Ensemble-Cast School Zombie Novels, No System or Superpowers, with Down-to-Earth Characters 群像校园丧尸文，无系统无异能，角色贴近生活

1. 1 全 Global Zombie Outbreak: The Evil Seeds Descend 全球尸变，恶种降临 Qianjiu Xi千酒夕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse322k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Survival + Zombies + Human Nature + Powerful Male and Female Leads] When he wakes up, the entire world has been struck by a bizarre virus. Everyone infected turns into a highly intelligent killing monster. The once-bustling campus instantly becomes a living hell. Here, honesty, friendship, kindness, and everything else have ceased to exist. He only wanted to lie low and survive, but from the start he is locked in a room full of monsters. He thinks certain death is inevitable, but u 11.1kReads9.1Score952Shelves

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   The first book is about campus zombies, which feels a lot like what we experienced in school. There were always classmates who talked nonsense everywhere. I'm currently reading it, and it's quite good, but I'm too scared to read it before bed; I'm afraid of having nightmares 😂 The second book is also about the apocalypse, but not in a campus setting, yet it's very good too!!

2. 2 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 59.5kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
3. 3 死 Death Plague: Dawn of the Living Dead 死疫：活尸黎明 Lazy Cat Is My Big Brother呆猫是我大哥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse253k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse] [Heartbreaking] [Dark] [No heroine] I only skipped my water-conservation class to buy two chicken cutlets. When I turned around, the once-bustling campus had completely changed. A sudden disaster swept everything away. The people around me seemed normal, but inside, they had already been consumed by strange obsessions. Beneath their gentle facades lurked deadly murderous intent. My roommates and I were trapped inside this besieged city, struggling to survive. Hope kept shattering as 930Reads8.4Score102Shelves

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   The first one is similar to Blood Cross, and the second one, in my opinion, is the best in post-apocalyptic fiction—no system, no harem.

4. 4 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: My Road to Survival 丧尸末日：我的求生路 Riding My Little Donkey骑上我的小野驴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted (Ordinary people + survival-focused + students + classic zombie story + no System + no special abilities + no pocket dimension + no harem) (A story all about realistic survival) A freshman is knocked over on the basketball court and hits his head, passing out. When he wakes up in the hospital, it seems he is the only living person left in the world. Even more terrifying, everyone else is a zombie! Surrounded by hordes of zombies, he fights desperately to survive and decides to find other survivo 16kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
5. 5 墟 The Chronicles of Xuyuan 墟垣实录 NanmingGomoku5南溟Gomoku5Sci-Fi & Apocalypse440k WordsCompleted (The new book's rating just came out, and it's a little low. It'll definitely go up later. Thank you all for your support (｡ò ∀ ó｡)) What? You're saying we're high school students who are immune to zombie fungi? We're the only ones left in the world? What are we supposed to do? This is a story about a group of high school students struggling to survive in an apocalyptic world overrun by fungal zombies. Post-apocalypse, softly realistic, no System, as grounded as possible. This book has no connec 171Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Let me recommend my own writing. It's an ensemble piece about campus zombies with absolutely no system or superpowers.

6. 6 校 Campus Zombie Tide: Surviving Shoulder to Shoulder With My Roommates 校园尸潮：与舍友并肩求生 Weishu威鼠Sci-Fi & Apocalypse94k WordsCompleted A zombie virus breaks out without warning, turning a once-bustling university campus into a living hell. No System, no special abilities, just a group of ordinary college students. Fortify the cafeteria, gather weapons, watch their friends mutate, and raise their weapons in fear. Friendship, betrayal, suspicion, life-and-death choices. Beneath the pouring rain, all we can do is fight to survive. 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A torrential rainstorm has besieged the city, the school has fallen, and zombies roam the land. You and your three roommates, with only a mop handle and a fruit knife, how many days can you survive? This campus zombie apocalypse survival story is currently being serialized on Tomato Novels. Search the title to read it! Please add it to your favorites and follow along!

