Looking for Apocalypse Stories About Becoming a Leader and Building a Faction. No Superpowers, and Ideally No System 求末世成为领袖，建立势力的，无异能，最好无系统

51 我 I Descend into the End Times in the Name of the Fox Immortal 我以狐仙之名降临终焉 Sima Shuangshuang司马双双Mystery530k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [World’s End] + [Feel-Good] + [Grind] + [Explosive] + [Eerie] I was different from everyone else from the moment I was born. The year I was born had an intercalary sixth month, and during that entire month, nineteen babies were born in the village. I was the only girl. Every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, I shed a layer of skin and flesh from head to toe, like a snake. Yes, not just skin, but flesh too. This continued until I was nine... I thought I could fina —Reads—Score—Shelves

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The end times are coming, and the protagonist reincarnates and transforms into an immortal demon king to save all people. He gains the support of both heaven and humanity, and is blessed by heaven and earth!

53 末 Doomsday Cat King 末日喵王 Nonhuman Meow非人喵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse20k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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A must-read novel for cat lovers! It's not very long, it's already completed, so you don't have to follow the updates. Perfect for reading while petting your cat!

63 六 The Six-Year-Old Empress Is No Easy Mark 六岁皇后不好惹 Dudu Bug杜杜虫啊Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted All it took was a beer bottle to make foodie Du Yanyan transmigrate, and she ended up inhabiting the body of a six-year-old empress! She takes on the consorts, wins over the Empress Dowager, and gets the entire imperial harem in line! The restless little empress soon sets about opening a restaurant. No one expects her to have branches all over the country within just two years! The moment Du Yanyan sees the emperor, she is bewitched. From then on, she tries to win him over by throwing money at h 402Reads9.1Score103Shelves

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I especially enjoy finding the feeling.

67 末 Doomsday Livestream: I'm Actually the Big Shot's Commander 末日直播：我竟然是大佬的指挥官 Green-Robed Wanderer, Chronicler of Spring and Autumn笔下春秋青衫客Sci-Fi & Apocalypse159k WordsCompleted Rule Number One for Surviving the Apocalypse: Never let your prey discover that you’re the hunter. As zombie hordes tear apart civilization, Lin Tiannan, a disillusioned shut-in, unexpectedly binds himself to the “Ghost Eye” livestream System, a tool that grants access to the whole world's vision, and a death warrant that brings assassins to his door! He controls the gun held by special forces soldier Su Lan and the hacking code written by tech whiz Su Xia, weaving a web between three major fact —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Plot: Post-apocalyptic survival + livestreaming comeback + power struggles Genre: Post-apocalyptic, survival, livestreaming, political intrigue

68 末 The Tale of an Ordinary Man at the End of the World 末日凡人传 A Mortal in the World在人间的凡人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse198k WordsOngoing (No special abilities + no saintly heroine + no pocket dimension + no rebirth + no stockpiling supplies in advance) A realistic zombie apocalypse novel about surviving in a world gone to ruin. It tells the story of a group of people struggling to survive. They must face not only the harsh conditions left by devastating wars, but also the ugliness and evil in human nature, betrayal by those they trust most, and the struggle to carry on. The novel follows the protagonist as he rises from a nobody —Reads—Score—Shelves

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The pinnacle of apocalyptic literature, come and argue if you disagree.

70 绝 Deadly Leap 绝命跃迁 Zhang Jiahao, Who Loves Writing爱写文的张家豪Urban429k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Apocalypse] [Feel-Good] Ye Cheng, a recent college graduate, was forced by a company executive to drink after helping a female colleague. To get revenge on the executive, Ye Cheng used a teleportation device he had found to kill the man’s pet Tibetan Mastiff, then even put its head in the executive’s bed. Unexpectedly, the owner of the teleportation device followed the clues to the executive’s home and brutally killed him. “You killed Ding Lei. Stop making excuses!” Ye Xianguo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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A self-recommendation from a new author: No superpowers, no melodramatic plots, no saintly sentimentality. The main structure involves the protagonist traveling between the post-apocalyptic and modern worlds, with the main plot revolving around repairing the warp device and bringing the female lead back to the modern world. In the modern world, the protagonist uses post-apocalyptic technology to establish a nation, becoming the behind-the-scenes ruler who will dominate Zeiss and Microsoft, and is poised to become the chief of the United Nations!

