Apocalypse Novels with a Powerful, Aloof Male Lead and a Female Lead Who Grows Stronger Step by Step 末世想看实力强大，外表禁欲系男主和逐步强大女主

1. 1 天 Disaster-Ravaged Apocalypse: She Stockpiled Supplies, Then Went on a Killing Spree 天灾末世，她囤满物资后杀疯了 In Jincheng锦城里Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Strong Heroine + Pets] Torrential floods, extreme heat, dense fog, acid rain, bitter cold, earthquakes, tsunamis... After four years struggling to survive an apocalyptic world of natural disasters, An Nan is abandoned by her scumbag father, betrayed by her friends, and dies with hatred in her heart. When she opens her eyes again, she is reborn before the apocalypse. Seizing the initiative, she uses her pocket dimension to stockpile supplies 24.3kReads8.5Score2.6k14d adds

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   A ruthless and taciturn female lead, accompanied by a male lead who is completely devoted to her. Neither protagonist is a saint; both are strong, intelligent, and capable. A satisfying revenge story—fight back if you dare. Highly recommended, incredibly good!

2. 2 诡 The Bizarre Apocalypse: I'll Protect This Corrupted World 诡异末世：这个污染世界我罩了 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland + Mutants + Sentinels and Guides + Ensemble Cast + Contaminated Zones] The dark apocalypse ends, and the age of the wasteland begins. Countless mutants and bizarre contaminated zones devour humanity’s homes. When a remote town is swallowed by a contaminated zone, Yun Zhao, who has only recently awakened her powers, is forced to lead the entire town on a migration. Her origins are a mystery, and her strength is terrifying. Yet she can barely lift a thing, cannot carry 157.8kReads9.4Score26.9k14d adds

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   In the aftermath of the apocalypse, the world has become a wasteland, teeming with terrifying mutants and bizarre contaminated zones. The female protagonist, Yun Zhao (the guide), has just awakened her abilities when her town is swallowed by a contaminated zone, forcing her to lead everyone in a migration. Her background is shrouded in mystery (initially suffering from amnesia, but gradually recovering her memories and abilities with each contaminated zone she traverses). She appears frail, but her spiritual entity, Qingluan, is incredibly eccentric! She finds fault with everyone, her eyes filled with disdain, readily labeling anyone as "trash," her sharp tongue both infuriating and hilarious. The male protagonist, Xie Tu, bickers with Huo Feng, one issuing a cold warning, the other blinded by Qingluan's beauty. While the romance unfolds slowly, the themes of national duty and righteousness are deeply moving.

3. 3 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

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   [System + Superpowers + Two Powerful Protectors] A super-intelligent mind! A super-powerful fighter! You simply can't get enough! Patriotic yet not a saint! Both female leads are incredibly strong!

4. 4 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
5. 5 纵 Conquering the Apocalypse: Your Big Sis Is Still Your Big Sis 纵横末世，你姐还得是你姐 Moon Pen月笔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse286k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + reborn + space + System + strong female and male leads + pets + stockpiling + no saintly heroine + zero-cost looting] Extreme heat, torrential rain, floods, extreme cold, earthquakes, acid rain, endless days, endless nights, insect plagues, dense fog... One disaster after another leaves people gasping for air. Ten years into the apocalypse, Wen Ruchu is betrayed by her best friend, cheated on by her boyfriend, and dies full of resentment. Now that she's been given another life, she 5.1kReads8.7Score53614d adds
6. 6 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

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   In post-apocalyptic novels—an alternative time-travel theme has returned, featuring a smart, eloquent, and sharp-tongued female lead; and a male lead who is discerning, seemingly cold but secretly charming. 🤭

7. 7 星 Reborn in the Interstellar Era, She Opens Her Eyes and Gets a Divorce 星际重生，睁眼就离婚 A Dream of Chinese Millet华粟一梦Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Cheng Wen is reborn. But the place where she’s been reborn doesn’t seem quite right... Who are all these men? Her partners?! No way!!! Is she still on her way to get a divorce? Oh, then they’d better hurry. Something bad will happen if they’re late. After leaving the marriage registration office, Cheng Wen has nowhere to live and no money, so she can only move in with the one partner she has left. But as soon as she moves in, she gets a call from the hospital saying her husband, whom she’s neve 9kReads8.0Score76614d adds
8. 8 末 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Win by Getting Supplies for Free 末世降临，我靠零元购物资躺赢 XD Floating LifeXD浮生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted After the apocalypse erupted in full force, countless zombies, reanimated corpses, and monsters with blue-green faces and fangs appeared everywhere. In a world where a packet of instant noodles could buy a life, Yue Qingcheng was betrayed by her husband and best friend, tortured as her skin was flayed and her bones ripped out, then devoured by her own kind! Reborn and returning with a grudge... She gains a pocket dimension, stockpiles supplies, and kills zombies... She watches coldly as the scum 17kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds

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   The female protagonist, reborn in the apocalypse, was betrayed and tragically killed by those she trusted in her previous life. Reborn, she is no longer weak! She hoards supplies, hones her skills, and survives in the post-apocalyptic world. There's no saintly plot twist; she meets a powerful male lead. It's an easy and satisfying read! 🤭 The plot is also very fast-paced. Overall, it's a pleasant read, so I recommend it to you!

