End-of-the-World Stories That Skip the Early Stockpiling 末世文 省略前期囤货

1. 1 末 My Best Friends Were Reborn in the Apocalypse, but I Chose to Notify the Government 末世闺蜜齐重生，我选择通知国家 Shixiao Demon Venerable时晓妖尊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Reborn] [Hardcore Heroine] [Pocket Dimension] [Stockpiling] [Natural Disasters] [Creepy Corpses] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyone's Darling] [Multiple Male Leads] [All Characters Are Pure] [The heroine is cool, gorgeous, and badass. She's extremely capable and has a massive golden finger.] - Ling Wanwan and her best friend Gu Zixi discover that they have both been reborn. Gu Zixi didn't survive three months in her previous life. Ling Wanwan lasted six years in the apocalypse, only to die 3.4kReads8.3Score41214d adds

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   Very cool and exciting post-apocalyptic novels, including strong female leads and romantic pairings. My second and third favorites are...

2. 2 重 Back in the Age of Calamity: My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, Keep Your Distance 重回天灾：渣爹后母靠边站 Orange Pancake橙子煎饼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse800k WordsCompleted 28.7kReads8.7Score3k14d adds
3. 3 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Lead My Family to Amass Billions in Supplies 末世重生：我带全家狂卷亿万物资 Mo Shu Yu墨书语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + zombies + rebirth + personal space + stockpiling supplies + farming + infrastructure building + powerful heroine + adored by the whole family + teamwork. There is a couple, but the romance comes later.) Wen Qian opens her eyes and finds herself back one month before the apocalypse. Her home has not yet been seized, and her parents and older brother are still alive. She has even gained an invincible preparation space where she can farm and stockpile supplies, and best of all, bind h 30.4kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
4. 4 末 Apocalypse Descends: Global Power Outage 末世降临：全球断电 This Author Is No Good这作者不行Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted The electromagnetic radiation and high-energy charged particles released by a solar storm will trigger violent activity in the upper atmosphere and near-Earth space. They can disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals, interfere with high-frequency radio communications, completely cut off high-frequency communications along aviation routes, damage electronic components, and destroy optical systems. ...When that happens, there will be no phones, computers, internet, Wi-Fi, or even 2.5kReads9.1Score35714d adds

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   These post-apocalyptic novels are all absolutely fantastic, incredibly good, with great plots and no Mary Sue characters.

