life is unpredictable, and the sect's enemies eventually find him. Nearly killed in their attack, he clings to his last breath and finds the divine pills treasured by his sect. He swallows hundreds of them in a fit of rage and, by a stroke of fate, awakens an invincible divine physique 961Reads8.2Score121Shelves
2. 302 反EN Villain: I, the Dark Forbidden Lord, Bury and Annihilate All Heavens Throughout Eternity 反派：我黑暗禁主，葬灭万古诸天 Jiu Tian九舔Eastern Fantasy408k WordsCompleted [Villain + dark + cold-blooded + decisive and ruthless + severing all seven emotions] His family and parents were slaughtered because he offended the Child of Destiny. Crushed by endless regret, self-reproach, and pain, Jun Wudao awakens the True Self System. From the start, he unseals a million Asura troops and establishes the Nine Hells. As one terrifying being after another breaks free, the chaos of the myriad heavens faces... the dark apocalypse that belongs to them. A million Asura shake th 2.4kReads6.9Score101Shelves
3. 303 黑 Dark Turmoil? In His Twilight Years, the Great Emperor Quells It With One Hand 黑暗动乱？我大帝晚年只手镇压 Chen Shisan尘十三Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted Chen Chang'an transmigrated here a hundred thousand years ago, proved his path to Emperorhood, and stood invincible in his age! But as the years passed, he neared the point of becoming one with the Dao. When he was surrounded and attacked, he awakened the ability to edit his present life and brutally slaughtered the Supreme Beings of the forbidden zones! The Profound Emperor mastered space. The Flame Emperor commanded all fires. The Thunder Emperor ranked among the top ten of all time. The Spiri 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
4. 304 重 Reborn in the Dark Age 重生之黑暗纪元 Dream Return回梦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted A mysterious stone tablet descends from the sky, monsters run rampant, and humanity falls from the top of the food chain, reduced to prey. Shen Yi struggles to survive in the apocalypse and dies toiling away in a battle against an eight-star corpse beast, accomplishing nothing. But unexpectedly, he is reborn ten years in the past. In this life, he refuses to settle for mediocrity, seizing the initiative at every turn and gaining extraordinary power. He will trample one Emperor and four Kings ben 1.1kReads7.5Score100Shelves
5. 305 末 The Dark Era of the Apocalypse 末世之黑暗纪元 A Fleeting Moment Between Heaven and Earth天地一瞬Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted With the spiritual qi revival, the apocalypse erupted. A viral crisis swept the globe, ancient terrors awakened, and monsters from other dimensions descended upon Earth. Su Hao had survived for twenty years in the apocalypse when he woke one day and discovered he had returned to a few months before it began, twenty years earlier! In this dark era, survival means pressing ever onward and climbing to the peak of evolution, cleaving a path through every obstacle with the blade in your hand. Going f 713Reads6.5Score102Shelves
6. 306 全 Global Ghostmasters: There Are Hundreds of Millions of Ghosts Inside Me 全球御鬼：我的体内有亿只鬼 Tianzhuo Huazi天卓华子Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Looting bamboo shoots + ghostly resurgence + ghost taming + one female lead + comedy = 100,000 new words every week?] The comic of the same name, Global Ghost Tamer: I Have Hundreds of Millions of Ghosts Inside Me, is now available on Fanqie. Lin Mo was playing games in class when he transmigrated to a parallel world overrun by ghosts. With the worst talent of all, he unexpectedly gained the Defense-Breaking System. As long as he could make a ghost lose its composure, he could force it into a c 71.9kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves

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   This is so good! The plot is full of twists and turns, with many unexpected turns.

7. 307 谢 Thank You for Sleeping 谢谢你睡觉 The Cat Who Wants a Cigarette想抽烟的猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse410k WordsOngoing In the apocalypse, humanity is divided into two groups: sleepers and the sleepless. Sleepers belong to the wealthy class. Through brain-computer interfaces, they connect their consciousness to a virtual network and enjoy lives of luxury in a beautiful virtual world of blue seas and clear skies. The sleepless, on the other hand, are forced to serve the sleepers. They are mostly people from the lower classes, especially the poor and prisoners. By chance, Kate, one of the sleepless, discovers a way —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the apocalypse, sleep is a scarce resource.