71 看 Watch Me Become King 看我成王 Mr. Hengqu Isn't Named Zhang横渠先生不姓张Eastern Fantasy191k WordsCompleted This is an age when the brave are invincible and the wise are unmatched. An age of swords, spears, and blades, when everyone strives to become king. An age of brothers at odds, with loyalty above all. An age when foreign powers encircle us and humanity stands in peril. An age of heroes aplenty, their robes stained with blood. Recruit followers, build a territory, grow the economy, crush your enemies, and vie for supremacy. No nonsense about faith making you invincible, no immortals flying throug 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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New book. The story is unfolding!

72 末 Doomsday Survival Log: Seven Days Until the Zombie Outbreak 末日生存录：七日尸变 Nan Fengyi南枫毅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse107k WordsCompleted Qi Yue, an 18-year-old university student, is suddenly caught in a zombie virus outbreak on an otherwise ordinary day, plunging the campus into chaos. Together with his roommate Zhang Ming and classmate Lin Yuqing, he sets out on the road to survival. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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Let me promote my new book! Friends, please give me some suggestions. This is my first time writing, thank you everyone!

73 囤 I Stockpiled Ten Years' Worth of Luosifen, and Now They Beg Me to Open a Shop on Doomsday 囤十年螺蛳粉，末日跪求我开店 Mountain Wanderer拾山客Sci-Fi & Apocalypse305k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Power Fantasy + Comedy + Absurdity + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] The apocalypse arrives. Zombies surround the city, supplies run short, and everyone fights tooth and nail for a bite to eat. Meanwhile, Qing Tian gazes at the snail rice noodles he’s been stockpiling for ten years and chuckles to himself. While others struggle just to survive, he takes it easy, opens a shop, and cooks up snail rice noodles, enjoying a life full of flavor. What? Someone wants to rob him? Watc —Reads—Score—Shelves

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This novel is so fitting, haha!

74 穿 I Transmigrated to the Apocalypse, and My Flowerpot Connects to a Bank! 穿越末世，我的花盆通银行！ Storyteller话家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse221k WordsOngoing [Superpowers]! But in this wasteland world, where the tenth day and time-stopping... seem to be what they call... wild dog milk! People with abilities. Potatoes every day, potatoes every day! Back on Earth, I used to complain about the food at every meal. Now those dishes have become delicacies I can only dream of... Sigh, when can I go home? Dig a hole, bury some dirt... Count one, two, three, four, five! Plant anything but renminbi... Amid the gray fog and crumbling ruins, a skinny young m 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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A very good novel.

77 卦 The Diviner Comes Down from the Mountain: Hunting the Undying Corpse 卦师下山：围猎不老尸 Scissorhands Haha剪刀手哈哈Eastern Fantasy172k WordsOngoing [Historical Cultivation]+ [Eerie Mysteries]+ [Court Intrigue]+ [Lovecraftian Horror] "Your Majesty, I am guilty!" In the second year of Jianlong, 961 AD, 330 years after Xuanzang reached Nalanda Temple in India. "I am guilty. I failed to break the sacrificial formation." His horsetail whisk snapped in two on the Altar of Longevity. Xu Xiaoyao knelt before Zhao Kuangyin. "My dear subject... rise!" Two warm arms, bearing the emperor's favor, lifted Xu Xiaoyao. Zhao Kuangyin's round face shone with —Reads—Score—Shelves

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The name isn't great, but it looks nice.

78 末 The Ultimate Apocalypse: I'm a Lone Wolf 末日大综合之我是独狼 Broken Sword断剑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse205k WordsOngoing After being reborn, he keeps his head down, stays careful, and proceeds with caution. A classic apocalypse setting with a fused-version twist, a lone wolf on the move, no pointless chatter, and a clear goal. The third-person perspective offers a different experience. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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He built up his strength, remained invincible, and had no girlfriend.