5. 5 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 97.4kReads9.4Score8.6k14d adds
6. 6 末 Reborn in the Apocalypse, with the Nation at My Back 末世重生后国家给我做后盾 Mo Ling陌棂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse250k WordsCompleted After struggling to survive in the Apocalypse for five years, Su Guoguo was reborn six months before it began during a mission. She also gained a pocket dimension with a spirit spring and farmland. With a massive earthquake, extreme cold, extreme heat, and natural disasters like contaminated water and soil on the way, along with all kinds of mutated plants and animals with supernatural abilities, she decisively decided to tell the country everything about the coming Apocalypse. She would use her 99Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 天 Natural Disasters and the Apocalypse: My Space Can Be Developed Without Limits 天灾末世：我的空间能无限开发 When Hungry, Drink the North Wind饿了喝北风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse511k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented apocalyptic disaster story + rebirth + stockpiling supplies + spatial dimension + turning it over to the government] Extreme heat, floods, epidemics, extreme cold, insect infestations... How can people survive in the face of one crisis after another? Reborn, Mu An successfully saves the parents who had spent twelve years searching for her. But the spatial dimension turns out to be different from the one in her previous life. What?! Fully harvesting all the crops from a plot of 1.7kReads8.4Score17614d adds
8. 8 天 After Rebirth Amid Natural Disasters, I’ll Just Lie Flat 天灾重生后就躺平呗 Xiao Xiao Feng笑笑风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse608k WordsCompleted Ye Zhiqiu struggled to survive alongside her two mutated dogs in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by ten years of extreme cold followed by six years of extreme heat. Sixteen years into the disaster, homeless and gravely injured, Ye Zhiqiu stored her two dogs’ bodies in her spatial dimension, then chose to bury herself in a pit. After sixteen years of apocalypse, she was exhausted! Ye Zhiqiu thought death was the end. But when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to seventeen years earl 612Reads9.1Score11514d adds
9. 9 末 Apocalypse: The Big Shot and Her Full-Spectrum Powers Protect China 末世对照组：大佬带全系异能守护华夏 Deep in the Hedgerow篱落深深Sci-Fi & Apocalypse861k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the Apocalypse + System Powers + Two Powerful Leads Defend the Nation] It wasn’t until the moment she died that Jian Yu learned the truth: the apocalypse wasn’t a natural disaster, but a man-made one! The destruction of humanity and the catastrophe that struck Blue Star were nothing more than a hunting game staged by a higher civilization, bored and eager to watch a lower civilization struggle on the brink of death! Looking at the System before her, all honeyed words and a venomous he 3.1kReads8.9Score34414d adds
10. 10 天 Apocalypse: I Handed My Pocket Dimension Over to the Nation 天灾末世，我将空间上交给了国家 A Cabbage Spirit Who Cultivated for Three Thousand Years修炼了三千年的白菜精Sci-Fi & Apocalypse319k WordsOngoing [Pocket dimension + Apocalypse + Parallel worlds + A not-so-strong heroine (but the nation has her back)] A heroine who grows stronger over time, not someone who starts out ruthless and decisive. She's an ordinary person who suddenly gains a pocket dimension and decides to hand it over to the nation. As she faces all kinds of challenges, she'll gradually grow stronger and become a decisive, formidable heroine. No endless killing, no bizarre relatives. Most characters are ordinary people, with no 3Reads6.2Score—14d adds
11. 11 糟EN Oh No! The Little Zombie Accidentally Became a Big Shot 糟糕！小丧尸一不小心就成了大佬 Sui An Ya岁安呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse x food hoarding x devoted couple x sweet romance x little zombie heroine x super badass, high-output hero] Torrential rain, typhoons, tsunamis, thunderstorms, the disappearance of Earth's magnetic field, zombies, monsters, supernatural abilities, and more... Congratulations, you've entered the main storyline of the apocalypse. The whole world is about to be reshuffled. From here on, survival depends on your life, your luck, and yourself. - While everyone else is still screaming in a 76kReads9.5Score10.4k14d adds

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    This!!! This!!! This!!! I'm saying it three times because it's important!! No need for me to say more, just look at the ratings! It's super good! The male lead is a cheerful, lovable guy! Super awesome! The female lead is cute and strong! Everyone should watch it!

12. 12 开 Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢 Cheng Jiajia程加加Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r 59.5kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds

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    This book is super good! 🤩 Both the male and female leads are very strong, both are reborn, the female lead has a spatial ability, the plot is engaging and exciting, and it's quite satisfying.

13. 13 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Vicious Female Villain Becomes a Legend in the Apocalypse! 惊！恶毒女配觉醒后在末世封神！ Qiao Zheng翘峥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Apocalypse + reborn comeback + strong heroine adored by everyone + satisfying space-upgrade power fantasy + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + all the villains and cannon fodder change their fates + a CP, but not Wang Chen] The apocalypse arrived. But Ye Xi was controlled by the plot and turned into a vicious supporting female character hated by everyone. She watched helplessly as her older sister, Ye Yan, was manipulated and killed by the “male lead,” Wang Chen! In the end, she 34.2kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    This is a completed novel where the female protagonist is reborn to avenge her sister. She is incredibly powerful and decisive. I've already read it twice. If you enjoy completed post-apocalyptic stories, this is for you!

14. 14 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5k14d adds

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    Unlike typical post-apocalyptic hoarding novels, this one takes a completely new perspective on fighting the apocalypse. It's the first time I've read a novel like this, and it's quite refreshing. It features strong female and male leads, and is a female-centric, empowering story.