8. 308 全 Global Beast Taming: I Created Billions of Insects! 全民御兽：我创造出了亿万虫群！ The Crow and the Dice乌鸦与骰子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse648k WordsOngoing [Original insect race] [Psionic talent] [Starting from scratch] [Consistent logic] Chu Jun transmigrated to another world where people tamed spirit beasts. Everyone in this world longed to become a beast tamer, raising and controlling powerful psionic creatures. A Devourer that can swallow an entire planet in one bite? A Flesh-Eater that never loses and can make an army of one? A Thundercloud Beast that transforms into lightning and roams the stars? Sorry, all of those are too weak! With the ult 20Reads7.2Score—Shelves
9. 309 全 Global Lord: Am I the Only One with a Fallen Empire? 全民领主：唯独我是堕落帝国？ World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This is a cruel age. When the War Game descended, it decreed that every race across countless planes must become a game lord upon reaching adulthood and join the meat grinder of the war between races. Yet Gao Qiang stares at the type of territory he’s been given, lost in thought. [Fallen Empire] [This empire stood at the pinnacle long before any known nation. They once possessed everything. They once knew everything. Until they grew tired of it all, becoming lazy and decadent. But! They are powe 30.5kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
10. 310 网 Online Game: Evolving into the Ultimate Demon, Starting with Loot Boxes 网游：进化终极恶魔，从开箱开始 Thirteen Deadly Spear Thrusts夺命十三枪Sports391k WordsCompleted [Demons + Game Invasion + Villain] The game Cataclysm descended upon the world, and Shen Shu became the lowest-level demon monster in the game. His task was to stop players from reaching the Continent of the Gods. While all the demons around him were already rushing out in full force, Shen Shu quietly slipped out of sight. Elite Demon: Huh? Am I missing a demon under my command? Player: What’s that monster back there doing? Why is it opening the reward chest! Shen Shu: I figured nobody wanted it 30Reads5.7Score—Shelves
11. 311 领 Lord Era: I Am the Strongest Abyssal Lord! 领主时代：我，最强深渊领主！ The Crow and the Dice乌鸦与骰子Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Racial war for supremacy] [Dark fantasy] [Abyss-themed] [Decisive and ruthless] [Solid logic] This is an age when everyone can become a lord, and all races vie for supremacy! Everyone in this era has a chance to become a lord of their own domain, recruit soldiers, strengthen their territory, rule over the people, and proclaim themselves king or emperor. As long as you’re strong enough, every secret art, fortune, treasure, general, beauty, and anything else you desire can be yours! Among the co 17kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
12. 312 网 Online Game: Darklight Necromancy 网游：黑光死灵法 Crimson Madman绯色狂徒Mystery160k WordsOngoing The real world is a horror game. The reincarnation world is a killing ground. In the lower dimensions, many game spaces have adopted the infinite-flow model to train their own followers and plunder the origins of worlds. Yet, against all expectations, two powerhouses from the lower dimensions have joined forces to fight the increasingly powerful Reincarnation Space. —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 第 The Fourth Calamity: My Transmigration Simulator 第四天灾：我的穿越模拟器 Jade Blade碧玉刀Sports4.2M WordsOngoing Zhou Ning transmigrates into the world of the game Apocalypse before its launch, becoming an NPC with a player interface. The players will arrive soon! That's fine, but can someone tell me what's this transmigration simulator doing on my game interface? During his transmigrations, he chatted and laughed with Bernard Shaw, became friends with Dio Brando, fought Thanos blade to blade, became the Joker and overturned the entire world, and even ascended the Supreme Throne and toppled countless kingd 39.6kReads9.1Score3kShelves
14. 314 御 Flying Immortal on a Warship: I'm a Ship Cultivator in a Xuanhuan World 御舰飞仙：我在玄幻当舰修 South Wind Awaits an Old Friend南风等故人Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Overwhelming firepower] [Unmatched technology] [One heroine] [No brainless characters] A young captain arrives in this world of fantasy, bringing with him the Xihe, a warship that once ruled the seas of stars. No matter how you fly through the heavens or shatter mountains and rivers, even the arrogant cultivators must bow before the miracle known as “science.” Rift cannons, two-dimensional foils, light-particle strikes, black hole bombardments... Mechanical golden cores, electronic nascent soul 22kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
15. 315 全 Universal Planetary Governor: From the Start, I Have the Heavenly Dao Simulator 全民星球总督：开局天道模拟器 The Cannon Fodder Agree炮灰一致Sci-Fi & Apocalypse523k WordsCompleted [Warhammer-inspired 100K+ Colonization Planets + Simulator + Farming + Lord Adventure] (Features Warhammer lore, with major characters making appearances) Lin An transmigrates to a world where everyone becomes a planetary governor. Upon reaching adulthood, each person gets one chance to bind a gene seed! Then, carrying their gene seed, they head out to colonize planets. Some bind extraordinary creatures and rise to the top overnight. Others fail and become cannon fodder. At a critical moment, Li 102Reads7.5Score107Shelves