7. 7 校 The Zombie Apocalypse at School: The Happy Ending 校园丧尸末日：幸福终点站 Falling Lantern落下灯Sci-Fi & Apocalypse130k WordsCompleted A pure zombie apocalypse story, with no System and no special abilities. A realistic school-set zombie survival novel told largely through an ensemble cast. Every character is equally important, each with their own personality, and all are grounded in everyday life. Nobody is unrealistically powerful. It's the story of a group of ordinary students with different personalities, repeatedly escaping death as they make their way to a refugee camp. The settings are down-to-earth, and it's a straightf 438Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a katana, but it's very beautiful.

8. 8 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: From the Start, I Kill My Self-Righteous Roommate 末世重生：开局先杀圣母舍友 Dongfang Wuming东方无铭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse569k WordsCompleted This book has been abandoned. Please don't read it if that bothers you! [Ensemble cast, supernatural abilities and power progression, complex human nature, zombie mutations, no romance, team battles, spiritual qi revival, infrastructure building and farming, seven-colored spirit pets] The Seven-Colored Star: Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple Evolver ranks: 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 21 levels Fan Yunfei [Eye of the Void]: “A ruthless reborn man who never hesitates once he makes a move 27kReads6.7Score1.8kShelves

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   An ensemble piece, featuring a main cast but no system, male and female characters but no romantic pairing, and characterized by decisive and ruthless actions.

9. 9 尸 The Dead Rise on Campus 尸起校园 Red Endorphin红色内啡肽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted No System. An ordinary person from the start. No fighting monsters and leveling up. If you like realistic portrayals of human nature in the apocalypse, come on in! Please note: this is not a brainless, lightweight novel. Human nature is portrayed realistically, and conflicts are shrouded in mystery. It follows an ordinary student from the lowest rung of society as he experiences despair during the apocalypse, searches for shelter, and gradually grows. There are no rigid moral standards here. No 13.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   😱 *Zombies Rise in School*, just from the title, you can tell it's a school-themed horror story 😨. The story takes place on a school campus where a sudden incident turns the campus into a zombie abode 🧟‍♂️. Students are forced to engage in fierce battles with the zombies to survive. The plot is tense and exciting, full of thriller and suspense elements 🎇. The author's descriptions of the zombies are incredibly realistic, making the reader feel as if they are actually there. Readers have commented: "It's so scary! I'm too scared to sleep alone at night 😰." "But I can't help but keep reading, the plot is so captivating!" If you like horror novels, then *Zombies Rise in School* will definitely give you a spine-chilling thrill 😎! #TomatoNovelRecommendation

10. 10 校 The Campus Beauty's Best Friend Fell for Me, So Why Is My Ex-Girlfriend Panicking? 校花闺蜜爱上我，前任女友慌什么 Typing with My Left Hand左手码字Urban355k WordsCompleted (Two storylines: romance and entrepreneurship! If you only want pure romance and sweetness, this isn't for you!) Su Ran and Fang Xiaotong have been in love for more than ten years, during which they've broken up countless times. Talking to a female classmate, forgetting to say goodnight before bed, not giving her flowers on Valentine's Day, even giving her flowers on Valentine's Day, all are grounds for a breakup! Fang Xiaotong calls their eighty-one breakups the Eighty-One Trials, tests of Su R 718Reads8.0Score100Shelves
11. 11 平 A Zombie Apocalypse for Ordinary People 平凡人的丧尸末日 A Lump of Wo Baba一坨窝叭叭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted Zombies, the apocalypse, realism, survival. No special powers, no womanizing, no power fantasy, no System. A portrayal of how ordinary people truly fight to survive. This is my first novel, so the early chapters may be a little rough. I hope you’ll give it a chance and keep reading. It gets really exciting later on. Thank you, and please don’t let the rating put you off. If you enjoy realistic stories, give it a try. The protagonist, Lin Chen, is just an ordinary car salesman when the apocalypse 9kReads7.5Score685Shelves

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    This is a realistic zombie apocalypse novel; you might like it.