15. 15 末 Post-Apocalyptic Scavenging: I Turn Trash into Treasure and Coast to Victory 末日拾荒：我靠变废为宝一路躺赢 Su Jiuyao苏九遥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Tower Style + Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Strong Female Lead + Upgradable Safe House + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Male Lead Appears Later] Forensic examiner Lin Chu is suddenly dropped into an infinite apocalypse. Other people see zombies: “Oh my god, those bloody, mangled monsters! Stay away!” Lin Chu sees zombies: “206 moving bones! Walking points! The more, the better!” Drawing on her professional experience, she quickly adapts to the bloody apoc 43.6kReads9.5Score5.9k14d adds

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    It's very interesting; the female protagonist and her companions (non-humans) level up along the way, somewhat like a science fiction story. The ending is a bit rushed, but that doesn't detract from the fact that it's a very good story! There's no romantic pairing throughout, and no overly popular characters engaging in ambiguous relationships. Instead, the later awakening of patriotism feels very natural.

16. 16 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 59kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book 😍 I've been reading it recently... Jiang You never dreamed that after escaping the clutches of zombies, she would be betrayed by the very family she was protecting. Years later, she destroyed the experimental center that imprisoned her. Those who betrayed her, 😜 all gone! The base that betrayed her, wiped out...

17. 17 末 Cultivating Immortality in the Apocalypse: I Set Up a Furnace in My Cave 末世修仙：我在洞府开炉子 A Deer Galloping Along一鹿溜溜溜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse502k WordsCompleted I woke up to find the rating had appeared out of nowhere, and it was so low! I heard it’ll go up, so don’t let the rating put you off~~ An apocalypse cultivation story with a couple (I kept looking for romance novels and getting recommended no-romance stories, so I decided to write one myself). The male lead is strong, and the female lead is even stronger. They team up with the military. The early story focuses on mutated plants and animals and natural disasters. Zombies appear later. The first 902Reads8.3Score11214d adds

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    The previous stockpiling was basically just mentioned briefly 👍👍👍

18. 18 穿 Transmigrated as a Trouble-Making Mother-in-Law, I Lead the Whole Family to Flee the Famine 穿成搅家精婆婆，统领全家逃荒 Yu Qiaoqiao语乔乔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Famine + building from nothing + raising children + no male lead] The moment Shen Qing opened her eyes, she found a mud-and-thatch hut, clothes patched over and over, cornmeal gruel, and not a trace of meat or oil. Shen Qing: This is just too miserable! The eldest son, raised by the original owner to favor one child over another, was uselessly devoted to his filial duties and wanted to abandon his sick daughter. The second son was an old workhorse, shouldering all the hardest and most exhaustin 12.7kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds

