Novels like The Fake Mercenary
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Fake Mercenary, best match first.
- 1 Hidden Dragon in Raging Seas 怒海潜龙 Your battlefield is the vast land. Mine is the boundless sea. Your enemies are infantry, armored vehicles, and tanks. Mine are sea beasts, submarines, and warships! Tang Wei, a young man born into a family of pearl divers with exceptional underwater combat skills, joins Sea God, an elite underwater mercenary group. From the depths of the ocean to the icy waters of Antarctica, from volcanic lakes to rainforest swamps, he makes covert underwater assaults, salvages nuclear bombs, and tracks sea mon 336Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 2 The Strongest Soldier System - Yue Zhongsha 最强兵王系统-月中沙 When our people are in danger, who stands behind us? Our millions of brave soldiers. Fellow citizens, when you find yourself in danger, never forget: your country has your back. Bullied by others, Lin Tian gives up his studies to join the military. Watch as this top student uses the System to become the strongest soldier king! 296Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 3 A Laborer’s Passionate Life 民工的热血生涯 I came from the countryside to the city with a heart full of ambition, never imagining that I'd be met with nothing but strange looks! It took me a while to understand: respect is won with your fists, and face is bought with money! I didn't want to go down that road, but once I do, you'll learn how hard my fists hit and how deep my pockets are! Through the fiery life of a migrant worker, I'll show you that migrant workers aren't to be messed with! 84Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 4 Ace Mercenary 王牌雇佣兵 Just twelve hours pass between being kidnapped and getting married: a super-soldier king and a beautiful special agent tie the knot in a flash. Wang Dan, the world's top mercenary king, returns to the city and inexplicably ends up with a beautiful special agent for a wife. Protecting her is only natural… 51Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 5 An Invincible General 战将无敌 Chen Fan transmigrated by accident while carrying out a mission. The fiery battlefield tempered the soldiers and forged a battle-hardened commander! 16Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 6 A College Girl Trapped in a Myanmar Scam Compound Fights for Survival 困于缅北园区的女大学生绝地求生 A vibrant young college student looks to the future with eager anticipation, only to stumble into the terrifying abyss of a scam compound in northern Myanmar. In this sunless place, she is isolated and helpless, surrounded by greed and evil. Beatings and enslavement come one after another, and her hopes of survival are all but extinguished. How can she escape this desperate predicament? Will she rely on her wits to find a chance of survival amid one peril after another, or will an unexpected tur 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Black Rainstorm 黑雨风暴 One battle ended his military career; one accident took away his beloved; one encounter led him into the business world. After experiencing life and death and the pain of parting, he came to understand life in a different way. Following an unexpected meeting, he threw himself into a business battlefield without gunsmoke, where he discovered struggles more bloody and filthy than those on a real battlefield. His friends, fellow soldiers, and family all walked the line between black and white. For 513Reads9.1Score100Shelves
- 8 Lord of the Divine Prison: Ye Fan 神狱之主叶凡 Five years ago, he was an ordinary young man framed and wrongfully imprisoned. Five years later, he is the sole heir to the world's most mysterious prison: Zero Prison. This prison doesn't hold ordinary people. Its inmates include a dying God of War, a retired financial tycoon, a master of ancient medicine known as the Ghost Hand, and the Dark Emperor who controls the underworld... They passed on everything they had learned in their lifetimes to Ye Fan! Now Ye Fan has returned. His former enem 579Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 9 Glory Shines Bright, Starting with Bright Sword 荣耀从亮剑开始闪光 [Even a shooting star should blaze with dazzling light] [A different take on Bright Sword, with a different perspective] I long for a life full of passion and fire, transmigrating through a hail of bullets... I love thunderous battles and refuse to waste away in an ordinary life... I pursue justice and righteousness, where glory is everywhere... {Updates are slow, so please consider the story carefully. Thanks for your support!