Ensemble-Cast Post-Apocalyptic Stories 群像末世文

1. 1 泥 The Quagmire 泥沼地 Welcoming the Blade迎刀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse293k WordsCompleted Also known as: “I Miss Home Amid a Mountain of Corpses” [Apocalypse + zombies + strong female and male leads + no supernatural abilities or golden fingers + ensemble cast + romance, but not much of it] The apocalypse arrives, and zombies run rampant. The dark hand of disaster has reached Liyang No. 1 High School on the outskirts of the city. A piercing announcement over the school PA wakes all the students on their lunch break. When they open their eyes again, they no longer see their teacher wa 1.4kReads8.9Score18214d adds

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   A coming-of-age story of high school students, a zombie outbreak at school, no superpowers, no rebirth, no spatial abilities. Although the rating isn't particularly high, I highly, highly recommend it!!!

2. 2 萌 Our Little One Is Three, and the Whole Family Becomes Apocalypse Legends 萌宝三岁多，全家在末世卷成大佬 You Can't Eat More Than Me你吃不过我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, beloved by all, adorable toddler over three, superpowers, stockpiling supplies, no romance, lots of foreshadowing] In her previous life, Pei Niannian was a koi carp living in a remote mountain pool. Just as she was about to cultivate a human form, a bolt of heavenly lightning struck her dead. In one moment, she was reborn as the sixth child of the Pei family, sticking her nose into everything from eating and playing to lazing around. The apocalypse arrives. Zombies run rampant, p 34.6kReads7.9Score2.3k14d adds

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   This is so good!!! Please, author, update soon!!! I came here because of the manga! It's seriously super, super, super good, highly recommended.

3. 3 百 A Century of Upheaval 百年丧乱 Mo Ying Wu An莫盈勿暗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.6M WordsCompleted [Zombies + no saintly protagonist + decisive and ruthless + multiple narrative threads + ensemble cast + apocalypse fortress + war + survival + slow-paced] No rebirth, no supernatural abilities, no System or pocket dimension, no plot armor, and no romantic entanglements. This is not a power fantasy. It focuses more on realistic portrayals, particularly the story of humanity's resistance in an age overrun by zombies, and accounts of people trying to survive the apocalypse from multiple perspectiv 16kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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   "When the Alarms Were Drowned in the Gnawing Sounds—This Realistic Zombie Chronicle Had Me Sweating at 3 AM" Have you ever considered that when a zombie apocalypse truly erupts, the first thing to collapse won't be the city's power grid, but rather the question in your neighborhood group chat: "Does anyone have extra fever reducers?" In this book, *A Century of Zombie Chaos*, there are no superpowers blessed by the protagonist's halo, no conveniently appearing arsenals, only a group of ordinary people bound together by fate in the same apartment building. There are no earth-shattering plot twists, yet each chapter feels like sandpaper grinding against your heart. If you're tired of overpowered zombie novels and want to read some warm, realistic stories, *A Century of Zombie Chaos* will make you re-examine the weight of the word "living." When you close the book, even the cicadas outside the window seem jarring—it turns out that in peacetime, the shouts of the breakfast stall downstairs are such a luxurious blessing.

4. 4 女 Dormitory Survival: Coasting to Victory on the Infinite Train 女寝求生，无限列车躺赢 Dongyufang东鱼坊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.9M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow]+ [Four-person ensemble]+ [No romance]+ [Superpowers]+ [Farming and building]+ [Lighthearted comedy] The Apocalypse is here, and you've boarded the last train out... With the end of the world looming over Blue Star, four roommates from Women's Dorm 502 end up aboard the Infinite Train, forced to take part in an Apocalyptic journey with an unknown final stop. After awakening their Superpowers one by one through beginner scenarios, they form an incredible team: assassin + archer + s 35.8kReads8.8Score5.9k14d adds

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   (Group scene, four-person group, infinite train, superpowers, all four are girls!!!) The apocalypse arrives, zombies erupt, and four defenseless college students are forced to accept information from a train, board it, and embark on an adventure…

5. 5 末 Apocalypse Survival Log: Picking Up Teammates and Growing Stronger 末日求生日志：边捡队友边发育 Invincible Little Tangerine无敌小橘子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse329k WordsCompleted (No stockpiling + Growth-Oriented Female Lead + Fictional Setting + The descriptions of government ranks in this novel are the author’s own invention and have no real-world significance.) She was just an insignificant office drone at city hall. If the apocalypse hadn’t come, she might never have uncovered so many secrets... Where were the Purification Society members who believed in “world-ending rebirth” hiding? Ever since she encountered her former boss, the wall of trust in her heart had repe 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist gets caught up in a huge conspiracy at the beginning and encounters all sorts of different teammates along the way; it's quite a good story.