12. 12 我 My Struggles in the Apocalypse 我在末世摸爬滚打的日子 Su Shi'er蘇拾贰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse483k WordsOngoing When a zombie virus spreads through the tap water, Su Yi, an ordinary water-treatment plant worker, travels across the ruined apocalypse with his long-legged female neighbor. Along the way, he also meets a female bureau chief, a beautiful police officer, a female manager, and more... (The first 200 chapters follow ordinary people struggling to survive the apocalypse. Superpowers appear after that, because the zombie virus evolves, and the main cast would be useless without abilities. As for what 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Survival Path of Ordinary People

13. 13 睡 I Slept In, Then the Campus Zombie Outbreak Began 睡过头后，校园丧尸爆发 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse721k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + escape + zombies + wasteland + strong male and female leads] On the day of her exam, Mo Xiao overslept. She woke up after a nap in her dorm to find that all internet and communications had gone down. The messages in the class group chat had stopped two hours earlier. The once bustling campus had fallen into an eerie silence. Just then, a knock came from the door... [No System + no cultivation + character growth. The whole school flees together in the early stages; later, they defen 13.1kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    Recommend these campus zombie novels

14. 14 搁 Stranded in a Sick, Apocalyptic World 搁浅丧病世界 Riding My Little Donkey骑上我的小野驴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse878k WordsCompleted A zombie virus suddenly breaks out at a high school. The classmates who survive band together and escape the school, only to discover that the world outside has already fallen to the zombies. What will become of them? Faced with humanity's dark side, will they still hold on to their kindness? Is surviving the apocalypse really only possible by becoming ruthless and merciless, with no humanity left? Watch them find ways to enjoy themselves amid the hardships of the zombie apocalypse. Watch them l 7.8kReads8.7Score554Shelves
15. 15 重 After Being Reborn, Room 806 Survives the Apocalypse by Stockpiling Supplies 重生后，806女寝靠囤货在末世 Mai Xiaoman麦小满Sci-Fi & Apocalypse609k WordsCompleted ❗(Reborn in the apocalypse, space, no zombies, somewhat ensemble-focused, male lead, multiple couples, pets) The apocalypse arrives, but the five women in Dorm 806 have yet to realize how serious the situation is. Only after their roommates die one by one before their eyes, and a blade is held to Cheng Zhi’s own neck, does she begin to regret it. Perhaps Heaven heard the resentment of Dorm 806. Not only are all five women reborn, they are also given a pocket dimension! Reborn two days before the 7kReads9.0Score910Shelves
16. 16 末 The Apocalypse Arrives, and the Campus Turns into a Zombie Zone 末日降临，校园尸变 Ink Brush, Rivers and Mountains墨笔江山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Post-apocalyptic + strong female lead + zombies + superpowers + character growth] The dead rise across the globe, and the apocalypse begins! Teachers who were kind and gentle in life turn into zombies, and the campus becomes a living hell. Humanity enters a dark age, as zombies and monsters attack one after another... Confronted with this sudden upheaval, An Nuo, an ordinary college student who should have been sitting in class, has no choice but to roll up her sleeves, grab a weapon, and begin 2kReads8.4Score187Shelves
17. 17 丧 Zombie Express 丧尸专列 Bei Bei Bei Fu北北北馥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse, hyper-realistic, no System, hardcore, trains, heavy trucks, slow-paced, road-trip novel] [This book has a complete, independent world. Please don’t confuse it with similar works.] [The protagonist grows over time. If you want a protagonist who never makes mistakes, is invincible, and handles every situation perfectly from the start, please move on. This book isn’t for you.] A new virus spreading around the world was only the beginning. After infecting most people, it began causing m 59.3kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
18. 18 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 98.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
19. 19 一 One Man, One Dog, One Zombie 一人一狗一丧尸 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No superpowers + no System + plot-focused + no harem] Huang Jin, a young man who secretly worked in a specialized line of business, received a call from his boss at the beginning of the zombie outbreak. His boss ordered him to stay put in C City and wait for the organization to rescue him. But time passed, and after waiting for two whole years, Huang Jin still saw no sign of anyone from the organization. He decided to head to Z City, where his boss was, on his own. Along the way, he came across 35.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