16. 316 文 Civilization Simulator: The Lost Fleet 文明模拟：迷失舰队 Please Speak Properly你好好说话Sci-Fi & Apocalypse784k WordsCompleted [Civilization Simulation, Farming, Development, War, Sci-Fi, Ensemble Cast] Use “choices” to guide an aircraft carrier fleet from the post-industrial age in rebuilding civilization. Watch it rise from decadence to development, from its first sprouts to its peak. You’ll witness the many obstacles to social progress, difficult choices, and negative-sum games. Primitive people wielding high technology, a super-empire expanding without limit, rogue artificial intelligence, a world ravaged by deadly 208Reads8.2Score—Shelves
17. 317 虚 Void Invasion 虚空入侵 Brother Hammer锤哥Urban999k WordsOngoing I ascended the throne amid slaughter, bringing death to all worlds amid ruin and corruption. I am an Outer God of the Slaughter Pantheon, an ancient evil that stains the material plane. I am a demon, a Void Demon who walks among worlds. 570Reads6.7Score—Shelves
18. 318 诸 The Myriad Heavens Are Coming: I Use Simulations to Build the Perfect Start 诸天将至：我用模拟打造完美开局 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban608k WordsCompleted A month from now, the gateways to the myriad heavens will open, and countless races will descend! Until then, you can choose talents and begin life simulations. When a simulation ends, you can permanently keep any talents you like. “Supreme Swordmaster: Your comprehension of the sword is beyond ordinary. You were born to become the greatest swordmaster beneath the heavens.” “Eternal Life: Your vitality is extraordinarily strong, and you will never risk dying of old age.” “...” Thirty days later, 2.8kReads9.0Score288Shelves
19. 319 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
20. 320 每 One Little Support Skill a Day, Until Humanity Can't Take It Anymore 每天一个小辅助，人类气的遭不住 Give Me a Song给我一首歌Urban300k WordsCompleted [Boss Protagonist + Everyone Changes Class + Lighthearted Comedy + Invincible + Sneaky Schemer + Frequent Updates!] What do you do when you transmigrate as a Boss? Bai Luo discovered that he had transmigrated into a world where everyone changed class and become a villainous Boss about to take up his post. To survive, he had to deal with the Fourth Calamity invading his territory. After awakening the System, Bai Luo became a Boss who never played by the rules. [You’re the One]: Control any target 960Reads8.5Score132Shelves
21. 321 群 Among the Stars: Who Awakened the Fourth Calamity? 群星：是谁唤醒了第四天灾 Traveler on the Vast Sea沧海旅人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse345k WordsCompleted [A contest for supremacy among the stars, vying for control of the galaxy] In the boundless reaches of space, a massive starship hovered in orbit above an Earth-like planet. More than a hundred small spacecraft streamed out of it, racing toward the planet below. Li Wei, captain of the Hyacinth, looked at the scene before him with a complicated expression. “Six United Earth colony ships passed through the wormhole. The Chrysanthemum and the Hyacinth lost contact. The Chrysanthemum went on to bec 511Reads7.3Score—Shelves
22. 322 神 Mysterious Space 神秘空间 Half a Free Spirit半个闲人Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted Qin Mu is a big name in the Mysterious Space. His surname is Qin, his given name is Mu, his courtesy name is Half-Mad, his title is the Black-Hearted Recluse, and his codename is Raven. People call him the Immortal Black Market Dealer. Wherever he goes, he leaves nothing behind, like a swarm of locusts passing through. With a strange mask on his head and a black robe on his back, he cheats women and children alike, and swindles young and old. Welcome to the Mysterious Space. Join Qin Mu as he tr 843Reads8.8Score101Shelves
23. 323 亚 Yaxia Illusion Tower 亚夏幻塔 Yang Jialeshi楊家乐氏Anime Fanfiction172k WordsOngoing Li Ze is a hardcore player of Tower of Fantasy. One day, games descend upon the entire world, and everyone is forced to enter the world of Tower of Fantasy. Li Ze is also forced into the world of Tower of Fantasy, where he is reborn on the continent of Aida. —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 324 来 The Invaders from Earth Intend to Rule This World 来自地球的入侵者要统治这个世界 Lu Wants a Sesame Seed陆要芝麻粒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse549k WordsOngoing [Revenge] [Talent-based growth] [Two worlds] [Plot-driven] [Not a fast-paced power fantasy] [Save the world!] “Your talent is luck.” “But now, you've gone and lost it.” * The collision of two worlds, the stark contrast between two societies. Cyberpunk, wasteland, and the real world merge together. Huo Ming can't see the path ahead, but he has no other choice. He stands beneath towering neon-lit buildings, with endless darkness behind him. On one side is a mysterious, magnificent supernatural wo 459Reads9.2Score100Shelves
25. 325 屠 I Slaughtered Countless Billions, for I Am the Demon King Chen Di 屠戮苍生亿万万，我乃魔王陈帝 Swordsman of Beizhou北州剑客Eastern Fantasy792k WordsCompleted [Dark + Invincible + Cold-Blooded] In a fantasy world, the strong only grow stronger, while the weak remain weak. Human nature is dark, and self-interest comes first. Everyone lives in this cruel world, and everyone wants to climb higher, willing to risk their lives for even the smallest chance. Chen Di transmigrated here and gained a System that made him stronger every time he killed someone. And so Chen Di turned dark, setting out on an invincible path with both hands soaked in blood! “Do I ne 3.9kReads8.9Score226Shelves