} 327Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 10 I Own an Arms Factory in Northern Myanmar 我在缅北拥有一座兵工厂 In the second decade of the twenty-first century, Myanmar's political situation is turbulent. In the lawless zone near the Chinese border, where Myanmar's Kayin and Shan States meet, various factions are deeply entrenched. Armed groups such as the Kachin Independence Army and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army are locked in constant conflict. Wu Haotian, a former special forces instructor, is framed and forced to retire. Then a high school beauty tricks him into going to northern Mya 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The European War: The Mastermind Pulling the Strings in Europe 欧战：撬动欧洲的幕后黑手 [Technology + political intrigue + strategic planning + conquest, no System, slow-paced. If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame the author] In 1868, Milan, a transmigrator who had kept a low profile for over a decade, had just made a killing in Europe when his cousin was assassinated, making him the Prince of Serbia. How could a transmigrator settle for a tiny principality? There was the imperial glory of Alexander, the splendor of the Eastern Roman Empire! Southern Europe was waiting t 655Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 12 King of the Desert Mercenaries 沙漠佣兵之王 He saved one person and earned 1.5 billion. At twenty-two, Yuan Zheng was already a veteran mercenary with three years of experience. He still had to work hard for the good life he’d always dreamed of. Love came quickly, and left just as fast. From the very beginning, the joy of success and the sweetness of love were tinged with bitterness. Where would the river of fate carry him? An ordinary man with an extraordinary skill and one ordinary dream: to coast through life and wait for death! Yet fa 1kReads8.6Score120Shelves
- 13 The World of Blood and Shadows 血影世界 A group of people who had done nothing wrong were dealt the most unjust fate imaginable. They established a nation of their own, the one they had always longed for, but in the end it was all just a dream... 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Mercenary in the Dark 黑暗中的佣兵 Who wouldn’t want a free and carefree soul, and an ordinary, peaceful life? A person who walks through the darkness of nations strives to dispel the endless gloom, longing for clouds of red. 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Desperate Outlaw 绝命狂徒 Once a king of soldiers, he bears a deep blood feud and flees overseas. Forced to join a mercenary corps, he embarks on a path filled with blood and money, witnessing the enemy’s roars and the ugliness of human nature... 1.3kReads9.0Score140Shelves
- 16 Mercenary: Fires of the Night 雇佣兵：夜的烽火 [Parallel World + Military Fantasy + Mercenaries + No System + Realistic Details + Cinematic Feel] In a world of guns and artillery, nobody is invincible. Those who survive have more than just basic skills: they have luck. Don’t say mercenaries fight only for money. They have bonds forged in battle, families, and faith in their hearts that can never be extinguished... 615Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 17 The Benevolent Aid Group 济世组 A fictional world, ensemble cast, no protagonist, multiple races and nations, world war, mercenary guilds, atheism... The extraordinary roam freely between heaven and earth, while nations and peoples bask in the light of sun and moon. Where can the lowly find refuge when they fade away? Souls cross back and forth, bound by an endless fate. Human hearts lack love, yet machines have feelings. Short lives repay kindness with long-lived grudges. False gods and fake Buddhas vainly try to hide, while 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Mercenary's Road: A Guide to Surviving Against All Odds 佣兵之路：绝境求生指南 On the distant Blue Star, the Sovia Empire is mired in a complex war, its unstable situation engulfed in flames, as tense and fraught as the conflict between Xiong Da and Xiong Er in the real world. Qi Muchang, a middle-aged man whose life back home has hit a rough patch, is driven by unemployment and the crushing burden of family