6. 6 末 Apocalypse Descends: I'm the First Esper in the World 末世降临：我是全球第一个异能者 Jiang Feng Beinan江风北南Sci-Fi & Apocalypse83k WordsCompleted [Original Setting + Multiple Storylines + Light Supernatural Elements + No System + Ensemble Cast + Not a Power Fantasy] [While others stockpile guns, I stockpile food. My weapons all have to be seized.] Li Qiang learns in advance that the apocalypse is coming and stockpiles two hundred million worth of supplies before it hits. To withstand zombies, scorching heat, extreme cold, sandstorms, typhoons, tsunamis, and endless night, he builds an underground shelter. No bottomless supply of bullets. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A group portrait of apocalyptic literature

7. 7 末 A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse 末世苟活路 Chef Shen沈大厨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing A realistic apocalypse story: everyday life, no System, no special abilities, a slow burn, and character growth. The protagonist isn't invincible from the start. Tie Qiang is an ordinary office worker. When the apocalypse arrives, he takes his whole family from the city to the mountains and establishes an apocalypse camp. Think that's where the story begins? No! There's much more to come! 367Reads8.1Score—14d adds
8. 8 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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   You should check this out, it's a post-apocalyptic ensemble piece with a romantic pairing, and the story is really interesting. Sheng Jie is especially cool! 💕

9. 9 末 I Picked Up the Villain Boss in the Apocalypse and Was Spoiled Rotten 末世捡到反派boss后被娇宠了 Endless Dense Fog弥天大雾雾雾Sci-Fi & Apocalypse386k WordsCompleted A beautiful, fair-skinned heiress x a loyal villainous Zombie King [Apocalypse+transmigrate into a book+zombies+two powerful leads+1v1 sweet romance] Yan Chu transmigrates into an apocalyptic novel, only to be hit with devastating news right away: the male lead, who was supposed to save the world, is dead. The responsibility for destroying the Zombie King has fallen squarely on her shoulders. Miss Yan, who's always been used to ordering other people around: ??? Well, that's bad. This world is pr 3.7kReads8.9Score55714d adds

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   I've already finished watching episodes 2, 3, and 4, so you can watch them without worry. I'm currently watching episode 1, but it's also super good.

10. 10 末 A Doomsday Guide to Raising the Beloved of the Group 末世团宠饲养指南 Endless Dense Fog弥天大雾雾雾Sci-Fi & Apocalypse382k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Two Powerful Leads + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Zombies + Pocket Dimension + Superpowers] After ten years of cultivation, the little cat demon Yan Ning had only just managed to take human form when she arrived in the human world and discovered that everything had changed. The apocalypse had arrived, and zombies were everywhere. But all she wanted was to cuddle up with her caretaker. So why was he looking at her more and more strangely the longer they cuddled? “Yan Ning, how about one more 7.3kReads9.1Score98114d adds
11. 11 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
12. 12 日 Sunset Before Dawn 日落未明 Love Heaven Official's BlessingLove天官赐福Sci-Fi & Apocalypse535k WordsOngoing Less than a month after the virus outbreak, C City has become a living hell. Yang Ningwei and Xia Fuqu, two close friends with completely different personalities, flee in a panic with Yang Ningwei's boss, Zhou Shaoyang. The quiet, taciturn police officer Tan Luoxi, the passionate college student Han Wanli, and Shang Nian, an orphan who lost her parents and was hiding in a camper van, are successively taken in by this hastily assembled group. In this desperate situation, supernatural abilities qu 115Reads—Score1314d adds

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13. 13 世 Has Half the World Really Died? Then I'll Use Cheat Codes 世界真死了一半人？那我开挂了 Yue Zhanye of the Svalbard Islands斯瓦尔巴群岛的月战野Sci-Fi & Apocalypse150k WordsOngoing [Post-apocalypse + humane but not saintly + romance + ensemble cast + stockpiling + base-building + strongest heroine + golden finger] Before the apocalypse, people kept saying, “Wouldn’t it be nice if half the people in the world just mysteriously died? I wouldn’t mind being in either half.” Then, on a sunny morning, half the world really did die! What followed was the apocalypse, natural disasters, the collapse of morality, and the breakdown of order... Bai Qiuyue, a hardened survivor of ten y —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's really good! I love watching ensemble pieces.

14. 14 末 Apocalypse: She Has Tens of Millions of Supplies 末世：她手握千万物资 It's Jade, Not Desire是玉不是欲Sci-Fi & Apocalypse508k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + reborn + natural disasters + zombies + pocket dimension + stockpiling + supernatural powers + strong female lead + no male lead] The apocalypse arrived, and zombies ran rampant. Mu Xi, who had struggled to survive for eight years, died in a horde of zombies. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she had been reborn one month before the apocalypse began, with the pocket-dimension power she had possessed in her previous life. She promptly used her billions in assets to stockpile s 755Reads6.9Score10014d adds

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