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    [Transmigrated into a book to hoard goods/Hilarious comeback/Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship is surprisingly good] 🤣 💥 [The first day I transmigrated into the body of a terrible mother-in-law] She just transmigrated and immediately scolded her daughter-in-law for "not being able to lay eggs"? She shoved half a pound of cured meat into her hand: "Enough nonsense! Come dig a cellar with me to stockpile food!" They dug three secret chambers under the pigsty overnight, stacking cured meat higher than a city wall, filling the stove holes with sugar, and even using the cat's bowl to pickle vegetables—"A ghost from my past life appeared in my dream: Stockpiling is the only true currency! From today onwards, the whole family will be human hamsters!" 🌾 [Hilarious Stockpiling Tactics] ✅ She lied to her son about "simple food for health," while she hid in the woodshed and used a solar-powered pan to fry steaks. ✅ She pretended to faint and lay in a coffin to borrow food from relatives, with self-heating hot pots under the coffin lid. ✅ She held a megaphone and led all the old ladies in the village in dancing to the "Stockpiling Battle Song": "Hidden potatoes in the east, buried cured meat in the west!" ❤️ [A Major "True Fragrance" Scene] ✅ Her daughter-in-law, whom she had mistreated, cried while holding gold bars: "Mom, I was wrong! This is the bird's nest I hid!" (Actively investing in stockpiling) ✅ Her son, who had been disdainful of her, begged for shelter with a hoe: "Mom, I can chop wood! Let me into the cellar!" (He becomes a laborer hoarding goods) ✅ A bully from the next village comes with a knife to rob her of grain: "Old man, hand over the grain!" (She blinds his nostril with a pickled cucumber and chases him for miles) ✨ [High-energy hoarding philosophy] ✅ Unconventional parenting: Grandson crying for candy? Sewing a handful of fried rice: "Why are you crying! This is the gold of the future!" ✅ A business genius's move: trading spoiled cornbread for the neighbor's ox, using expired medicine to swindle a scumbag's dowry. ✅ A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law team up to become gods: the daughter-in-law is responsible for being beautiful and keeping accounts, while the other is responsible for throwing tantrums to protect the food; three generations form the "Famine F4". 📚 A survival guide to laugh until you're pounding the bed: - Turning "stinginess" into military strategy: using pickling jars as weapons, and transforming chamber pots into oil storage tanks. - Quotes abound: "If you don't hoard food ruthlessly, your position won't be secure!" "Meat must be thoroughly pickled, and people must live long enough!" - The ultimate thrill: opening a "black-hearted grain shop" during a famine, watching former awful relatives grovel at the door to buy moldy cornbread. 👉 For those who love silly humor, unconventional comebacks, and mother-in-law/daughter-in-law cooperation; you'll laugh throughout and unlock "middle-aged and elderly survival wisdom" while hoarding.

19. 19 软 The Sweet-Talking Little Healer Is Doted on by a Doomsday Big Shot 软撩小毒奶被末世大佬娇宠了 Nine Heavens Cloud九霄云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as Sweet Spoiling: The Little Monster of the Apocalypse Wants Kisses and Cuddles [One-on-One Romance, Two Powerful Leads, A Real Little Monster, Sweet Apocalypse Romance, No Angst] A little monster from the mountains finds herself in the apocalypse. To become a diligent little monster who cultivates hard and dreams of becoming an immortal, Gu Yu searches everywhere for spiritual energy. By chance, she meets Shang Mo, the captain of a special forces squad who is steeped in good karma. 43.9kReads9.5Score6.2k14d adds

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    The first book is set in a modern post-apocalyptic world, compelling enough to read to the end, and also available as an audiobook. It features zombies and mutated plants and animals. The female protagonist has a vine companion who can communicate with plants, and some of the escape scenes are quite thrilling. The female lead is both beautiful and sweet, a pillar of the team, and doesn't hold them back. The second book involves extraterrestrial minerals carrying viruses or radiation, infecting people and animals. The female lead is a top talent trained by a powerful family, possessing both courage and resourcefulness. On her way back to her hometown, she encounters a zombie virus outbreak and takes charge of a series of events.

20. 20 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 11.1kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
21. 21 末 The Wicked Supporting Character in an Apocalypse Novel? I’ll Be Arrogant While I Can 末世文恶毒女配？嚣张一日是一日 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted (Published) [Heroine’s return + space + interplanar trade + zombie crystals + mutated plants and animals] After Jiang Yuntan died suddenly from working through the night, she transmigrated into an apocalypse novel. The good news: She became a wealthy young lady with a handsome, rich fiancé. The bad news: She was the vicious female supporting character, her fiancé was the male lead, and she arrived just after pushing the heroine into a horde of zombies. The family heirloom jade bangle her fiancé 59kReads8.9Score5.8k14d adds
22. 22 末 The Tenth Year of the Apocalypse: I Awakened a Superpower 末世第十年：我觉醒了异能 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse173k WordsCompleted [Romance (but not much of it) + heroine's growth + supernatural powers] Not a strong female lead, and the System changed its own tags! As an ordinary person, Ye Hongmian struggled to survive in the post-apocalyptic world with her younger sister for ten years. Then one day, she suddenly discovered that she had awakened a supernatural ability, but hers was different from everyone else's. To keep the research institute from discovering how unusual her ability was, she decided to hide it. But things 77Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These books are really great! The first one has a female lead who isn't a saint, the second one is short but gets to the heart of the matter without being long-winded, and the third one has a particularly wonderful portrayal of patriotism, plus it's really interesting, haha.