finances to join the Storm Z mercenary camp in the Sovia Empire. Meanwhile, Shen Qiang, a former member of the Dragon Nation’s combat forces who later lost his job, jo 30Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 19 The Third Book by the Prince of Wei of the Warring States 战国魏公子的第3本书 (New book: The Rise of the Yellow Turbans as Mercenaries. International Court: Qin Chuan stared at the international judge's accusations, then flung the documents to the ground in fury. Pointing angrily at the judges, he said, “You accuse me of selling guns and ammunition around the world. Fine, I admit that. But selling B-2 bombers? Do you really think that's appropriate? You say I sold nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Doesn't your conscience hurt? You say I sold 280Reads8.3Score113Shelves
- 20 War of Resistance: Rising to Power as the Young Marshal of Fengtian! 抗战：从奉天少帅开始崛起！ Jiang Bai suddenly found himself inside the senior command headquarters of the Fengtian Army. To his astonishment, he had become Marshal Zhang's adopted son. Just as he was celebrating, a crisp System notification sounded. “Ding! The Host's current historical moment has been detected. Please select the optimal course of action!” “Option One: Escape Fengtian, settle overseas, and build a business empire!” “Option Two: Escape Fengtian, join Chiang Kai-shek, and rise to the top of the Huaxia govern 25Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 21 The Strongest Military God System 特种兵之最强军神系统 Ma Yi, who was on an overseas mission, died after being betrayed by his fiancée. To his surprise, when he woke up, he had transmigrated into the worlds of "Soldiers Sortie", "I Am a Special Forces Soldier", and other military dramas, and gained the Strongest God of War System! [Mission complete! Precision aiming skill acquired!] [Mission complete! Hand-to-hand combat and grappling skill acquired!] [Mission complete! Perfect memory skill acquired!] Xu Sanduo: “Squad leader, teach me how to fight! 618Reads8.4Score105Shelves
- 22 The Prosperous Age of Changjin Lake 长津湖之繁华盛世 If I can never make it back, please don't cry for me. Look upon these magnificent mountains and rivers in my stead! But these magnificent mountains and rivers only have meaning because you are here! If they were given one more chance, or if you were given another chance, and could go to their side, what would you do? Now, the prosperous age you wished for is here! We are waiting for you to come home! Come home alive, even if you're covered in scars! (Note: I've read all the comments from this pe 256Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 23 Delta Force: World War III 三角洲行动之第三次世界大战 [Hardcore realism + ensemble cast + no System + no cheats + super-fast updates] (Lead writer: Cangmang Yipian Co-writer: Yan Zhi Gui Gongzi) The years-long struggle between GTI and the Hafk Group, which had felt like a dream, did not bring the peace everyone longed for. Instead, it ignited a Third World War that completely changed the fate of the world. This was a calamity stretching from dawn to dusk, spanning land and sky, a cry of steel colliding with flesh and blood, a raging tide of dust an 166Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 24 The Female CEO's Reaper Bodyguard 女总裁的死神保镖 Tang Feng, leader of the God of Death, commanded six branches, each staffed with specialists. Five years ago, Tang Feng was framed during a mission. His teammates protected him, and only five of them, including Tang Feng, survived. Whoever was responsible, now that he was back, he would avenge them. 23.1kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
- 25 We Came from Hell to Shout “Ura!” Three Times 我们自地狱来，只为高喊三声乌拉 [Mercenary] + [Sniper] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Russia-Ukraine War] + [Hardcore Action] [Adapted from my real experiences serving in an international security force.] Wei Zhen is the finest student in the VIP Protection Program at the International Defense Academy. After going to prison for avenging his mother, he thinks he's as good as dead. But then he crosses paths with a group of guards eager to make a quick buck, just as the Wagner mercenaries arrive to recruit from the death row block. Survi 613Reads—Score102Shelves
- 26 Spearhead Special Forces 尖锋特种兵 One bullet can take out one enemy; a military knife can accompany me through battle; for one word, “brother,” I'd take a bullet for you! 1.3kReads9.0Score160Shelves