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    The male protagonist, Chen Di, transmigrates to another world and becomes a genius who turns into a fat man 😏 Luckily, he's bound to a system that allows him to continuously grow stronger 🤔 The only way to become stronger is through constant sand manipulation; even friends and family can be manipulated as long as they pay extra [shocked].

26. 326 黑 Hacker: The Whole Internet Hates Me? Then I’ll Mute the Whole Internet 黑客：被全网黑？我反手禁言全网 Hacker 01黑客01Urban146k WordsCompleted Chen Xuan is a god-tier hacker who can program any electrical appliance. Short on cash? He modifies his credit card balance and pays himself a salary. Bored? He programs a building's lighting system and plays Snake. Cars keep him awake? He turns every traffic light in the city red. You dare pick a fight with me? I'll slap a nationwide wanted notice on you! One day, Chen Xuan happens to see Wang Bing being interviewed and ripping into a pretty-boy idol backed by rabid fans. Unexpectedly, the next 610Reads5.5Score101Shelves

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    Good-looking novels with cutting-edge technology

27. 327 我 My Women's Guerrilla Corps Has a Little Black Technology, So What? 我女子野战团，有点黑科技怎么了 God of Miracles奇迹之神Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Title 1: My All-Women Combat Regiment Has a Little Black Tech. So What?; Title 2: You Asked Me to Take Over a Women’s Regiment, and Now They Rule the Planet; Title 3: Black Tech from the Start, and I Turn Around and Build an Immortal Women’s Army] This is a planet where time is the currency. Military regiments are everywhere on this planet, and hunting down Chronobeasts earns you time. An unfair appointment letter makes Du Fei the commander of an unofficial military regiment from the start. 21.7kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
28. 328 黑 Hacker: From the Start, I Hacked the Enemy's Satellite 黑客：开局黑了敌方卫星 Da Guang大广Urban179k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + invincible + hilarious] As the world’s only true god-tier hacker, Zhao Ming wants nothing more than world peace. If any country dares to recklessly launch missiles and cause chaos, he’ll hack them and send their missiles back where they came from. Deploying satellites to locate me? I’ll hack them and put those satellites to work for me. Bragging about how rich you are? I’ll empty your bank account and send your balance into the red. Zhao Ming hacks the skies, the earth, and even 81Reads5.7Score—Shelves
29. 329 黑 Black Technology: Building Controlled Nuclear Fusion by Hand from the Start 黑科技：开局手搓可控核聚变 Super Dou from Shuangliu City双流城的超兜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Chu Ge awakens the Military Industry System. As it continually upgrades and improves, its cutting-edge technology lets him sweep all before him, successfully turning Huaxia into the world's leading military-industrial power! One astonishing military technology after another emerges, leaving the traditional powers trembling with fear and green with envy! Controlled nuclear fusion: successfully developed, mass production ready... Prism defense towers: successfully developed, mass production ready. 9.2kReads8.9Score609Shelves
30. 330 超 The Super High-Tech Factory 超级黑科技工厂 Fu Xiao富晓Urban3.2M WordsCompleted After unexpectedly acquiring a System with cutting-edge technology, Lin Ke sets out on a path of lavish spending and technological progress, all so he can earn technology points by spending money... 4kReads6.1Score418Shelves
31. 331 我EN I Exchange Black Technology by Crushing the School Bully 我靠打爆学霸兑换黑科技 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban4.6M WordsCompleted [Academic Prodigy + Black Technology + Technology to Strengthen the Nation + War and Terror Bureau] High school student Song He gets the Academic Grudge System. As long as he can make top students lose their composure, he can exchange their resentment for all kinds of black technology. So Song He keeps driving the top students over the edge: “You snatch first place in the grade, and every other top student drops in the rankings. Resentment +10,000!” “You receive a special research allowance for 54.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
