Get That Man Down [Apocalypse]

In a world brought to the brink of apocalypse by global heat, humanity has split into two camps: one takes refuge in bunkers, while the other battles extreme weather on the surface.

1.

Li Si was born in a bunker. Unfortunately, she was classified as an inferior citizen and, by law, was to be burned as fuel for the bunker.

Luckily, Zhang Mo, the bunker lord's son, chose her as his servant, saving her from death.

Zhang Mo always has a sour look on his face and is very strict with her, but as long as she stays alive, Li Si can put up with anything.

As time passes, rumors of an affair between them spread through the bunker. Then the bunker lord suddenly arranges a marriage for Zhang Mo.

That same year, Zhang Mo gives her a spot on a sightseeing trip to the surface. But she is attacked during the tour.

Li Si has no enemies and has never offended anyone. The only explanation she can think of is that Zhang Mo ordered the assassination.

So Li Si assumes a new identity and stays on the surface.

2.

Li Si never imagined she could be this happy on the surface.

She has a small hunting squad. They can scavenge in the ruins to make a living, and even take on jobs for bounties.

The squad members are hardened criminals, and their team spirit is practically nonexistent, but at least they can earn a living.

What's more, He Zhiqing, the strategist on her team, is the unattainable love of her life.

Li Si is incredibly strong, and since strength is prized on the surface, she's practically irresistible to everyone.

But He Zhiqing treats her politely, keeping her at arm's length, and Li Si is exactly the sort to fall for that.

3.

One day, while searching for new teammates at a surface gladiator arena, Li Si catches sight of the fallen Zhang Mo in a cage hanging high above.

Li Si: "Boss, get that man down. I'll buy him."

Li Si's underling: "Boss, his skin's already been burned by UV rays. He can't handle the sun at all. Shouldn't we leave him?"

Li Si: "I want that man, no matter what."

Zhang Mo: "Am I dead? You came to get me..."

Li Si steps forward and lifts his face. "Zhang Mo, even if you die, I'll keep living just fine."

Li Si buys Zhang Mo, planning to keep him close and torment him at her leisure, but He Zhiqing can't stand him.

He Zhiqing is gentle as jade, kind, and always smiling. Even vicious dogs don't bark at him. That sly, scheming Zhang Mo must be up to something!

To make He Zhiqing smile, Li Si decides to get rid of Zhang Mo as soon as possible.

4.

Seeing Li Si decisive and merciless, Zhang Mo is gratified: She's got my style. I raised her well.

Seeing Li Si spend a fortune on protective clothing for him, Zhang Mo is gratified again: A Si is still as kind as she was as a child.

When he realizes Li Si saved him only to humiliate and torment him, and even plans to kill him for the sake of her beloved, Zhang Mo thinks: Li Si is an idiot. I taught her from childhood never to trust a smiling tiger, and she still fell for He Zhiqing's tricks. She used every killing technique I taught her on me! She always relied on me most as a child. He Zhiqing must be behind all this! I have to kill him!

[Reading Guide]

1. The heroine is cold on the outside but warm inside, about 1.65 meters tall, and wields a two-meter-plus horse-chopping saber.

2. The first male lead has a cold, handsome appearance, a calculating mind, and a sharp tongue. He wields a Miao saber and is four years older than the heroine.

3. The second male lead is gentle and smiles often. He doesn't seem like a fighter, and carries an old-fashioned Browning pistol for self-defense.

4. HE ending. Apocalypse setting. After the great cataclysm, surface civilization has technology close to the level of the year 2000. The technology in the story is based on products from 2000 to 2010, while bunker civilization is about a hundred years more advanced.

Please add my next upcoming novel to your list: My Monster Mister [Apocalypse]

In 2840, winter in Hangcheng was bitterly cold. Beast tides kept surging outside the city, and the military suffered heavy casualties before finally quelling the threat.

1.

Xiao Qinya sat in the tea room on the second floor, waiting for a blind date.

Looking down and taking in everything below was her favorite vantage point on the battlefield.

A man pushed open the door, wrapped in the snow and wind outside. Dressed in a suit, he had a tall, muscular figure.

But beneath his left trouser leg, a section of metal prosthetic was visible.

How unusual. Disabilities were rare in this era. Prosthetics were so lifelike that even the poor could get ones without a single flaw. And he was Yan Jue, the new head of the Yan family, the foremost of the Ten Great Families.

He stood tall and straight, his right hand gripping a cane like a scepter. He entered, looked up, and met her gaze.

Every movement was precise, as if he had rehearsed it countless times.

Xiao Qinya froze. He was exceptionally handsome, but that alone wasn't enough to daze her.

It was because he looked so much like someone: someone who had passed away, someone who had stayed by her side during the darkest days of her youth.

The first time they met, she asked him to marry her.

She thought he would refuse, or call her crazy.

Instead, he smiled warmly. "That suits me perfectly. I fell for Miss Xiao at first sight."

2.

It was nothing but a family-arranged marriage. There was no such thing as love at first sight.

Xiao Qinya was only pretending, so she was happy enough to accept Yan Jue's equally insincere words.

The outside world said Yan Jue was ruthless, but at home he was gentle and refined, granting her every request.

Xiao Qinya liked his cooking and grew accustomed to having someone waiting for her when she came home late.

People said he had been sickly since childhood, a useless family head who couldn't even fight off a chicken.

But before Xiao Qinya's eyes, he tore an S-rank beast apart with his bare hands, albeit in beast form.

The problem was, every time he transformed in battle, he would become violent and lose control at night.

Only Xiao Qinya's soothing words could bring him back to calm.

She thought that was why he married her.

3.

Until her deceased beloved, who was also Yan Jue's younger brother, Yan Ming, came back alive.

All their pretense and false affection fell apart...

Yan Jue began losing control more and more often.

Always gentle and refined, even when transformed he used to hide in a corner, growling and whimpering. Now, he was no longer satisfied with Xiao Qinya soothing him through a closed door.

At last, Xiao Qinya saw his beast form: a snow-white lion.

"What a beautiful white lion."

Yan Jue lifted his head from where it rested on his front paws, a flicker of disbelief in his eyes.

At first, he only rubbed his head gently against Xiao Qinya's palm.

Then he began secretly licking her cheek. His rough tongue tickled, making Xiao Qinya giggle.

The white lion's ice-blue eyes darkened...

[Please Note]

1. The heroine appears to be a plant-type spirit beast. She seems delicate but is good at pretending to be weak while hiding her strength. Her refined tastes in food, clothing, housing, and transportation make her an oddity in the military district.

2. The hero appears gentle and refined. As a white lion, he is ferocious, but always gentle with the heroine. He's good at making money and cooking.

3. Both spouses are great actors. HE ending.

4. Setting: Blue Star was almost destroyed after a nuclear war. The Ten Great Families rebuilt Earth with help from higher-dimensional alien forces, but humanity paid a steep price. Earth became a prison for higher-dimensional star systems, where countless vicious beasts were sent. Powerful Earthlings who awakened supernatural abilities were tasked with keeping the beasts under control.

Theme: Hold your head high and never stop striving!