Are There Really No Good Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland Novels to Read Anymore? 难道现在都没有能看的废土风好文了吗

1. 51 废 Wasteland Survival: Busy Scavenging, Do Not Disturb 废土求生，正在拾荒的路上，勿扰 Flower Sunset花夕阳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse693k WordsCompleted A slice-of-life story about ordinary people at the bottom of society struggling to survive in a wasteland. Amid intense radiation, polluted water, and mutated animals, see how the heroine manages to stay alive. The heroine only has a tiny bit of a golden finger and a little good luck. This isn’t a power fantasy. She’s a bit weak at first, but gradually grows stronger. Bai Xinran transmigrated to a wasteland world with dangerously high radiation and nowhere near enough food or water. How was an 7.5kReads8.6Score523Shelves
2. 52 穿 I Transmigrate into a Composite Wasteland Novel as a Nobody 穿越在综废土文里当路人甲 Passerby A Still Awake路人甲未眠Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Li Le transmigrated from the modern era to a post-apocalyptic wasteland, only to discover that she had landed in a wasteland novel. Worse still, it was a crossover of several wasteland novels. She was completely dumbfounded. There were so many chosen ones, and she couldn't compete with any of them. Better to lie low and play an anonymous passerby, quietly enjoying the show. 5.1kReads6.4Score383Shelves

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   The premise of this book is quite appealing, and the stories of the various main characters are quite interesting. The only downside is that the writing in the beginning is a bit weak, but it gets much better as it progresses.

3. 53 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves
4. 54 废 Wasteland Farming: I Build a Home with My Wood-Type Ability 废土种田：我用木系异能建家园 Finding Joy in a Joyless World作乐无乐世Sci-Fi & Apocalypse402k WordsCompleted Wasteland scavenging + imaginative plot + a space that purifies radiation + a heroine who grows stronger + plenty of humor Feng Xiaoji awakened an ability at the end of the world. After her teammate's space self-destructed, she transmigrated into the wasteland world as Diwu Ji. A cannon-fodder character reborn as cannon fodder. Even her wood-type ability has fallen to Rank Zero. A father who died young, a mother on the run, and a family too poor to afford food. Just when Diwu Ji finally got rid 1.9kReads8.4Score132Shelves

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   A hilarious post-apocalyptic novel! The premise is very interesting; the female lead uses her wood-based superpowers to grow durians and then attack people [laughs]. It's normal for a new book to have low ratings; don't let that discourage you.

5. 55 我 I Scavenge Treasures in the Wasteland with My Gathering Skill 我靠采集技能在废土捡宝 Beimen Daguaren北门大官人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Wasteland survival] [Natural disasters] [Superpowers] [Gathering skill] [No romance] [Strong female lead] In another world’s wasteland, monsters invade, the earth cracks, and countless creatures swarm in. Eighteen-year-old An Ran struggles to survive. One day, she suddenly discovers that her skills have all kinds of miraculous uses. Any plants and fruits she gathers with her skill are completely free of contamination and even possess special properties. Ding! Gathering successful. You obtained 37.3kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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   It looks good 😍 Watch it!