9. 9 末 The Apocalypse: I Stockpiled Billions in Supplies and Became a Base Chief 末世，我囤了百亿物资当基地大佬 Anan Buhei安安不黑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse608k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + stockpiling supplies + portable space + spirit-spring farming + zombies + awakened abilities + infrastructure building] When the apocalypse began, Lu Wanqiao awakened a purification ability. Her boyfriend sold her to a black-market base for a single sausage, and she met a horrible end between the jaws of a ferocious beast. She opened her eyes reborn, with a pocket dimension so vast it was impossible to imagine its limits. She could grow anything she wanted on her spirit-spring farm 6kReads8.9Score67814d adds
10. 10 她 [Apocalypse] She Was Once an Abandoned Child 【末世】她本是弃子 Sugar-Free Master无糖大师Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female Lead at the Heart of the Team + Post-Apocalyptic Powers + Mutated Plants and Animals + Growth-Oriented, Not a Doormat + Ruthless and Clever] (The rating is low because the book just launched. I'm working hard to raise it.) *This might not be a typical Tomato novel. If you're looking for something different, come on in! Take a seat, the food's ready! [The female lead establishes herself amid the chaos early on, then builds up her strength and leads her faction to greatness later.] * The f 6.2kReads8.7Score89214d adds

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    🤩It's great! The female lead keeps getting stronger and stronger by training herself in the apocalypse, and the male lead is also powerful.

11. 11 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.3kReads8.9Score8.6k14d adds
12. 12 末 Apocalypse: I’m Just a Cannon Fodder, So What If I’m a Little Bad? 末世：我一个炮灰，坏一点怎么了 Mu Zhizhi木枳枳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel + pocket dimension + zombie crystals + ensemble cast + supernatural abilities + mutated flora and fauna.] Lu Nange transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character in an apocalypse novel: the male supporting character’s sister, who dies early! In the original novel, Lu Nange had a name only because the male supporting character often took out a family photo to reminisce about his family. The male lead happened to see the photo and casually asked about her, ev 84.8kReads8.9Score6k14d adds

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    Highly recommend! 🥰🥰🥰

13. 13 万 The Ten Thousand Races Invade: I Take Earth on a Journey Through Space 万族入侵：我带地球去流浪 Black and White Tea黑白茶Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival. All things mutated. Reborn, Lin Yan discovered that the Solar System was nothing more than a massive prison built by the myriad races of the stars to confine Earth and humanity. To face the coming world-ending crisis, and to escape the threat posed by the myriad races of the stars, Lin Yan carried the Golden Dragon of Fortune and joined forces with the nation. With the country's support, he mobilized its full strength to face the crisis together. When billions of swarms of 4.8kReads8.6Score34714d adds

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    Good post-apocalyptic novels