20. 20 末 Apocalypse: The Zombie Outbreak Begins on Campus 末世：从校园爆发丧尸开始 Nine Heavens Cloud九霄云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse223k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Zombies + Sweet Romance] Zombies break out on campus, and the apocalypse begins. Zombies, mutated creatures, natural disasters, and a bizarre new ecosystem: everything has changed. Chu Yuan awakens her family’s inherited legacy, beating up thugs and crushing bullies. While everyone else struggles to survive the apocalypse, she has a whole space full of supplies and cultivation techniques. With her darling husband by her side, she takes the apocalypse by storm. Chu Yuan: Moral black 6.4kReads8.6Score731Shelves
21. 21 尸 Escape from the Corpse Pile 尸里逃生 Yi Yu亦屿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsCompleted The manhua adaptation, [Apocalypse Descends: A Delivery Guy's Escape from the Dead], is now available on Fanqie. Feel free to watch! [The second zombie novel set in the same world is nearly two million characters long. Visit the author's homepage to read it. We hope you'll keep supporting the author!] The zombies erupt, and the apocalypse descends. As an ordinary person, how can you survive in a world crawling with zombies? In the ruined city, rotting corpses are everywhere. When extreme cold st 13.5kReads8.6Score951Shelves
22. 22 囤 A Hundred Billion in Supplies: The Zombie King Is Actually My Adorable Puppy 囤货百亿：丧尸王竟是我的小奶狗 A Little Panda一只小熊猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse705k WordsCompleted The planet changes without warning. Natural disasters strike, the apocalypse arrives, zombies run rampant, and species mutate. What's most important in the end times? Supplies, of course. Reborn three months before the apocalypse, Lin Ran leads her whole family into a frenzy of stockpiling. She also spends a fortune turning the farm her grandfather left them into an apocalyptic fortress. While others struggle to survive in the apocalypse, Lin Ran lounges in her sturdy, self-built home, eating po 54.3kReads9.1Score10.5kShelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated to the Apocalypse, the Zombies Keep Worrying I’ll Starve 穿越末世，丧尸们总担心我会饿死 Craving Instant Noodles想吃泡面Sci-Fi & Apocalypse342k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + supporting female character + apocalypse + zombies + a touch of farming + one-on-one romance + the original heroine is not villainized + lots of original worldbuilding, read with caution] Yan Li transmigrates into the role of a supporting female character in an apocalypse novel. Now she has one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news is that she has plenty of scenes, so she might survive until the end. The bad news is that a zombie bit her, and she’s about t 974Reads9.1Score136Shelves
24. 24 关 About How I Have No Special Powers in a World Overrun by Zombies 关于我在丧尸降临的世界没有异能 Huan Xuewei幻血为Sci-Fi & Apocalypse808k WordsCompleted [Friendship-focused, no romance, post-apocalyptic survival and adventure, human nature, warped values: not for minors] Li Rui is an ordinary convenience store worker. One day, zombies suddenly appeared. With no special abilities and worried about his parents back in his hometown, he sets off through the desperate, apocalyptic world on a journey home. Along the way, he is forced to shed his false, decadent exterior, gradually revealing his true and unvarnished self. Why is this world so strange? 432Reads9.3Score100Shelves
25. 25 末 Doomsday: I Wake Up as a Zombie 末日：一觉醒来成了丧尸 Plucking Flowers捻花Sci-Fi & Apocalypse282k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Apocalypse + Pocket Dimension + Escape + Zombies] “Ahhh! Heavens, how could you do this to me?!!!” Su Yue raises her stiff, uncooperative hand and silently cries out her grief and indignation at the sky. As the saying goes, when God closes a door for you, He opens a window. And Su Yue is the unlucky soul who got a window. Who has ever woken up as a zombie? And not just any zombie, but one so stiff she can barely move and can't speak. Being a zombie would be bad enough, but she also ge 452Reads8.9Score103Shelves
26. 26 末 Zombie Apocalypse: Survival on Campus 末世丧尸：校园求生记 Yun Mengqing云梦卿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse125k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Zombies + Campus + Farming + No Superpowers + Strong Heroine and Hero] When the apocalypse struck, zombies suddenly overran the school. Su Ziluo and her roommates had only planned to hole up in their dorm and wait for rescue, but then her boyfriend showed up, and they found themselves going further and further down the road of stockpiling supplies and saving their classmates. [Note]: This story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t compare it to reality. No rebirth, no transmig 285Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all set in school. The first few are already completed, but the last one is still ongoing.