- 27 A Mercenary? That’s Exactly What I Am! 雇佣兵？当的就是雇佣兵！ A chance trip during his senior year at college lands Liu Yi in the middle of a mercenary operation, and so his life as a mercenary begins. Liu Yi: “Peak right after graduation? That's weak. We have to be both graduated and completely unhinged!” [Mercenaries + Urban life + Ensemble cast + Comedy] 7.4kReads7.0Score509Shelves
- 28 Mercenary Squad: Divine Beasts 佣兵小队：神兽 [Special forces + mercenaries + bloody slaughter + missions + hunting down traitors! No System, parallel universe] On this ancient and mysterious Eastern continent, legends tell of all kinds of divine beasts that silently protect the land. The special operations squad led by the protagonist, Qi Lin, uses divine beasts as its code names. During a mission, the team unexpectedly becomes a band of mercenaries. Unyielding and resolute, they hunt down traitors and continue to defend the faith they hol 297Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 29 For the Sake of My Future, I Became a Mercenary 为了钱途，我去当了雇佣兵 [Precision Shooter]+ [Mercenary]+ [PMC] Mercenaries, or “dogs of war,” are always caught up in conflict and war, hovering on the edge between life and death. It's an extremely dangerous line of work. Through a twist of fate, Li Peng becomes a mercenary. “War hyena” might not sound flattering, but the pay is great! He originally planned to quit once he'd earned thirty million, but after the first thirty million came another thirty million. In the end, Li Peng realizes he might not be able to walk 7.6kReads8.6Score459Shelves
- 30 The Ultimate Instructor 终极教官 A once-mighty king returns to the city and becomes a bodyguard to a wealthy family, embarking on a fierce and colorful new life. How will he face the old enemies seeking revenge? Can he reach the pinnacle of the world? 11.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
- 31 An Unconventional Bodyguard: The Beautiful CEO Falls for Me 另类保镖：美女总裁爱上我 [Live-in Son-in-Law + War God Son-in-Law + Urban Life + play the pig to eat the tiger + Comeback + Beauties + CEO + Bodyguard] Also known as: A Different Kind of Bodyguard: The Dragon Lurks in the City The story is similar to the motion comic The Bodyguard of the Iceberg Beauty Wife. Ye Lingtian, a veteran of a mysterious military unit, has no choice but to become the personal bodyguard of Li Yuxin, heiress to the Sanyuan Group, in order to raise 500,000 yuan for his younger sister’s medical tre 14.2kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
- 32 Modern Turmoil: A Cruiser From the Start 现代风云:开局一艘巡航舰 Urban fantasy + System + one heroine + hardcore naval warfare Chen Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers, to his surprise, that the game Modern Warships, which he was obsessed with in his previous life, has bonded with him in the form of a System. “Hahahaha! As long as I grind hard enough, becoming the ruler of the seas will be a piece of cake.” Cruisers, frigates, heavy cruisers, destroyers, battleships, submarines, and aircraft carriers: you’ll all be the weapons I use to conquer 584Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 33 Dragon Ridge: The Blood-Red Dawn of Africa’s Warriors 龙脊：非洲战魂之血色黎明 A Chinese Dragonflame special forces soldier carries a copy of Mao’s Selected Works and establishes the Dragon Spine Corps in Africa. He battles various terrorist forces, protects our country’s important assets, and safeguards Chinese expatriates and the people of Africa. This is a thrilling novel. The protagonist, Lin Feng, embodies both the chivalrous spirit of a son of China and the tenderness of a battle-hardened warrior. We hope you enjoy it! 249Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Blood Eagle 血鹰 The Falcon Legion is a mysterious organization. Wherever there is war, they can be found. But its founder is even more mysterious. Few people in the world have ever seen him, and among the armies of many nations, he is practically a legend. He is Su Chen, the man who crawled out of a pile of corpses, codenamed Blood Eagle. 21.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
- 35 My Mercenary Career 我的雇佣兵生涯 "Cousin, what exactly is a mercenary?" "What do you mean, 'mercenary'? We're heroes! Heroes who rob the rich to help the poor, got it?" "Didn't we keep all the money for ourselves? Who exactly did we help?" "You silly kid, we're the poor!" I stared at the stacks of green cash by my feet and sank into deep thought... Yeah, Cousin's right! 8.4kReads9.1Score878Shelves