6. 56 废 Wasteland Contamination: Unlocking All Kinds of Pocket Monsters 废土污染，解锁各款小精灵 Zijin Sect, Who Loves Licorice Tea爱吃甘草茶的紫金宗Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + slice of life + character growth] Lin Chumo’s quiet, uneventful life is upended when she transmigrates. She arrives in a parallel world, Blue Star, five hundred years after the apocalypse. Humanity’s living space has been severely reduced. Mutated plants that grow and spread at a frenzied pace, and unusually aggressive mutated beasts that breed rapidly, have forced humans to evolve spiritual powers as well. Among those with spiritual powers, some cannot fight. Their gentle spir 5.8kReads8.3Score779Shelves
7. 57 从 From Scrap-Hunting Girl to the Wasteland's First City Lord 从拾荒小妹，到废土第一城主 Que Shanbei却山北Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available!] Not a wish-fulfillment story! [Kids helping each other + Slow-burn 1v2 romance + Wasteland settlement-building + Farming + Animal raising] Fresh graduate Bai Yang was caught in a fire and woke up inside the frail, bony body of a little girl. She was only eight, and had a pair of twelve-year-old twin stepbrothers to look after. With two kids in tow, she struggled to survive in Territory No. 7, which had long since become a massive garbage dump. Then she accide 22kReads8.6Score3.5kShelves
8. 58 荒 Scavenging on a Desert Island, I Became the Top-Ranked Player 荒岛拾荒，我捡成了榜一 The Goat Knows Not the Way Home山羊不知归路Sci-Fi & Apocalypse927k WordsCompleted [Game Invades Reality + Reborn + No Romance + Stockpiling and Infrastructure Building + Clear-Headed Female Lead + Lone-Wolf Growth] In her previous life, Jiang Wu was the “most dependable leader” in everyone's eyes. No water? Go to her. No food? Go to her. Need a route? Go to her. Need someone to hold off the enemy? Still go to her. In the end, the Seventh Anchor Point needed someone to sacrifice their life, and everyone turned to look at her. When she opens her eyes again, she's back two hours 590Reads5.5Score102Shelves
9. 59 废 Wasteland Ashen Realm 废土烬界 Literary Writing in the Evening Breeze晚风书文艺Sci-Fi & Apocalypse210k WordsCompleted [Sci-Fi Apocalypse, Wasteland Adventure, Factional Power Struggles] A meteorite shatters the barriers between worlds, and strange energy sweeps across the land, bringing a prosperous civilization to total ruin. Mutated beasts roam the wilderness, runaway machines hunt everywhere, and humanity retreats to camps to struggle for survival. Enhanced bodies, awakened elemental powers, and mechanical modifications become the keys to surviving these chaotic times. Orphan Lu Chen puts down roots in Rockh 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is a must.

10. 60 下 The Sewers: A Scrap-Picking Life for Plastic Siblings 下水道：塑料兄妹的捡破烂人生 Little Mistress Is Blessed小主超有福Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Not a wish-fulfillment story: ordinary people struggling to survive in extreme conditions, young ones helping one another, and tiny glimmers of hope amid hardship A slow-burn survival story about the everyday struggle to stay alive in the sewers On the surface, the gambling city glitters in gold all night long. Neon weaves an endless night where revelry never stops. Fine dining is whisked away as soon as it reaches the silver platter. A tomahawk steak with barely a few cuts taken from it is toss 19.5kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] When Xiao Ning opened her eyes again, the pungent stench almost suffocated her. She found herself lying on the cold, damp cement floor, surrounded by narrow passages and crisscrossing pipes. Above her, she could faintly hear the crisp sound of high heels clicking on the ground, creating an eerie contrast with the gurgling sound of sewage flowing beneath her. "Awake?" A hoarse voice sounded in her ear. Xiao Ning turned her head and saw a thin, bony little boy, his eyes flashing with wariness and a hint of barely perceptible pity. He held half a moldy tomato in his hand, carefully offering it to her. "Eat it," the boy said softly, "This is what I got for today." Xiao Ning was stunned. She remembered working overtime in the office until late at night, how did she suddenly end up in this godforsaken place? What shocked her even more was that she looked down at her hands—they were a child's hands, slender, pale, and wrinkled from being soaked in sewage. "Who…who am I?" Xiao Ning murmured to herself. The boy took a wary step back, his eyes filled with suspicion: "You have amnesia?" Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached. The boy's expression changed, and he quickly pulled Xiao Ning aside, hiding in a narrow pipe opening. "Shh—" he said nervously, "The 'cleaning team' is here." Xiao Ning held her breath and peered out through the gap in the pipe. She saw several people in black uniforms, carrying flashlights and sticks, carefully searching something in the sewer. Their movements were practiced and ruthless, clearly not their first time carrying out such a mission. "Who are these people?" Xiao Ning asked softly. "They are the 'cleaning team'," the boy lowered his voice, "responsible for 'cleaning' us shady characters." Xiao Ning's heart sank to the bottom. She realized that she had not only transmigrated to a strange world, but had also become a "gopher-man" living at the very bottom of society. And this sewer was her prison.