23. 23 小 The Little Zombie Hides Her Hands Behind Her Back, Focused on Working Hard, Not Romance 小丧尸小手一背，只想内卷不恋爱 South of the Ji River济水之南Sci-Fi & Apocalypse310k WordsCompleted There was a strange little zombie in town. She didn't eat people or drink blood, and only loved pushing her little cart around to stock up on snacks. One day, someone stole the things the little zombie had worked so hard to stockpile, and she angrily moved away. Her new home was a pig farm, so she began living a happy life raising pigs and eating meat. (Not really.) The little zombie had a mind like a blank slate and forgot who had stolen her things, until the thief came back again. Li Jingfeng 13.8kReads8.7Score85614d adds

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    Look here for post-apocalyptic zombie literature

24. 24 哭 Boo-hoo! I Stockpile Supplies and Raise My Scheming Boyfriend in the Apocalypse 哭唧唧！超A丧尸囤货养腹黑男友 This Story Is Nice and Plump此文已肥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted 377Reads7.2Score10014d adds
25. 25 丧 Zombies Run Amok: The Great Escape from the Women’s Dorm! 丧尸横行：女寝大逃亡！ Song Song's Tea淞淞的茶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse695k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + zombies + no male lead + power fantasy + abilities + base] Monday, September 21. Sunny. Su Yu was still in class when her roommate hurriedly called her back to the dorm. There, she was told that a zombie outbreak would erupt around the world in just two hours, turning the entire campus into a living hell. Though skeptical, she stockpiled supplies, bought a car on the way, and got ready to flee at a moment’s notice... Early on, she hoards supplies and holes up in the dorm. In the m 2.8kReads7.9Score38114d adds
26. 26 飞 Her Ascension Was Interrupted, So the Ancestress Went to the Apocalypse to Raise Kids 飞升中断，老祖她去末世养崽 Dian Xiaonuan点小暖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse619k WordsCompleted Xia Yunxi was stunned. After scraping by in the cultivation world for years, she had finally made it to ascension, only to be struck by a bolt from the blue. When she opened her eyes, she was back in the modern world. She had barely had time to celebrate when she stared blankly at her swollen belly, memories flooding her mind. She had transmigrated into a book, becoming an insignificant passerby destined to be cannon fodder. And now, the apocalypse had begun. Xia Yunxi blinked, rubbed her belly, 637Reads8.6Score10014d adds

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    Direct apocalyptic mode, raising children

27. 27 都 It's the Apocalypse, So Having a Few Extra Powers Is Only Reasonable 都末世了，有亿点异能很合理吧 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleSci-Fi & Apocalypse912k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Powerful Protagonist + Satisfying Read with No Logic + No Romance + Word Spirit] Ling Ran, a powerful word-spirit master, unexpectedly transmigrated into a book set in an apocalypse, and she found the new world fascinating. When surrounded by zombies, Ling Ran: “God says I can fly.” The ability users watched as she rose into the air, despite having no wings, and slowly dropped their jaws. When they needed to retrieve research materials but the ability users were 26.8kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds

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    The second book is the best! [Apocalypse + Natural Disaster + Powerful Characters + Thrilling Read with No Logic + No Romance + Word Magic] The powerful Word Magic user, Ling Ran, unexpectedly transmigrates into an apocalyptic world. Intrigued by the new world, she's initially attacked by zombies. Ling Ran declares, "God said, I can fly." The ability users stare in astonishment as she, seemingly without wings, leaps into the air. Later, when they're at a loss to retrieve research data, Ling Ran says, "God said, I can become invisible." The ability users watch as Ling Ran vanishes into thin air, only to emerge moments later with the research data from the zombie horde. The ability users exclaim, "Ling Ran, what kind of ability is that? Flight and invisibility!"

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