32. 332 黑 The Supplier of Cutting-Edge Technology 黑科技供应商 Seeking High and Low上下求索Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Black technology + System + shop + lighthearted + absurd comedy] In the Dragon Kingdom, there's a miraculous little shop specializing in black technology. It sells nothing but black technology products. A black-tech phone with holographic projection. The highest-spec black-tech laptop ever made. Anti-gravity flying vehicles that everyone loves. A miracle cancer drug that can save countless lives. Mind-controlled prosthetic limbs that let people with disabilities live like anyone else. Those are 5.2kReads8.2Score472Shelves
33. 333 搞 It's Reasonable for an Entertainment Mogul to Have Some Dark Technology 搞文娱的有点黑科技很合理吧 Sausage Bully香肠恶霸Urban1.1M WordsOngoing A car accident forces Xu Yan to inherit the entertainment company his parents left behind. When Xu Yan takes the boss's chair at Century Entertainment, the world is in for a little shock from the Rabbit. Artificial intelligence, enhancement serums, transforming mechs... Just as Xu Yan is building his business into an empire and reaching new heights, a man with a black, egg-shaped head appears before him. “Want to see the multiverse?” 17Reads8.1Score—Shelves
34. 334 从 The Tech Genius Who Rose to Fame on Yearning for Life 从向往走出的黑科技大佬 Iced Lemonade柠檬水加冰Urban737k WordsCompleted [Cutting-edge technology (main) + entertainment industry (secondary)] Lu Zhexi transmigrates to a parallel world and makes his debut on a popular talent show, becoming the dream man of countless young women. Everyone expects him to conquer the entertainment industry, but all he wants is to develop cutting-edge technology. Plant-based batteries, graphene, aluminum, transparent phones, virtual games... One groundbreaking invention after another appears at his hands. As time passes, everyone looks 345Reads7.1Score—Shelves
35. 335 让 You Wanted a Prank, So Why Are You Using Black Tech to Revitalize the Nation? 让你整蛊，你鼓捣黑科技振兴强国？ Evil Rhino邪恶的犀牛Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Live Streaming + Cutting-Edge Tech + Prank Achievement System After failing the college entrance exam, Luo Xiu obtains the Prank Achievement System. By completing pranks and achievement missions according to its prompts, he can earn Tech Points and unlock a vast array of cutting-edge tech blueprints and technologies. When he enters Xijing University, one of the country’s top universities, as a special admissions student, the academic world is rocked to its core. “What? A freshman invented a simp 94Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 霍EN Hogwarts: I'm Not Going to Become the Dark Lord 霍格沃茨：我才不会成为黑魔王 Hate Sugar-Free Cola 55讨厌无糖可乐55Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing Reporter: “Mr. Green, the Ministry of Magic calls you the most terrifying, most evil, and most powerful Dark Lord in history. What do you think of that?” Green: “Those are slanderous lies spread by the Ministry of Magic. They’re just jealous of my talent.” Green: “I advise the Ministry of Magic officials to watch themselves and reflect on their actions. Don’t make the same mistake again. Don’t try to be clever. Ah, uh... The Wizarding World should value peace and honor the rules. We shouldn’t fi 2.8kReads8.8Score252Shelves
37. 337 末 Apocalypse: After Stockpiling Ten Million Supplies, I Become Invincible 末世：囤了千万物资后开始无敌 Little Xinxin小欣欣Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Space + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Savior + Building a Faction] The apocalypse breaks out. Zombies run rampant, and disasters strike one after another. In his previous life, Zhang Hao fought his way to the end all by himself. But when he finally looked back, he realized he was alone at the end of the road through the apocalypse. In the end, he died in despair. Zhang Hao gets to live again, this time with a spatial ring holding a billion cubic units of space. He deci 12.8kReads8.9Score919Shelves
38. 338 穿 Transmigrating Through Time to Start a Business 穿越时空的创业 Colorful Caterpillar彩色毛毛虫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse454k WordsCompleted A scientific experiment collides with a war in the Third World, distorting space and time and sending two PhDs in physics through time to an unknown plane. They fight to survive, launch a hilarious business, combat a virus, drive reform and innovation, find love, realize their dreams, transmigrate across the Third World, and preserve peace in the galaxy. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reasonable, time travel, satisfying read, total annihilation, humor