11. 61 废EN Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers 废土藏身处，从下水道开始升级 The Chasm of Desire欲望鸿沟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [‘Wasteland: Fortress of Civilization’ loading complete! Survivor status activated.] [Survivor Yu Yuan, starting area selection complete! Selection result: Riot District] After accidentally entering a wasteland world, Yu Yuan was forced to begin a hardcore struggle for survival. Threatened by urban thugs, extreme disasters, player raids, and invasions of civilization, he had only one choice: do everything in his power to build and fortify his shelter. Fortunately, Yu Yuan obtained fate cards and 90.5kReads8.4Score9kShelves
12. 62 废 The Self-Serving Wasteland Woman Specializes in Taming Dark, Obsessive Men 废土利己女，专治腹黑偏执男 Ou Jiu偶就Sci-Fi & Apocalypse680k WordsOngoing Everyone says Li Baisheng, the wasteland loner, is cold-blooded and impossible to tame, and that getting close to him is dangerous. Then Fu Yun arrives: sweet and charming, good at soothing him, and clear-eyed about putting herself first. She brings a space full of supplies to the wasteland and slowly softens this rough man, all sharp edges, suspicion, and viciousness, until he becomes a clingy, possessive protector devoted to her alone. They brave dangerous places, fight mutant beasts and bat 20.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    Try this one.

13. 63 序EN Sequence Highway: Starting as a Fake Artificer 序列公路：从假装炼器师序列开始 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsOngoing #Mysterious Apocalypse #Road Migration #Sequence Powers #Ruthless and Decisive #Survival Story #Team Adventure #Wild Imagination A tide of apocalyptic horrors sweeps the world. The migrating convoy is the only hope for survival. Wang Ying is the blade, Cao Xianming is the brains, Zheng Xiaofeng is the shield, and Yang Yong... pretends to wield sequence powers. He’s called crafty and accused of being a coward, but when the convoy is wiped out, he swallows a fragment of the source of the uncanny 18.9kReads6.0Score1.4kShelves

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    A tree was laden with people, densely packed, all "fruits." Those chosen would laugh, laugh brightly, and then be drained dry. Evil spirits waited beneath the tree; for each one that fell, they tore it to pieces.

14. 64 废 Wasteland Gunsmith: Ammunition Is the Real Currency 废土枪械师：弹药才是硬通货 Jiuxiang Big Boss九乡大bossSci-Fi & Apocalypse198k WordsCompleted In the apocalypse, guns are everything. And he’s the one who makes them. The whole world is looking for him. They want to kill him, eat him, or lock him back in a laboratory. Lin Shen wipes the dust from his gun barrel and grins. “Did you forget? I’m a gunsmith.” “Being a gunsmith means that all the gear in your hands is stuff I’ve already outgrown.” 6.7kReads—Score282Shelves

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    This is actually not bad, suitable for a slow pace, but there's not enough text.

15. 65 双 Double Crossing to the Wasteland: I Bring Canned Food to Build a Nation 双穿废土：我带罐头去建国 Little Bookworm书虫小小Sci-Fi & Apocalypse346k WordsOngoing I'm Fang Mo, an ordinary salesman, forcibly dumped into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. After 12 hours, I automatically snap back. Want to go again? Wait for the countdown. No going it alone: I reported what was happening and got three warehouses of supplies, plus an excavator. I traded canned food for loyalty and built a city with an excavator, founding a nation from scratch in the wasteland; I dug up black-tech blueprints from the ruins, leaving the lab staff dumbfounded and saving the country's 370Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I originally just wanted to browse casually, but I ended up staying up all night to watch it. I love watching the main character and how he handles all sorts of big shots.

16. 66 末 Apocalypse Management: I Build a Shopping District with a Scavenging System 末世经营：我靠拾荒系统建起商圈 Good Harvest丰年Sci-Fi & Apocalypse520k WordsCompleted Business management / scavenging / ensemble cast / not a strong female lead / not invincible In the tenth year of the wasteland apocalypse, Shen Wuqiao wakes up in a coffin and sees the dead wandering all over the place. Without supernatural abilities, she's a useless outcast the base doesn't want. But she's also the only uncontaminated pure being, and she's bound to a System that turns trash into treasure: “Picked up 1 empty braised beef noodle cup, reward: 10 cups of braised beef noodles...” S 115.2kReads8.5Score12.4kShelves

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    A thrilling post-apocalyptic management novel!