27. 27 丧 Zombie Horde Incoming: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse on Campus 丧尸潮来袭，末日校园生存指南 The Congee Is So Salty粥好咸Sci-Fi & Apocalypse240k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Easygoing Daily Life + Sweet Romance + Growing Heroine + Gloomy, Contrasting Male Lead] Sunny high school girl He Tiantian x base’s young master Bai Yuli A catastrophe forced a high school girl, who had once lived a peaceful life, to grow up. Terrifying zombies and brutal tests of human nature. The polite upperclassman turned out to be the heir to a powerful organization; The taciturn, poker-faced upperclassman was actually a rather useless young Taoist priest; All kinds of sec 44Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 全 Global Blackout: An Ordinary Person’s Survival Log 全球断电：普通人求生录 Plain Water and Carrots清水胡萝卜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse265k WordsCompleted [Shelter + Road Survival + Extreme Disasters + Rural Reconstruction] (This is not a power fantasy, but a pure survival story, with no System and no supernatural abilities! The heroine builds up her strength in the early stages and only stands on her own in the middle and later stages. There are a few scenes where male supporting characters have innocent feelings for the heroine. She doesn't feel the same way, so please take note if that bothers you!) For unknown reasons, Blue Star loses power. E 4.8kReads—Score354Shelves

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    You can check this out, it's quite good.

29. 29 生 Survival: I'll Lead Everyone in Building Tower Defense 生存之我带大家建塔防 Dugu Zilong独孤紫龙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse507k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No superpowers, no system, just hacking and slashing zombies with a knife and a gun.

30. 30 末 Doomsday: I’m Surviving Against All Odds with My Four Roommates from Hell 末日，我带寝室四大冤种绝地求生 Fed Up, Aren't You?烦了吧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse439k WordsCompleted Apocalypse, zombies, comedy, absurd humor, mutations, survival, multiple female leads. When the zombie virus suddenly breaks out, the whole world descends into chaos. Those who survive face more than just zombie bites: they also have to contend with one another. I struggle to stay alive with my four hopeless dorm mates, and we get into plenty of hilarious situations along the way. In the end, nobody knows whether humanity can defeat the virus. 12.2kReads9.2Score993Shelves

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    It's incredibly good! The apocalyptic atmosphere is palpable, full of thrills and suspense, and danger lurks everywhere. It all depends on willpower! Go see it, ladies!

31. 31 僵 King of the Jiangshi Vs. King of the Zombies 僵尸王大战丧尸王 Luna Lu NaLuna露娜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse216k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Zombies + Escape + Superpowers + Strong Heroine and Hero] You just got into a prestigious university, with a bright future ahead, and now you're telling me there's a zombie outbreak? On the last day of her freshman year, Zhang Xueli asked Yao Yuan, her classmate from elementary, middle, high school, and now university, to help her move out of her dorm. Unexpectedly, a zombie outbreak struck... A beautiful, strong, and tragic heroine VS a mob boss's heir VS a model young man from 28Reads6.6Score—Shelves
32. 32 刚 Just Reborn, and a God-Tier NPC Is Begging to Work for Me 刚重生，神级NPC跪求给我打工 Expired Orange过期橘子Sports1.4M WordsOngoing [Game and reality merge + rebirth + invincible + satisfying power fantasy + no goody-two-shoes protagonist + beast taming + Emperor Ruyan] The online game Apocalypse sweeps across the globe and manifests in reality, causing society to collapse. In his previous life, Jiang Han devoted himself to elevating his fiancée, Liu Ruyan, to the heavens. But on the day of their engagement, she ripped out his heart with her own hands and transplanted it into her male best friend. Reborn, Jiang Han decides t 41.9kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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    This novel is amazing! Games descend into reality, and the protagonist is on a winning streak! My darlings, today I'm strongly recommending a super-exciting novel—*Games Descend: Reality Evolution*. This novel has an incredibly imaginative premise: one day, various games suddenly descend into the real world, drastically changing people's lives. The protagonist, Lin Yu, was originally an ordinary gamer, but unexpectedly awakened god-like gaming talent amidst the chaos. In the "Zombie Siege" game instance, while others struggled to survive, Lin Yu, with his understanding of the game mechanics and precise marksmanship, led a group of survivors to establish a safe base, discovered a hidden armory, and annihilated the zombie horde. In the "Magic Forest" level, facing various bizarre magical creatures and complex maze terrain, he used his superior movement and strategy to form an alliance with the powerful elves, gaining mysterious magical powers and leveling up along the way. During this process, he met a group of like-minded companions with diverse personalities. Together, they fought side by side, learning the art of sword flight from a mysterious Eastern fantasy dungeon, and then piloting mechs to wreak havoc in a futuristic sci-fi game world. As the game levels progressed, the real world also gradually evolved. Could Lin Yu and his companions uncover the truth behind the game's arrival and save this world from peril? The author's writing is fluent, with meticulous descriptions of various game scenes, making the reader feel as if they are there. The plot is fast-paced, with no dull moments, and the protagonist's journey of growth is full of passion and excitement. Those who enjoy this blend of game and reality should definitely not miss it—go for it!