39. 339 末 Apocalypse Simulator: I'm a Zombie Who Just Wants to Live 末世模拟器：我一只丧尸只想活着 Deer Yama Who Loves Candy爱吃糖的鹿阎王Sci-Fi & Apocalypse266k WordsCompleted In the 42nd era of Blue Star, an unknown virus suddenly broke out. It was named the K-cell virus. In just one day, it swept across the globe like a storm, causing the population to plummet. Only one-tenth remained. Of course, that had nothing to do with me. I'm a zombie. I'm one of the nine-tenths. Hahahaha. I somehow gained self-awareness, and now I'm just giving up on everything. Just then, bang! I suddenly heard a gunshot beside me. And then I was reborn?… And I'd even activated a simulato —Reads—Score—Shelves

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40. 340 末 Doomsday: A Survival Manual for Society's Outcasts 末日：社会边缘人的生存手则 Star Words, Stranger Words星言陌言Sci-Fi & Apocalypse357k WordsOngoing (No System, no invincibility, no saintly heroine, no special abilities, no harem, no formulaic plot, not a power fantasy, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the howls of the undead hordes. Humanity's hope was ground to dust beneath a towering tree of flesh and blood. Among these shattered ruins, struggle and rebirth are the only laws left to all living things. With every rule and shackle rendered meaningless, people on the fringes of society like me no longer have to hi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (The protagonist I'm about to write about will be a villain; please don't read if you dislike this.) (No system, no invincibility, no saintly figure, no superpowers, no harem, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the roar of the zombie horde. Humanity's hope was crushed to dust by the towering flesh and blood mother tree. On this collapsed ruin, struggle and rebirth are the only laws for all living beings. When all rules and shackles become illusions, marginalized people like me no longer need to pretend or be twisted. Under the baptism of the apocalypse, my former confusion was completely torn apart—My name is Wu Xu, and I awaken here. From now on, it is my turn to judge this world.

41. 341 我 I'm a Sneaky Sixth, and Everyone Wants to Kill Me 我是个老六，所有人都想刀了我 Could You Stop Rushing Me?别催行不行Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive killing + no female lead + satisfying read + System] After Lin Jiu entered the Horror World, he acquired an evolvable talent: Kidney Collector. From then on, he never looked back from the path of being a sneaky bastard. “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Kidney Strike!” “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Warp!” “You collected a kidney and mastered the S-rank skill Chaotic Calculation!” Miss Cannibal, please be careful. I only 8kReads9.3Score678Shelves

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    It's about exploiting monsters, there's no female lead, and it's a bit short.

42. 342 千 The Thousand-Year War 千年之战 Square Root算术平方根Sci-Fi & Apocalypse187k WordsOngoing Our world is small, so small that some people go their entire lives without leaving their county, their city, or their country. Yet our world is vast. The stars we can see simply by looking up, shining brightly in the night sky, are celestial bodies like our Sun. There are 200 to 300 billion of them in the Milky Way alone, and more than two trillion galaxies comparable to the Milky Way in the universe. In this vast expanse, is Earth really the only planet with life? And on this seemingly unique 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Science fiction with brainpower