17. 67 废 On the Wasteland, I Bought a House in the Safe Zone by Scavenging 废土之上，我靠拾荒在安全区买房 Little Mistress Is Blessed小主超有福Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsOngoing Female lead: Chu Ci, transmigrated from another world. Male lead: Ji Xuan, a mercenary suffering from genetic collapse. The story mainly focuses on scavenging and farming, with a slow-burning romance woven through it. Note: The two only want to live a good, quiet life of their own. There is no plot about saving all of humanity. The story follows ordinary people at the bottom of society as they struggle to survive in a harsh environment. After the apocalypse, on this 29.4kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    It looks amazing!

18. 68 我 In the Wasteland, I Sign In for an Endless Water Supply from the Start 我在废土，开局签到无限水资源 Peach Blossom Sprite桃夭仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse245k WordsOngoing [Wasteland + natural disasters + strong heroine + System + inventory space + food + no romance] Su Li woke up, opened her eyes, and discovered that she had transmigrated to the wasteland era, arriving in this world with nothing and becoming an unregistered resident. No matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn’t understand why she had to be the unlucky one. In this wasteland, the soil had long since dried up, plants and animals had mutated, and supplies were scarce. Human civilization had 594Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Recommended! A post-apocalyptic, action-packed story with no romantic pairing.

19. 69 末 Wildflowers Bloom at the World's End 末日野草开花 Bian Fu边福Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Order collapsed in an instant. The neon lights of civilization were swallowed by the wasteland of the apocalypse, and simply staying alive became the most extravagant stroke of luck. Chen Mingfei never imagined he would be swept into a catastrophe engulfing the entire world. From a frantic fight for life and death in a hospital to the despairing struggle to survive in a dead, empty city, he is forced to wage a long and brutal battle with death amid the ruins. Here, suffocating cold snaps and na 2kReads—Score197Shelves

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    Please have pity on this kid. He writes his book diligently every day. He doesn't even ask for donations, just lend a hand and leave a comment or some feedback, please! He's been playing online games for too long and is getting a little depressed.

20. 70 废 On the Wasteland, I Take My Whole Family to Scavenge! 废土之上，我拖家带口去拾荒！ Liu Huo Le柳火乐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Content note] A slow-paced, slice-of-life story. It doesn't dwell on the dark side of human nature in the apocalypse. Instead, a group of people stick together, help one another, and face hardships as a team. [Content note] No transmigration, rebirth, System, or pocket dimension. The heroine focuses on working hard and has no romance! A natural disaster destroyed human civilization. Blue Star became a heavily polluted wasteland, and every living thing except humans began to evolve. Lin Yan's wh 10.2kReads9.1Score945Shelves

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    A very good post-apocalyptic novel

21. 71 对 The Eight-Second Eye Contact Rule 对视八秒定律 The Guinea Pig with Glasses戴眼镜的豚鼠Two Male Leads367k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + slow transmigration through worlds + both leads are each other’s only partner + equally powerful + devoted love + obsessive rebirth versus kindhearted destruction + a powerful, restrained, and obedient superior] Eye contact is a spiritual kiss without lust… In every world, meeting your eyes feels like getting to know you all over again. You are sunny and outgoing, gentle and self-possessed, cool and chaste… A Qi, gods don’t disappear. We’ll meet again! Zhi, I’ll go mad withou 8Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Volume Three, who would have thought, the host-carrying system... [Facepalm]

22. 72 破 The Cocoon Breaker's Forbidden Zone 破茧者禁区 Tomato Love Story番茄恋语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse506k WordsOngoing A pandemic that swept across the globe divided most of human civilization into three zones: the Infected Zone, the Quarantine Zone, and the Sterile Zone. Zombies, Grayfolk, and the Healthy each occupied their own territory. But a property deed that quietly made its way out of the Sterile Zone shattered the fragile peace, sparking fierce clashes between the Grayfolk, the Healthy, and the interest groups they served. Li Xuan, a healthy man raised in the Infected Zone, bears the hopes and trust of 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please take a look at these two books…