79 末 Apocalyptic Flood: Looting the Biggest Warehouse Before the Acid Rain 末世洪灾：酸雨前洗劫最大仓库 Know What Can't Be Helped知奈何Sci-Fi & Apocalypse200k WordsOngoing (Focused on building up power, not a neighborhood war god. Feel free to skip the slower plot sections.) Floods, acid rain, extreme heat, bitter cold, walking corpses, man-eating beasts, endless night. After Chen Yu was murdered, the safety jade pendant he had casually bought from an antique stall in his previous life activated and brought him back to life. The pendant then vanished, but before disappearing, it turned into points of light that formed a pocket dimension. Thus began Chen Yu's journ 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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In a post-apocalyptic world plagued by natural disasters, the protagonist establishes their own power base. They don't have a system, but they might possess supernatural abilities, though none are currently present.

80 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: Starting Out in Xuzhou With an Iron Tide 丧尸末世：坐标徐州开局钢铁洪流 Chasing the Sun in Winter凛冬逐日Sci-Fi & Apocalypse205k WordsOngoing "What! You mean someone turned into a zombie and bites everyone they see?" "No problem. I've got a 12.7 mm QJZ-89 heavy machine gun." "What! You mean they can evolve, becoming incredibly strong and faster than lions, with more strength than tigers?" "What, then let it go... tell my Type 99A main battle tank that!" On August 23, 2027, after a crimson fog swept across the globe, the zombie apocalypse descended with a roar, and human civilization teetered on the brink of collapse in an instant. 2.9kReads—Score136Shelves

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This one is pretty good.

81 末 Doomsday Rebirth: I Opened a Supermarket at the End of the World 末日重生：我在末日开超市 Tongji铜吉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse304k WordsOngoing (Apocalypse + reborn + stockpiling supplies + awakening superpowers + decisive and ruthless, no bleeding-heart saint) When the apocalypse arrives, Li Yue returns from the dead and sets out to change his fate. He stockpiles supplies, builds a base, and awakens powerful abilities. In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies and rampaging thugs, can they break through the darkness and greet the first light of dawn? Watch the male lead cut down zombies with his blade, outsmart powerful enemies, a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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82 陨 The Meteorite Calamity 陨石之灾 Yi Yihan易一寒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse104k WordsOngoing A sudden meteorite disaster brings the apocalypse to the beautiful planet Blue Star. The population plummets by more than ninety percent, and all kinds of newly assembled factions raise armies and carve out their own domains. To survive, people stop at nothing. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Gradually becoming a leader in the apocalypse, without superpowers or a system!

83 末 The Apocalypse: My Wife's Gift Is More Children, More Blessings 末世，我的老婆天赋是多子多福 The Old Salted Fish of Yashan亚山的老咸鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse395k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Transmigration] [Reborn] [Single Heroine] [More Children, More Blessings] [Action-Packed Battles] An advanced civilization turned Blue Star into a game world, bringing zombies, insectoid hordes, mutated creatures, and natural disasters one after another. Transmigrators carrying a System, native geniuses who awaken special talents, ambitious schemers seeking to rule the Apocalypse, and saviors hoping to bring it to an end are all struggling to survive. But none of that has anything 53Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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I recommend a post-apocalyptic martial arts novel. The male protagonist transmigrates with a system, and the female protagonist is reborn with many children and good fortune. It's a single female lead but has a clone. The clone's memories are shared with the original. The premise is interesting, and the food is quite good too.

84 末 Apocalypse Farming: From One Acre to Invincibility 末世种田：从一亩地到无敌 Bai Ye Rabbit白也兔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse500k WordsCompleted A sudden apocalypse descends, with zombies roaming everywhere and human civilization teetering on the brink of collapse. Zhang Yi unexpectedly awakens the ability to control plants. In the depths of despair, he mutates an ordinary Venus flytrap into “Crimson Vine.” It devours zombies and guards his base, becoming his most dependable line of defense. But that isn’t enough. To survive in this brutal world, Zhang Yi turns his attention to two more Venus flytraps. He takes the risk of guiding them 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's worth watching.