43. 343 感 Infection Frenzy: Starting on a Deserted Island 感染狂潮：从孤岛开始 Strong Promoter强启动子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse861k WordsOngoing The research base of Taris Biotech, where Lin Ran works, is located on a remote island. An accident led to a leak of a classified virus. The island fell, and zombies overran it. Food? Shelter? The struggle to survive begins now. No System, no rebirth. A gritty depiction of a zombie-ravaged world. 550Reads8.2Score124Shelves
44. 344 从 Life in a Parallel World, Starting from Zero 从零开始平行世界生活 LG Wang ZihanLG王子涵Urban653k WordsOngoing The protagonist is an ordinary nobody. One day, while heading to work as usual, something suddenly happens and sends him to a parallel universe. From then on, his life takes a different course. 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! I highly recommend it. It's incredibly good, a gem of a novel you'll regret missing. Take my advice and jump in! [Top Post]

45. 345 我 I, Jigsaw's Disciple, Design Rule-Based Horror Games 我，竖锯门徒，规则怪谈设计师 Some zz某zzMystery321k WordsOngoing Rule-based horror stories have invaded the real world. Every city has been infiltrated by one, and whoever conquers a dungeon gains control of the city in question. With the Lighthouse Nation leading the way, most countries around the world began targeting the Dragon Nation. Countless chosen ones from overseas poured into the Dragon Nation to take on its dungeons. In no time, nearly half the cities in the Dragon Nation had fallen, and the entire country was on the brink of destruction. [Your cit 7Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Some aren't exactly dark fiction, but they're close; there aren't any major flaws. I highly recommend the one with the 100x drop rate.

46. 346 我 I'm Sick, and as It Happens, Everyone Else Is Too 我有病，巧的是大家都有病 A Scholar With a Wooden Knife儒生配木刀Urban1.0M WordsCompleted You discover that you’re sick and go to the hospital for a checkup. A plague breaks out, and by chance you become infected and turn into a pig... When you wake up, you realize it was just a dream. But when you leave home and see pigs filling the streets, you suddenly realize that everyone in the world is sick... This is a sick world. 1kReads8.8Score100Shelves
47. 347 我 My Years with the 037 Special Operations Team 我在037特别行动队的那些年 Yi He易河Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted An accident awakened my supernatural ability, and from then on I joined a mysterious special operations team. The mystery of Qin Shi Huang’s immortality, a vampire uprising, World War II bombers striking a Ming Dynasty arms depot, the hidden history of Huo Qubing fighting giants... One supernatural incident after another unfolds. Could another world of strange beings be hidden beneath the surface of a peaceful, harmonious society? There are countless strange tales in this world, and nothing unde 15kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
48. 348 末 Doomsday: The Blackflame Emperor 末日：黑炎帝君 The Evening Breeze Speaks Not晚风不语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday] [Superpowers] [No saintly self-sacrifice] [Intelligence] [Decisive and ruthless] Humanity still strained to open its eyes and gaze up at the stars, filled with imagination and longing for the unknown. What no one knew was that soon, even this tiny world would no longer belong to them. 902Reads9.3Score105Shelves
49. 349 神 Deity: Starsea Swarm 神祗：星海虫群 Nuclear-Fueled Skate Shoes核燃料滑板鞋Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Worked to death by overtime] [Grind until your liver gives out] [King of the rat race] [Wild-imagination fantasy] [Profit above all] [Keep a low profile] [Insectoid] [No System] Han Fei transmigrates to an interstellar society where everyone has a chance to become a god. Those who set foot on the path to godhood all aim to raise their divine kingdoms high and enter the real world to gain immortality. Han Fei figures that with his divine trait, Gene Modification, and his followers' talent, Gene 38.6kReads9.3Score4kShelves
50. 350 柯 Detective Conan: Playing a Deranged Double Agent in the Black Organization 柯南：在酒厂当一个疯批二五仔 The Three Mad Laughers狂笑三杰Anime Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted Shengu Jieyue, code-named Golden Wheat Wine in the Organization. Known as a walking armory and nicknamed the Madman, he believes that if you can solve something by hitting it, there's no need to run your mouth. Conan: “If you keep beating up suspects for no reason and forcing them to confess, I'm reporting you!” Gin: “I suspect there's something wrong with him, but I have no proof.” Akemi Miyano: “I think Mr. Shengu is a good person.” Ai Haibara: “Sis, don't let him fool you. This guy is even wo 28.1kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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