23. 73 匹 The Common Man's Comeback 匹夫的逆袭 Xiao Qi Jiao骁骑校Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A veteran cop with a terminal illness makes one last stand. A private detective will stop at nothing for baby formula and mortgage payments. And a mysterious killer who refuses to stay dead is closing in. All three parties are after an older man and a young girl living in a rental on the outskirts of the city. On the evening before a torrential storm, everyone stands at a crossroads of fate. Who is an ally, and who is an enemy? Should they accept their deaths, or turn the tables against all odds 35.7kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
24. 74 灵 Ling Cage: Sign-In for the Shadow Army, I Am the Lord of Light and Shadow 灵笼：签到黑影兵团，我光影之主 Don't Say the Chrysanthemums Are Thin莫道黄花瘦Anime Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing [Ling Cage + Multiple Heroines + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Ensemble Cast (Enter at Your Own Risk) + Lord of Light and Shadow] [The plot moves slowly at first, then things get exciting in the middle and later parts. If you want mindless thrills, proceed with caution.] The apocalypse descends, the land lies in ruins, and humanity clings to the Lighthouse to survive! Dustborn 5437, Lin Ye, awakens the sign-in System! [Ding! Signed in at Dustborn 4277’s bedroom. Obtained 100 Shadow Soldiers an 1.7kReads6.8Score161Shelves

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    "Ling Cage: Collect All Twelve Talismans, I Won't Eat Beef" is super good! The post-apocalyptic setting combined with anime fanfiction is fantastic!

25. 75 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
26. 76 我 I Save the Wasteland Apocalypse with Cheating Fruit 我靠出轨水果拯救废土末世 Professional Chocolate Seller of Shredded Potatoes巧克力专业贩卖土豆丝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse431k WordsCompleted [The Red Fruit adaptation of the same name is now online! Yay, yay, yay!] [No CP + Wasteland Farming + Voluntarily Handing Everything Over to the State + Hilarious Wish-Fulfillment] (The rating just came out and there aren't many chapters yet, so it'll rise later.) The seventh year of the wasteland. Fruit has vanished. Qiao Manzhi transmigrates with an entire orchard, thinking she's got the best possible start. Then she discovers that outside, ability users and mutated beasts are everywhere, 2.9kReads8.0Score512Shelves

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    A wildly imaginative post-apocalyptic novel! In a wasteland era where fruit has completely disappeared, the female protagonist arrives with a complete orchard. The fruit trees are all sensitive and prone to mood swings; the slightest displeasure will destroy the fruit. Lacking combat abilities and unable to protect themselves, they are promptly handed over to the government. A large number of researchers arrive to study them. The most difficult challenge is never the alien beast contamination, but rather appeasing a group of love-struck fruit trees!

27. 77 血 Crimson Mutation: From the Start, I Had a Book of Copies 血色异变：开局一本复制书 Orange-Scented Breeze橙子味儿的风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse88k WordsOngoing (Apocalypse + strong heroine + lord + pure power fantasy) The apocalypse arrives, monsters run rampant across Blue Star, and human civilization faces annihilation. Ye Fuyao, still in high school, is tragically separated from her younger brother, Ye Xingfan. In the midst of this crisis, she unexpectedly awakens an unusual companion spirit: a Book. It can not only copy the abilities of dead monsters and other people’s companion spirits, but also has many other incredible functions. Thus begins the 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is my new book, please read it! The other three are post-apocalyptic wasteland novels that I think are pretty good.

28. 78 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 115.2kReads9.5Score11.3kShelves
29. 79 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 99.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
30. 80 末EN Surviving the Apocalypse: Stock Up on Food and Weapons 末世降临不要慌，先囤粮食后囤枪 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + stockpiling supplies + space + no romance + infrastructure building + ruthless heroine] Jiang You never dreamed that she would evade the zombies’ claws only to be betrayed by the very family she had protected. Years later, she destroyed the research center where she’d been imprisoned. Everyone who betrayed her? Dead! The base that turned against her? Wiped out! Who waits until the next life to get revenge?! With her revenge complete, Jiang You ran out of her supernatu 60kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
31. 81 我 I Work as a Mechanic in the Wasteland 我在废土当机械师 The Joy of Life人生之乐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse544k WordsOngoing One hundred ordinary people are dropped into an unfamiliar wasteland at the same time. The System leaves only three warnings: death is permanent, the natives are unfriendly, and danger multiplies after dark. While everyone else fights over water, vehicles, and a slim chance of survival, mechanically minded Cheng Yan activates the [Wasteland Mechanic System] in front of a pile of scrapped parts. Any machine is within his reach: vehicles, firearms, machine tools, constructs... He can scan, repair, 2.7kReads—Score242Shelves

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    Wasteland series is also