14. 14 末 Apocalypse Star Crystals: I Have an Army of Contract Beasts 末日星晶：我有一个契约兽军团 Heaven-Sent 123天降123Sci-Fi & Apocalypse5.9M WordsOngoing [Superpower Evolution] [Egoism] [Reborn] [Dark Humor] [Early Development, Lone Wolf] [Multiple Heroines, Skip if You Mind] A meteor shower descended, and the whole world collapsed into ruin. Most people turned into terrifying monsters, while animals and plants ceased to be resources for the survivors and became hunters instead. The meteor shower also brought star crystals, which could yield extraordinary food, weapons and equipment, evolution potions, and bloodlines with supernatural abilities.. 146.2kReads8.2Score11.4k14d adds
15. 15 末 Apocalyptic Calamity: My Word Is the Law 末世天灾：我的话就是规矩 Deep-Fried Popsicles热油炸冰棍Sci-Fi & Apocalypse614k WordsCompleted [Post-apocalypse + rebirth + shelter + descent into darkness and revenge + extreme self-interest + maids] A global catastrophe strikes. Meteorites fall, tsunamis and landslides hit, and volcanoes erupt. As a virus sweeps across the world, 95% of the people on Blue Star perish. In his previous life, Lin Xuan misjudged human nature and let a wolf into his home, only to be betrayed by a family of ungrateful wretches. Reborn three days before the apocalypse, Lin Xuan unexpectedly obtains a god-tier 21Reads5.7Score—14d adds
16. 16 灾 Cataclysm: From the Start, I Have an Ice Dragon Tattoo and Two Mythical Powers 灾变：开局冰龙纹身，双神话异能 Old Minister老臣子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse309k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + scheming + cold-blooded + reborn + no taboos] Goody-good saints, stay away! Two mythic-tier abilities from the start!! [Ice Dragon Ability]: Wields the ultimate power of ice and the strength of a dragon. [Plunder Ability]: Steals top-tier abilities. After surviving for years in the apocalypse, Chen Xuan returned to the day before it began! He had a loyal group of subordinates, though they were a little unhinged. A certain empress's eyes turned icy, murderous intent radiating from h 13.4kReads8.1Score1k14d adds
17. 17 末 Doomsday Rebirth: Stockpiling Supplies and Building a Fortress 末日重生：从囤货建堡垒开始 Fish Ball Noodles Without Fish Balls鱼丸面没鱼丸Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.3M WordsOngoing [Memories restored + scorching heat + bitter cold + stockpiling + zombies + technological machinery + no bleeding heart + scheming, sharp-tongued protagonist + modest golden finger] Abnormal solar flares, scorching heat, extreme cold, and a virus. They destroyed the civilization and order humanity had built. A technological sphere from a higher civilization carried Li Fan's memories back to his college-age self. Reborn into a new life, will Li Fan unleash chaos upon the world with a twisted hear 106.6kReads7.8Score7.6k14d adds
18. 18 末 Stocking Up in the Apocalypse for a Shamelessly Good Life 末世囤物资，没羞没臊的生活 Deli德利Fantastical Romance712k WordsOngoing Hu Li, a tough-talking woman and experienced driver, stepped in to help when she saw someone in trouble, only to transmigrate by sheer coincidence into a novel she had just read: Love in the Apocalypse. Hu Li soon discovered that she was not only in the middle of the apocalypse, but had also become the universally despised, dog-hated villainess: a seductive vixen. Using her knowledge of the plot, Hu Li obtained a pocket dimension, stockpiled huge quantities of supplies, and found a handsome sold 13Reads6.1Score—14d adds
19. 19 末 The Apocalypse: I'm the Female Lead's Thorn in Her Side 末世，我是女主的眼中钉 Little Tabby Cat狸花小猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse132k WordsOngoing Apocalypse + Spatial Storage + Spirit Spring + Zombies + Cats and Dogs. Chu Li transmigrated into an apocalypse novel as a dim-witted supporting female character. She had spatial storage and supplies, but not much sense. The female lead, Jiang Xue, and the male lead, Chu Xun, her half-brother, treated her like a walking warehouse. In the end, they killed her and dug out her crystal core. After transmigrating, Chu Li discovered that she could understand animals. She set off to explore the apocal —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: After Seducing the Big Shot, She Runs Off with His Baby 末世重生：撩完大佬后她带球跑了 Rain Stirs the Wind落雨惊风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse504k WordsCompleted [New Romance Novel Contest] Cheng Xiaoxiao, a top-tier healer, spent ten years in the apocalypse before her husband and best friend drained her of every last drop of blood and killed her. When she wakes again, she's back on the first day of the apocalypse. This time, armed with a sign-in System, Cheng Xiaoxiao takes down the scumbag man and shameless woman, then casually flirts with a powerful man she happens to meet. She thinks it was just a one-night stand, but the man seems to have other idea 1.6kReads8.1Score13814d adds
21. 21 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the Apocalypse, Just to Meet You! 穿书末世，只为遇见你！ Nalan Qingwu纳兰轻舞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse618k WordsCompleted Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + apocalypse + pocket dimension + babies + fantasy Short-statured Qiu Jiujiu’s wish is to find a handsome guy with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, have a passionate romance with him, and improve her descendants’ genes while she’s at it. Little did she expect that one day, after transmigrating into a book, she’d get everything she wanted. Before learning about her transmigration, Qiu Jiujiu discovers that the original Qiu Jiujiu was an NPC 8.3kReads8.9Score86914d adds
22. 22 重 Reborn in the Apocalypse: My Brother Is the Villain 重生末世之我哥是反派 The Wind Knows My Heart如风解意Sci-Fi & Apocalypse544k WordsCompleted [Not Biological Siblings] [Apocalypse] [Not a Strong Female Lead] [Everyone’s Darling, Universal Heartthrob] [Main Cast] [Multiple Male Leads] In her previous life, Wen Nian was a minor cannon-fodder character in a book, and the obsession of her villainous older brother. To avenge her, the villain pursued the male lead relentlessly, eventually dying alongside him. After being reborn, Wen Nian set things right and formed a team with her villainous brother and the male lead. They fought monsters a 6.2kReads8.4Score65514d adds
23. 23 末 Apocalypse: The Delicate Beauty Is the Powerful Man's Darling 末世：娇软小漂亮是大佬心尖宠 Meeting the Stars遇见繁星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse371k WordsCompleted [Fictional apocalypse setting | Awakening of consciousness | Romance-focused | Both pure | Lots of original worldbuilding | Foreshadowing] On the night Shen Sui'an and Xie Yubai got their marriage certificate, she had a dream. In the dream, this was a sweet, doting apocalypse romance novel. She was the male lead Xie Yubai's childhood sweetheart and beloved wife, but she had died six months before the apocalypse began. After her death, Xie Yubai's personality changed completely. Then he met the l 8.4kReads8.9Score68114d adds
24. 24 变EN After Becoming a Zombie, I Was Doted on by a Crazy Handsome Villain 变丧尸后，被疯批美男反派娇养了 Spring Awakening春蛰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse772k WordsCompleted [Zombie Apocalypse + Older Boyfriend + Evolution + Superpowers + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Sweet Romance] The female lead is a zombie. She is very weak at first and depends on the male lead to survive, but evolves and grows stronger later. The male lead is possessive, obsessive, and vindictive. At first, he raises the female lead like his daughter, but his parental love turns into something else later. They are both gloomy and twisted, clinging to each other for warmth with little regard fo 9.6kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
25. 25 末 The Apocalyptic Villainess Blushes and Gets Flustered Every Day as the Male Lead Flirts with Her 末世女配每天被男主撩到脸红心跳 My Heart Is Free我心自由Sci-Fi & Apocalypse116k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Pocket Dimension + Hoarding Supplies + Soft and Sweet Heroine + Not a Strong Female Lead] Lin Luo opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into an apocalyptic novel as the vicious supporting female character, whose fate is tragic. With a face that beautiful, why fall for anyone at all, let alone that cold-hearted male lead? Lin Luo resolves to stay away from the leads, but fate has other plans. She runs into the male lead before the apocalypse, and from then on he has his eye 25.2kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds
26. 26 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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    It's a great book with a wonderful plot and perfect details. I've read it three times and it's still one of those books I'd recommend rereading.