33. 33 末 Diary of an Apocalypse Journey 末世征途日记 NPC UncleNPC大叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse540k WordsOngoing In a world ravaged by danger, survival is a constant process of making choices. Zhang Hong and his companions must make some difficult decisions: should they press on in search of hope, or stay where they are and wait for the unknown to unfold? No superpowers, no special abilities, just epic battles against swarms of zombies! 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without further ado, it's worth watching.

34. 34 无 Infinite Rules: A Survival Guide for the Women’s Dorm 无限规则，女寝求生攻略 Tong Yu桐钰Mystery105k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Character Growth + Power Fantasy] "Dear students, hello! To create a harmonious, safe, and friendly dormitory environment, please read and follow the rules below. We hope you all enjoy your time in the dorm." The announcement rang out. Under flickering lights, the four girls in Dorm 404 were pulled into a world of rule-based horrors. A corpse with twisted limbs, eerie smiling twins, a pregnant woman with a wit 29Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 末 Apocalypse: Three Trillion from the Start, Lolis and the Undead Calamity 末世：开局三兆，萝莉与亡灵天灾 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse201k WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + invincible + self-serving + not a do-gooder + ruthless + dark] [Little girl + affectionate intimacy + no male lead + ability theft + enslavement + undead] Two hundred years after humanity entered industrial civilization, the once-prosperous world had been left in ruins. As if to punish humanity for its greed, crimson rain fell alongside a red mist. Large numbers of humans, animals, and plants mutated. Electronic devices failed completely, and all species found themselves b 571Reads—Score106Shelves

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    The difference between a villain without a system and a saintly figurehead is that they don't pretend to be saintly but actually go around saving people; they don't make sacrifices.

36. 36 无 Endless Zombie Tide: Squad W's Fight for Survival 无限尸潮：W小队绝境求生 A Flying Summer飞扬的一夏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse226k WordsOngoing [Warning: This book has no System, no superpowers, and no endless power trips. It’s a realistic, slow-paced story about a squad fighting to survive. If you prefer fast-paced power fantasies, just scroll on. Don’t waste your time.] Others go solo, cheat their way to godhood, and use systems to crush the zombie hordes. Veteran Lu Jianzhe fights shoulder to shoulder with the W Squad, carving a path to survival through the desperate situation with expert tactics and unshakable conviction. Every life —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're really looking for something to read, you could check this out. While it's not set in a school, it's a team-based coming-of-age story. It tells the tale of the protagonist being transported to an unknown world and having to form a team to complete various missions, such as fighting hordes of zombies or finding surviving NPCs. The novel doesn't have any cheat codes or systems; it's very realistic, with hardcore writing, logical combat, and a unique and interesting WWZ (World of Warcraft) class system. Although it might be a slow burn, the updates are consistent, making it worth following.

37. 37 开 Infecting 170 Million People in Japan from the Start 开局感染岛国1亿7000万 Become A God Six Seconds After Landing六秒后落地成神Sci-Fi & Apocalypse766k WordsOngoing Alien zombies spread the zombie virus, giving rise to the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Lion Kings: pride, extreme greed, wrath, gluttony, corruption, and lust. Marine life mutates, while plants and animals become zombie-like. China faces a great acid rainstorm. The acid rain corrodes everything, and skeletons, zombies, and deformed zombies emerge. The Sakura nation is locked in snow and ice. The northern and southern nations are overrun as zombies gather. The north and south unite into a king 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zombies infect humans, parasites devour them. Marine animals are infected. Forest flora and fauna are eroded. Black rain falls. Everything decays. Where is hope...?

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