32. 82 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 132Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Our General Li is the Emperor

33. 83 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
34. 84 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
35. 85 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 248Reads7.6Score101Shelves
36. 86 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.4kReads5.8Score297Shelves
37. 87 末 Doomsday Scavenger Master, Beautiful Teammates Stick With Me 末日搜刮大师，美女队友跟我混 Please, Qiushui拜托了秋水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse467k WordsOngoing A pure, hard-core post-apocalyptic story [Massive zombie hordes storming the city] + [Decisive, ruthless action] + [Road-trip survival] + [Realistic combat] Massive zombie hordes launch wave after wave of assaults on the walls. The defenses are built from piled-up flesh, and the grueling battle to hold the city rages day and night. The zombie threat alone is terrifying. Z1 ordinary zombies swarm across the land! Z2 berserk zombies charge straight at you! Z3 agile zombies move so fast they leave 256Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure wasteland novels without a system

38. 88 孕 A Pregnant Mom Forages and Farms in the Wasteland to Raise Her Baby 孕妈在废土拾荒种田养宝宝 Hu Pangya胡胖丫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Marathon champion Zuo Shan transmigrates in her sleep to an interstellar apocalypse, becoming a wasteland scavenger who has just been abandoned by her childhood sweetheart. She struggles to survive in the wasteland, where alien beasts often roam. Zuo Shan figures she can run fast, so she’s not afraid of being chased by beasts, or of scavengers with ulterior motives eyeing the mutated wild vegetables she finds. One day, Zuo Shan picks up a lump of scrap metal. She takes it home and soaks it in mu 5.8kReads8.9Score628Shelves

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    The beginning was smooth; it's a post-apocalyptic novel, so it has all the essential elements, and the portrayal of the female lead's emotional journey was quite good. When the story jumps to other worlds, the female lead's role actually diminishes, with more emphasis on the children. It feels like the story would be better concluded at a suitable point, with the later plot presented as a side story. However, the author probably had other considerations. Overall, it's still a very good post-apocalyptic novel. [Note]

39. 89 废 Wasteland Farming: The Handsome Men Want Me to Have Their Babies 废土种田：美男们想让我生孩子 The Tea-Scented Little Fairy茶里茶气的小仙女Sci-Fi & Apocalypse541k WordsCompleted Female lead: Mai Mang Male lead: (If you know, you know) If you’re uncomfortable with that, sweetheart, don’t go in. A newbie from the apocalypse accidentally transmigrates to another apocalypse, a wasteland world. Luckily, the zombies are already gone. Unfortunately, she’s stuck at the very bottom of society. Every day, she struggles to make ends meet. Then she gets bound to a childbearing System. The more children she has, the stronger she becomes. To stop people from bullying her, to live wit 7.4kReads9.1Score698Shelves

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    [A masterpiece of Sparrow Food] [A masterpiece of Sparrow Food] Looking forward to the next book!

40. 90 别 Others Awaken Superpowers, I Cultivate in the Wasteland 别人觉醒异能，我在废土修仙 Not Trying to Be Li Bai不作李白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse203k WordsOngoing The apocalypse arrives, and the world becomes a wasteland. Survivors awaken all kinds of strange abilities and struggle to survive in the crumbling walled cities. While everyone else pins their hopes on genetic mutation, Chen Chuan, who transmigrated from a world of cultivation, rekindles the fire in his dantian on this land abandoned by spiritual energy. Supernatural abilities disrupt spiritual energy, and the two cannot coexist. He is destined to walk a path that puts him at odds with the whol 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural abilities and spiritual energy are mutually exclusive. Cultivators do not have an innate advantage when facing supernatural beings; even getting close can easily cause their own spiritual energy to dissipate. The early stages are quite frustrating, requiring players to rely on formations, terrain, and strategy to maneuver. It's not about explosive combat power from the start; the game is very strategic and has a strong post-apocalyptic survival feel.