27. 27 温 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 Fallen Today落今朝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 43.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
28. 28 重 Reborn with Supplies Stockpiled, the Apocalypse's Most Dazzling Plane Merchant 重生囤满物资，末世位面商美强飒 Volcano-Roasted Chestnuts火山烤栗子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted "Alternate world+game items+interplanar trading+spatial dimension+zombies+mutated plants and animals" Luo Suisui struggled to survive in the apocalypse for three years. Just before she leaped to her death in despair, she learned that her identity had been stolen, her powers destroyed, her spatial dimension taken, her parents murdered, and her fiancé gone, all because of Su Wanwan. Reborn, she won’t let Su Wanwan get her way again. She’ll seize the initiative, trade the two families’ hundred-bill 13.1kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
29. 29 末 Reborn at the End of the World: Nirvana 末世重生之涅槃 Da Yao大夭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse846k WordsCompleted Five years into the apocalypse, humanity has lost its soul. Lin Luan doesn’t die at the hands of zombies, but falls victim to her companions’ greed. When she opens her eyes again, she’s back six years earlier. The apocalypse hasn’t begun yet, and the family and friends who truly cared for her are still alive... She’ll make up for the mistakes of her past life in this one. Reborn from the ashes, she vows to be the one holding the knife, never the one at its mercy. She’ll do everything she can to 4.8kReads8.9Score41214d adds
30. 30 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 54.4kReads9.1Score10.6k14d adds
31. 31 天 Natural Disaster: I Stockpile Billions in Supplies to Survive the Apocalypse 天灾，我囤几十亿物资在末世求生 Soft Fish Song袅袅鱼音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Apocalypse + rebirth + spatial storage + stockpiling supplies Disasters struck without warning, transforming the world. First came scorching heat, then bitter cold, followed by earthquakes, dense fog, endless night, and acid rain, one after another. Su Nian struggled to survive alone in the apocalypse for ten years, only to die in the torrential acid rain. When she opened her eyes again, Su Nian discovered she had been reborn, with three months left before the apocalypse. After discovering a vas 29.7kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds

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