- 36 The Ghost Mercenary Corps 幽灵佣兵团 A decisive protagonist, no filler, one heroine, and a steady update schedule of at least 6,000 characters a day. After returning home to avenge his younger sister, Chu Feng went abroad and formed his own mercenary group. As he built it up, one opponent after another emerged to challenge him. Along the way, he gradually uncovered the world's hidden secrets. This is mainly a feel-good power fantasy, with a small cast and a fast pace. There are no idiotic villains or contrived scenes of suffering j 5.8kReads8.9Score487Shelves
- 37 Hey, Hell Trooper, Your God Has Logged Off! 嘿，地狱尖兵，你的上帝已下线！ Ji Qing was a sniper in the S.D.U. Flying Tigers, code-named Knight. Three months ago, his best friend was killed by a Middle Eastern mercenary. But Ji Qing was the one who pulled the trigger, and he was the one stripped of his civil service status. Ji Qing was so touched that he flew all the way to the Middle East himself, supposedly for a vacation, and sent every employee of that mercenary company to meet their Maker. After that job, Ji Qing planned to join Saeed’s mercenary squad. He was pass 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Operation Borderline 边界行动 A Chinese version of Operation Brave! An A-Team made up of one agent and eight Chinese special forces soldiers enters a neighboring country to carry out a special mission. After overcoming numerous setbacks and completing the mission, the team is ambushed on the way out by a furious counterattack from local armed groups. In the fierce, sustained fighting against mercenaries and members of the armed groups, the A-Team suffers heavy casualties. After enduring one hardship after another, the survi 1.2kReads7.2Score157Shelves
- 39 An Influencer Mercenary? Shut Up! I'm Just an Employee! 网红雇佣兵？住口！咱是打工人！ “My name is Li Huai. Li as in Li, Huai as in Huai. I’m just an ordinary wage earner in Billy, Africa.” Holding an M4, Li Huai said with a rueful expression. [Heh, streamer, what are you even talking about?] [I don’t believe a word of it! You rotten old geezer, you’re up to no good!] [This streamer is definitely a mercenary. No doubt about it!] “Silence, you shameless old scoundrels! How can you slander an innocent man out of nowhere?” Holding his M4, Li Huai argued as he went rat-a-tat-tat. [The 1.7kReads7.9Score133Shelves
- 40 The Mercenary King Reborn in a Fantasy World, Slaying His Way Back to Earth 佣兵之王重生玄幻，一路杀回地球 [Traditional fantasy + no System + cultivation progression + decisive and ruthless] On the boundless Lingwu Continent, martial arts, spiritual cultivation, demonic cultivation, formations, alchemy, artifact crafting, and countless other cultivation paths intertwine to create a dazzling age. Jiang Feng transmigrates and is reborn here. Watch as he grips the Blade of Shura and climbs step by step to the highest heavens, looking down upon all living beings. 4.2kReads8.8Score389Shelves
- 41 War of Resistance: Slaying Enemies Like Bright Sword, I Am the Warlord King 抗战：亮剑杀敌，我是军阀之王 [Drawing Sword + Warlords + Republic of China Era + Military Industry + Patriotism] He transmigrates to the nineteenth year of the Republic of China and becomes one of the Fengtian warlords. With the strongest enemy-killing System, he earns limitless rewards for every enemy he kills! Ding-dong! Kill three thousand Japanese soldiers, and receive ten thousand Barrett rifles! Ding-dong! Wipe out eight thousand warlord lackeys, and receive ten thousand mortars! In these chaotic times, Xu Tianlu 57Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 42 The Special Forces King in the Mountain Village 特种兵王在山村 He is the strongest combat soldier among China's special forces, and the ultimate demon in his enemies' eyes. Now he has hung up his uniform, returned to civilian life, and retreated to the countryside, hiding in a remote mountain village to enjoy a quiet existence. But gold always shines, much to the village chief's dismay. This is the story of a village chief with extraordinary skills and a life lived to the fullest. 9.9kReads9.0Score567Shelves