41. 91 天 Natural Disasters Strike: Stockpiling in a Safe House to Survive 天灾入侵，安全屋囤货生存 Orange Who Loves Making Money爱挣钱的橙子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsOngoing After nuclear pollution erupted Natural disasters struck, leaving Blue Star in ruins. A mysterious droplet of water shot from the depths of space and sank into Blue Star, triggering a world-shaking transformation. Just as Ye Nan awakened the memories of his past life, he was struck by hunger. He had to hit rock bottom before his luck could turn around, and then he awakened the Cleaner talent. Sweeping through the wilderness, he builds a safe house beneath the base’s plant wall and begins a new j 13.2kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    Here comes a new book, and they're all pretty good: ① The female protagonist lives with a sentient plant. She awakens the ability of a scavenger and later, after eating genetically modified food, awakens gathering skills, spatial abilities, and teleportation. ② It has a relatively novel post-apocalyptic setting. The wasteland is a desolate wasteland where people live on a giant, constantly moving steel behemoth. The female protagonist is from the bottom of society and awakens abilities similar to mental power, constantly fighting for survival. ③ The female protagonist's big yellow dog is bound to a system along with her, beginning their struggle in the wasteland. ④ The wasteland has relatively advanced technology, but food acquisition is still difficult, leaning towards a survival-oriented story. ⑤ The female protagonist awakens the ability of a bug whisperer, and then her family members also awaken their abilities one after another. The base faces various disasters caused by insects, and everyone keeps fighting. ⑥ The female protagonist awakens gathering skills (a pretty powerful cheat), able to gather everything, from plants to animals to people, ordinary food, special food, abilities, etc. There are also many fight scenes later on, and the battlefield becomes increasingly vast. ⑦ The female protagonist opened a general store with a cheat-like ability; the more she sold the items, the more valuable they became. She then secretly developed her own power to protect herself and expand the market. ⑧ Completed; the elven wasteland story is very good. ⑼⑽ Are about surviving in interstellar junkyards and sewers.

42. 92 穿 Transmigrate to the Wasteland? I'll Cut Down You High-and-Mighty Elites 穿越废土？砍的就是你们人上人 Jumping into the East Lake跳東湖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse649k WordsCompleted Wasteland punk + mobile fortress + heroine with supernatural powers + no CP One-sentence summary: What did I do right to go from a bottom-rung laborer to the bane of the upper class? Lin Xu transmigrates into a terrible situation, becoming a bottom-rung laborer in a mobile stronghold. “Eat garbage from cans, drink polluted water, enjoy a short life.” At first, her goal is simple: she just wants to breathe some fresh air. But that breath of fresh air causes a huge problem: she gains psychic powe 13.7kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
43. 93 人 In the Wasteland, Big Yellow Keeps Me Fed and Full 人在废土，大黄养我吃饱喝足 Don't Call Me Hey Hey我不叫喂喂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse284k WordsOngoing [Wasteland + Comedy + Cute Pet (Chinese Rural Dog, Big Yellow) + Stockpiling + System + Pocket Dimension] [Don't look for logic here or overthink it. Just have fun reading.] [The beginning is a little slow. I've added lots of stuff to it, aaah, this is so hard!] [This isn't a story about a strong female lead, guys. To put it plainly, the heroine is also a naive, simple-minded modern person. Some things aren't plot holes or illogical; sometimes you just learn your lesson after being fooled once.] 13Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 废 Wasteland Survival: An Ordinary Person's Daily Struggle 废土求生之普通人求生日常 It's Cheng Yan是程言吖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse141k WordsOngoing Zhu Xing is 27 years old in the modern world. An ordinary person transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes the seven-year-old Zhu Xing, stranded in a wasteland. She struggles to survive in a world contaminated by radiation. No CP! There’s a System, but no major golden finger, and no marriage or children. She fights with everything she has to build a home in the wasteland and live a better life. 263Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 重 Reborn in the Interstellar Era: Choosing to Become a Pharmacist 重生在星际选择成为药剂师 Long-Tailed Rabbit长尾兔子Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing Chen Fangzi died young from overwork. She had nothing when she died: no house, no savings, no lover. She arrived in the underworld radiating the resentment of an overworked wage slave. A small accident happened when she went to be reincarnated, and she gulped down the Meng Po soup after just one taste. If Chen Fangzi had known she’d be reincarnated on a garbage planet, she would have asked Meng Po for another bowl of soup. If she was going to forget, she wanted to forget everything, rather than 130.9kReads8.8Score13.7kShelves
46. 96 废 Awakening in the Wasteland: Rising from a Scavenger 废土觉醒：从拾荒者开始崛起 Phoenix and Wutong梧桐与凰Urban142k WordsOngoing Bai Shu, who lives in the Lower District, is just an ordinary teenage scavenger. His parents disappeared, and he grew up in an orphanage, searching through ruins for useful junk to trade for supplies. Then, an accidental awakening to the martial arts changed his life forever! The highest-grade trait: Void Zero Body! Unprecedented affinity with the Zero Realm! Energy control beyond ordinary limits! “Your special move works great. Too bad that's not how you use it!” Bai Shu tells his enemy. PS 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is reasonable and not mindless; the protagonist has top-notch talent.