85 入 Invasion Countdown 入侵倒计时 Dream Technology梦想科技Sci-Fi & Apocalypse764k WordsCompleted In 2040, the international situation is in turmoil and the world is on the brink of World War III. The military forces of every nation have been severely depleted, leaving them no time to deal with potential threats. Meanwhile, taking advantage of humanity's infighting, the insectoid race arrives on Earth alongside a vast meteor shower. By the time the United Nations notices, it is powerless to organize an effective interception. The insectoids quickly establish nests and launch frenzied attacks 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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With the battle situation utterly hopeless, he resolutely destroyed the city and unexpectedly traveled back to 2030. At this time, he was only 8 years old, carrying the exclusive tactical helmet AI No. 1, and was burdened with the mission of changing the fate of humanity.

86 丧 Surrounded by Zombies: Defending Our Home 丧尸围城之困守家园 Nanze Duck Neck Chili Sauce南泽鸭脖辣酱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse411k WordsCompleted The zombie virus suddenly breaks out, and nowhere in the world is spared. The protagonist leads a team through a desperate struggle to survive and builds a shelter. By chance, they discover the source of the virus. They find it and destroy it. But humanity still has to survive, and an even more terrifying evil organization emerges, seizing supplies amid the apocalypse. The protagonist and his team rise up against them. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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No system, no superpowers, everything is reasonable.

89 末 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Surviving from the Dormitory Onward 末世重生，从宿舍开始求生 Behind You在你身后Sci-Fi & Apocalypse311k WordsCompleted A powerful nation launches an extensive biological weapons program, and a virus leaks out. After passing between various creatures, it mutates infected humans into zombies. Humanity is powerless to stop it, and the survivors gather together to eke out a living as the entire world teeters on the brink of collapse. The protagonist is a college student who, in his previous life, was torn apart by zombies while searching for supplies after sacrificing himself to save his roommate. This story begins 4Reads—Score128Shelves

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No system, no cheat codes. Only a little advance knowledge and unwavering support for each other. A group of college students band together for warmth, just trying to survive. A lighthearted farming story.

90 无 Age of Disorder 无序时代 Yan Lin衍霖Eastern Fantasy112k WordsOngoing Ten Gods descend into the world, and a thousand sages arrive together. Beyond the river lies a dreamland without borders. Ling Wen always remembered that afternoon: the gentle breeze across the grassland, the warm sunlight, and the vast, empty plain. Because nothing could ever bind him again. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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This book, written by my main account, essentially uses the concept of superpowers that are fused with human magic, allowing them to be used. However, these superpowers are merely a setup within the story. Later in the book, after the trials begin, it becomes an apocalypse, a world where no one can survive.

91 星 The Galaxy's Last Glow: A Reborn Apocalypse Chronicle 星河余晖：末世重生录 A He-Bao Egg x一只何包蛋xSci-Fi & Apocalypse173k WordsOngoing In the 25th century, humanity's interstellar colonization triggers an ancient curse on the planet Eris. Entropic radiation runs rampant, plunging the universe into an apocalypse. Lin Yu, an ordinary starship crewman, crash-lands on Earth and meets the genius scientist Ava. There, they establish a stronghold to fight mutant creatures and Augustus, a remnant of the old Federation, while searching for a way to survive. Clues found in the ruins point to the Pleiades. Lin Yu leads his team into space —Reads—Score—Shelves

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A new book by a new author, no system! No superpowers! Highly recommended!

92 A AI Invasion: Humanity's Eradication Plan AI入侵之人类清除计划 A Jug of Wine in the Woods林间一壶酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse549k WordsOngoing When AI turns against humanity, invading Earth and controlling people in an attempt to take over the entire world, it launches a plan to wipe out humankind. What should we, as humans, do? Should we go along with the AI, or rise up and create a new world... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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A different kind of post-apocalyptic novel. Highly recommended.