- 43 Bad Soldier, Good Soldier, Mercenary 孬兵，好兵，雇佣兵 “I’m Razor, a private military contractor operator. You could also call me a company-employed mercenary. I like using a Fairbairn-Sykes dagger to strike at the enemy’s vital points...” Told from the rare perspective of a first-person narrator, this novel follows the inner journey of Razor, a mercenary. After graduating with an uncertain future ahead of him, Wang Rui chooses to enlist and gain some life experience. He joins an army unit as a shiftless coward, but eventually transforms into a good 709Reads8.3Score102Shelves
- 44 Live-Streaming as a Mercenary, Starting with Recruiting Ghosts 直播雇佣兵，从招募幽灵开始 After transmigrating, Qin Zhan discovers that he is on a battlefield, having become a mercenary who cares about nothing but money! Seriously, other people transmigrate into wealth and privilege, while he ends up with bullets flying everywhere? Fortunately, his System awakens just in time. Qin Zhan can gain fan points through livestreaming to boost his strength, and he can also use the System to draw teammates. “Beginner pool is now open. Would you like to draw?” “Draw!” “Congratulations, Host. Y 3.2kReads8.6Score169Shelves
- 45 Black Knight: The Memoirs of a Mercenary 黑武士：来自一位雇佣兵的自传 [Mercenaries] + [Sniper] + [Hardcore] + [Realistic War] “War is a dirty game. As a player forced into it against my will, I had no choice.” My name is Ji Qing, callsign: Knight. I serve in the Black Warrior Special Operations Company, and I’m a sniper feared by all. Decades ago, I was just a student in the physical education department of Baptist University. A plane with only one person left aboard, a one-way journey, and a breathtaking killing spree took me from my peaceful life to a battlefi 10Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 46 As a College Senior, I Chose to Become a Mercenary 大四创业的我选择当雇佣兵 After awakening a System, Wang Yingjie, a college senior starting his own business, chooses to become a mercenary. From then on, he begins enjoying a carefree life livestreaming from the battlefield. He's also known as the man with the highest K/D ratio on the entire internet. 5.4kReads8.7Score229Shelves
- 47 The Super Special Forces King 超级特战兵王 The Yellow Springs Road, the gates of hell! A sacred place every soldier dreams of reaching, yet one where life and death hang in the balance. Zhang Feng grew up alone and without support, a street punk who was just about to enjoy the comforts of college life when an unavoidable reason dragged him onto the Yellow Springs Road. What kind of storm will erupt when a punk joins the army…? Surrounded by layers of mystery and trapped in a quagmire he can’t escape, Zhang Feng knows that with death loom 3kReads8.7Score252Shelves
- 48 Hey, Hell's Vanguard, Take It Up with God 嘿，地狱尖兵，有话跟上帝说去吧 [Mercenary] [Designated Marksman] [Sniper] [War] [Ensemble Cast] [Thrilling Action] Chen Feng was just an ordinary student from Huaxia. A miserable experience and a world that turned right and wrong upside down led him to join the undefeated God Mercenary Group. From then on, wherever conflicts flared and battle lines formed around the world, a fearsome mercenary unit would be there, led by a sniper with the callsign Judge! He is a legend from Huaxia, a god of war to the Delta Force and the LS 5kReads7.0Score278Shelves
- 49 Reborn as a Military Cook: Chronicles of a Mercenary 重生炊事兵之佣兵风云录 Hardcore military fiction + No System + Marksman + Mercenary Mercenary? Chef? In his previous life, he was a marksman and small-arms expert hiding in the mess hall of a rapid-response unit in Huaxia! A gun in one hand, a wok in the other! He died in an exercise while saving a new recruit who had wandered into the blast zone! When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn on a smoke-filled battlefield in a parallel world! This time, he had a cleaver in his left hand and a gun in his righ 21.5kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
- 50 Wolfpack Operation 狼群行动 No matter how strong a wolf is, it is still vulnerable. A pack of wolves, however, can tear through anything. For the sake of vengeance and Longguo's peace, he picked up his gun again. Like a lone wolf, he returned to the pack once more. (PS: This story does not take place on Earth, but in a parallel universe. None of the armies mentioned in the novel exist in reality. They are entirely fictional and belong to a parallel universe created by the author. Please keep this in mind.) 2.9kReads8.8Score332Shelves