47. 97 招 Disaster-Magnet System: I Flee to Neon, While the Lighthouse Creates an Apocalypse 招灾系统：润去霓虹，灯塔造末世 Ink-Water Paomo墨水泡馍Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Exchange System + endless supplies + urban rise + tech emperor + sacrifice the great powers] If even Iron Man's “memories” can be exchanged for, who needs a job? Copied supplies could fill in the ocean, so who needs money? The points need “rat lives” as sacrifices, is that it? “Mr. Baka,” a super typhoon and an extreme-cold apocalypse... Wouldn't it be a waste of all this “spectacle” if I didn't sink your whole country? And as for your “daddy,” the Lighthouse Nation... The brand-new “zombie kil 1.8kReads5.9Score192Shelves

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    [Eating popcorn] A novel written in the style of Qidian (a Chinese online literature platform), urban + post-apocalyptic + mild science fiction, featuring a national sacrifice to the heavens using the US and Germany, points exchanged for superpowers and advanced technology, urban entrepreneurship and godhood, multiple female characters, daily updates of 12,000+ words.

48. 98 穿 I Transmigrated to the Wasteland and Saved a Girl with Distilled Water 穿越废土，我用蒸馏水救妹子 Damn, He's Awesome倍儿他么棒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Heads-up] A wasteland island survival and settlement-building story. The protagonist doesn’t dominate everything from the start. Things begin with shortages of water, food, and boats, and the home is built up little by little. [Heads-up] Focused on everyday life and building a community. This isn’t a dark apocalypse story, and it doesn’t center on people harming one another. Everyone is just trying to survive. [Heads-up] Several female supporting characters, with bonds and mutual support, but n 476Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist finally manages to travel to a floating island at sea, but is expelled because he has no tidal markings. During his voyage, he encounters a shipwreck and drifts on a deserted island. Looking back on the past, he is filled with sorrow and can only struggle to survive on his own.

49. 99 让 You Were Told to Go Die, Not Become a God in the Forbidden Zone 让你去送死，没让你在禁区封神 Yan Yue嬿月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse102k WordsOngoing The flames of the incineration pit are the final step in the conglomerates' disposal of "waste." I was the piece of waste they were about to destroy without a second thought. They thought high levels of radiation would vaporize me completely. But they had miscalculated one thing: as the energy of death surged into my body, what I heard was the overture to evolution. [Calamity Panel] activated! From then on, the most terrifying forbidden zones in the world became my all-you-can-eat buffet, and th 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Found a promising new book! 📚 "I Told You to Die, But Didn't Ask You to Become a God in the Forbidden Zone" ✅ Genre: Sci-Fi Apocalypse/Wasteland Survival ✅ Highlights: Started by being tricked into dying ➡️ Turns out, he dominates the forbidden zone ➡️ Ultimately becomes a god. Fast-paced, not overly sentimental, and the protagonist is intelligent. Currently being serialized, a worthwhile read! If you haven't read it yet, hurry up and check it out! 🏃‍♂️💨

50. 100 上 After Turning Over My System, the Nation Helps Me Conquer Other Worlds 上交系统后，国家带我横扫异界 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Urban344k WordsOngoing [Handing It Over to the Nation + Peak Combat Power + Interstellar Battles + The Rise of Longxia] I accidentally bonded with a portal to another world and immediately handed it over to the nation! Longxia swiftly formed a special forces team, using me as its core to explore the other world. Crystal-core energy was produced in bulk, while Longjing battle armor and interstellar frigates were rapidly deployed. When a chaotic nest in the other world erupted and high-level mutants broke through the de 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This post-apocalyptic nautical novel is amazing! It's the first book I've ever read that required readers to urge me to update after seeing ads.

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