Novels like Everything Starts at D-Rank
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Everything Starts at D-Rank, best match first.
- 1 The Supernatural World: Starting with the King of the Noose’s Lament 诡异世界：从得到缢王悲歌开始 [5K Universe: On the Eve of the Human Extinction Plan] That which we serve is blood. The one we await is named the Strangled King. With my blood, I serve my king. Blissful suffocation, the sacrifice of sin as always. It was the wager made by the three brothers beneath the Tree of Knowledge, as the dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse. It was the chance that opened the crimson abyss beneath the roots. It was the dragon's mockery from inside its copper cage. This performance is a farce, as a 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Beyond the Veil 在帷幕之外 A person who does not exist An event that never happened Beyond the Veil Maintaining normalcy Beyond the Veil, in the Foundation’s world, a “meme” known as the System appeared, along with so-called “transmigrators.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Detective Conan's Anomaly Logs 名柯的异常日志 “Beep! Anomaly D-1095 has breached containment. Please begin recapture procedures immediately!” “Beep! Anomaly B-3058 has arrived. Please begin containment procedures immediately!” “Beep! Old Ones invasion warning! Old Ones invasion warning! Old Ones invasion warning! Countdown: 3, 2...” Gongqi Zhou: ... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Foundation: How to Fight the Unknown 基金会：如何与未知战斗 [Related to the Foundation] We often say that an unknown enemy is the most terrifying. But the enemy of the Antimemetics Division is the unknown itself. How do you contain an entity you can't record or remember? How do you fight an untouchable enemy with perfect disguises when you don't even know you're at war with it? Stay tuned. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I'm an Anomaly at the Foundation 我在基金会当异常 [New Weird Tales • Supernatural • No Formula • Unique Style] Cao Lin never imagined that one day a group of men in black would abduct him for research. “What kind of tacky novel trope is this...?” The mysterious power that had always been with him. The uncanny world gradually appearing before his eyes. Occult arts, alchemy, transmigration, curses. Unprecedented crises and challenges that threaten the world. Responsibilities forced upon him, and bonds forged in battle. “Behind us stands all of hu 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Trading Across the Myriad Worlds Begins with Contained Anomalies 诸天交易从收容物开始 The disillusioned young man Yang Qi unexpectedly joins forces with the will of the Great World, Xiaotian, to trade across the Myriad Worlds. Who could have guessed that the first world he connected to would be the Foundation’s? Then came the World of Wind and Cloud, a zombie world... When Xiongba wields a Barrett... When Whitebeard encounters the demon Dikui... When aliens use zombies as breeding grounds... When contained entities appear throughout the Myriad Worlds... And so a series of fantast 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Foundation: A Salute to Those Who Face Death 基金会：向赴死之人致敬 On the planet we call home, there are countless unsolved mysteries. Many supernatural phenomena cannot be explained by the technology humanity currently possesses. In the face of these phenomena and things, humanity seems so small. The Foundation has become humanity's final line of defense. A salute to those who march toward their deaths. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Reborn in Los Santos: I Get the Foundation System from the Start 重生洛圣都：开局获得基金会系统 (So far: Grand Theft Auto V + Foundation + JoJo's Bizarre Adventure + Genshin Impact + The Backrooms + Baki...) Ye Chen is a shut-in. One day, he accidentally transmigrates and gains a Foundation System. From then on, he begins making waves in Los Santos. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Have a Legendary Containment Facility 我有一座传说收容所 Neon is the color of blood. Behind the elevator doors lurks a skinning ritual. A silent broadcast squats atop a signal tower. Your reflection... is smiling at you. This isn't an illusion. They're here: urban monstrosities that devour logic and rewrite reality. Some choose to surrender, embracing corruption until they become legends. Others wager their bones, flesh, and eyes, remaking themselves into weapons that can slay gods. (I made up some of the monsters myself, so don't complain.) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Back in Marvel, I Founded an Occult Containment Bureau 重回漫威，创办诡异关押局 Lin Li is reborn in the Marvel Universe once again, but this universe is a little different. It's being invaded by something else. Fortunately, he has a System: successfully capturing or exposing an anomaly earns him research points, and the System can even be upgraded. Now the Marvel Universe is in chaos. Moon Knight: They can imitate voices. Red Skull: What the hell is with these damn cockroaches? Hawkeye: I just went to browse an IKEA, and I run into an anomaly? Captain America: Honor those w —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 BSM Foundation: Classified Files BSM基金会绝密档案 Bizarre, supernatural phenomena, mysterious creatures. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Game Development: My Game Shocked the Entire Internet 游戏制作：我的游戏震惊全网 [SCP Foundation]+ [Arrival in the Real World]+ [Game Development] Read the story! Read the story! Read the story! The important things must be said three times… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Complete Foundation Series Proposal 基金会大全系列提案 Humanity has existed for 250,000 years, but only the last 4,000 have meant anything. So what did we do for almost 250,000 years? We hid in caves, huddled around tiny campfires, afraid of the things we did not understand: explanations for how the sun rose, monsters with human heads and birds’ bodies, and stones that were alive. So we called them “gods” and “demons,” begging them for forgiveness and praying to be saved. Then their numbers dwindled, while ours grew. As the things we feared became —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 What Is 142857? 请问，142857是什么？ [Thunderstorm] I really don’t know what 142857 is, so please stop asking me. Ask again... and I’ll have to kill someone! [142857] 142857 is a cyclic number. It proves that a week has seven days. But you know, it isn’t just a number. It’s... [Taiji Mark] You are the one chosen by 142857. You bear a great responsibility... Please don’t let us down! [God] I created this world, and this world has not forgotten me. It is only right that I protect it. You... have crossed the line. [Crimson God] You se 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Records of Anomalous Incidents 异常项目事件记录 [No Clichés]+ [No System]+ [Cthulhu]+ [SCP] A short story that I think stays fairly close to the original setting, told from the perspective of Researcher Taroland (3999) and blending familiar events and objects. To make the story flow, I’ve added a few ideas and details of my own. I hope you won’t give me too much grief, haha. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Strange Interstice 诡异间隙 Survive in a world of terrifying anomalies, and study them in a quiet, protected society. Is it an illusion, or did I really transmigrate? Is the world distorted, or am I? Madness, the uncanny, horror, the mysterious, and an indescribable fear are watching you every moment. Our motto is “Contain! Control! Protect!” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Supernatural Anomaly Containment Society 超神的异常收容会 Lin Qi transmigrates to the Super God Universe and gains an Abnormal Containment System. But it is all like a play, a performance put on for all beings. The masked man A Fei is usually a goofball, but once he changes his voice, nobody likes him. An armored warrior with a punk-rock look can stop time to contain anomalies. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 TB Containment Facility: Have I Become a Class-D Personnel? TB收容所：我成为了D级人员？ [Containment + No Harem + Wild Imagination + Mystery] In the dead of night, have you ever wondered why the world is so orderly and peaceful? Are the things found in books really just fiction? Only later did I understand: when the world seems too orderly, you have to question whether it's real. My life should have ended in prison, but everything changed the day a man arrived. When I opened my eyes again, I was in an underground cavern forged from steel. And I had become a D-Class personnel. There 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Transmigrating into the Foundation 穿越到基金会 I’m a new author, so please don’t criticize me harshly if the writing isn’t good. If you spot anything that needs improvement, leave a comment and I’ll revise it. The power scaling might get out of hand, so just treat this as fanfiction, or a weaker version. All characters in this book are fictional. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Anomalous Faith Memes: Creating the Impossible 异常信仰模因，造就不可产生之物 [Cthulhu + Foundation + Faith + Mental Illness] I crossed the Gate of Chaos, bearing the will of all living things. Beneath the city's glittering lights, the end of the world was unfolding! When the indescribable and impossible appeared, the people began to howl in despair! Countless voices cried out, hoping for the gods' protection! Then an organization appeared, and the world found hope of survival! “What is your name?” they asked, their voices full of excitement and gratitude. “I...” “Just ca 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Broken God: Dimensional Invasion 破碎之神：维度入侵 [Farming + mass deployment + the Myriad Worlds + no female lead] The shattered god calls firmly for your sanity. Who am I? You are the invader. Then I shall spread Your glory across this dimension. I shall watch and see. Broken, the knightly court blessed by holy light. Broken, the fearless warriors of Cybertron. Broken, the unspeakable and mysterious god. Across countless dimensions, all shall kneel before the Serpent Father's metal throne. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Reborn in the Marvel MCU: I Own the Foundation 重生我在漫威MCU：拥有基金会 The MCU is already a dangerous place, filled with peril at every turn. But for a crime boss like me, it's a whole different level of risk, especially with heroes lurking around every corner. As if that weren't terrifying enough, now I have to contend with the added uncertainty of encountering at least one completely random SCP every month. How many anomalies will it take to trigger an XK-class event? Well, I hope I get some favorable ones, so I can not only survive in this treacherous environmen 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Created the Foundation in Another World, Shocking the World! 异界，我创造基金会，震惊世界！ [System] [Sequence] [Foundation] [Cthulhu] [Medieval Magical Continent] After transmigrating to a continent roughly equivalent to the Middle Ages, Dong Ning gains the ability to create the indescribable. As his creations cause an ever-greater sensation, his power grows stronger too! The Lord of R'lyeh, buried deep beneath the earth! The embodiment of disaster and suffering, the King in Yellow! The All-in-One, the great god of wisdom, Yog-Sothoth! The Blind Idiot God, Lord of All Things, Azathoth 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 I Have a Foundation in the Apocalypse 末世我有基金会 [Transmigration + System + Post-Apocalypse + Wish Fulfillment + Technology] I can't remember how many days I've been in this world. A year? Two years? Maybe even several? Ever since I arrived, I've led a quiet life as an ordinary wage earner, without a care in the world. I thought I would go on living this ordinary life as an unremarkable person, but the arrival of the System changed everything. The world is on the brink of the apocalypse. All kinds of monsters tear through dimensions and descen 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Transmigrating as an Anomaly, I Destroy a City from the Start 穿成异常，开局毁灭一座城市 [Invincible] + [Absurd humor] + [Decisive and ruthless] Abnormal phenomena surfaced across the world, placing immense pressure on the collective of human civilization. Opportunity or destruction could arrive in the blink of an eye, and no one knew what the future held. Technology and the eerie forces clashed and complemented each other, while order and chaos intertwined, forming a fragile balance. Could faith restrain “gods” who surpassed the limits of human imagination? Were the anomalies a dis 115Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 26 Containing Anomalies: I Am the Final Containment Measure 收容异常：我，即是最终收容措施 [Power Fantasy, Foundation] I am D-Class personnel 9527, about to be “humanely terminated.” When containment fails across the globe and the forbidden X-001 “Dominance Meme” is unleashed, the entire world descends into madness! A-Class investigators suffer mental breakdowns, S-Class anomalies tear reality apart, and even the O5 Council can barely protect itself! Yet I discover… it has no effect on me?! [Ping! Perfect immunity to the “Dominance Meme” detected in Host!] [Cognitohazardous informatio 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Live-Streaming Forbidden Objects: The Nation Goes Wild Boosting My Rankings 直播科普禁忌物，国家疯狂打榜 [Daoist young man + slow-burn cosmic horror + bizarre monsters + ruthless decisiveness + no romance] Zhao Tianxiu, a modern young man with a Daoist outlook, binds himself to the Forbidden Object Popularization and Hunting System and enters a strange age in which the seals on heaven and earth have been lifted. By explaining or hunting forbidden objects, he can earn merit and simulate the deduction of martial arts. He’s the only person in this world who recognizes these forbidden objects. “This is 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Control, Contain, and Pray 控制，收容，然后祈祷 When the Foundation encounters the Imperium of Man, forty thousand years in the future, is reason the last bastion, or the most fragile armor? Deep in the Qinling Mountains, the Foundation's newly completed China Branch site is hit by a massive reality shift on the eve of its opening. Brand-new equipment, a complete staff, four unopened anomalous items, and eighty-seven researchers and soldiers who have never encountered a real anomaly. They are cast into an unfamiliar universe: rust-colored 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 My Daughter Manages the Unknown, While I Control Anomalies and Get Exposed 女儿代管未知，我控制异常被曝光 [Supreme Divinity]+ [Eldritch Old Ones]+ [Unknowable Horrors] While livestreaming, Lin Jianlu accidentally discovers an envelope left behind by her father. At her viewers’ urging, she enters the secret room described in the letter. To her surprise, she finds a mainframe computer inside! Just as everyone assumes Lin Jianlu staged the whole thing for attention, the unknown creatures described on the laptop begin appearing one by one! Weeping Angels! Don’t look away! The Dream Serpent! And this is 5Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 30 The Strange Containment Facility in the Anime Crossover World 综漫世界里的诡异收容所 [Nearly Invincible] [System] [Anime] [Multiverse Transmigration] [A Touch of Foundation Elements] After a dizzying spin, Mo Chen transmigrated to an Anime Crossover world blending several slice-of-life anime. He thought he would lead an ordinary life here, but the seemingly normal world was actually hiding dangers. Terrifying monsters, bloodthirsty vampires, man-eating demons, ghosts that only kill those who see them... What? Even the little schoolboy Shinigami is here? Mo Chen: No need to panic 4Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 31 A Foundation Researcher's Life in Honkai: Star Rail 论基金会研究员在崩铁的生活 [Original Foundation characters; male lead has no romantic pairing. Some original anomalies appear for the sake of the plot, so please keep that in mind.] A researcher transmigrates after an experimental mishap, with anomalies from different worlds coming along for the ride. Can he restore the Foundation to its former glory? 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Containment! The Foundation 收容！基金会 [Ding! Host binding in progress.] “Hm? What was that? Am I hearing things?” Jiang Chen opened his eyes in bed and looked around, but couldn’t find the source of the sound. [Binding successful.] [The Dimensional Foundation is at your service.] “A System?” Jiang Chen frowned and asked. [That’s right. Judging by the Host’s memories, I’m no different from what you call a System.] [Newbie gift pack delivered.] [Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Shadow Kingdom.] 1Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 33 Watch Me Recruit the Fourth Calamity 看我特招第四天灾 A foundation, fourth-dimensional disasters, and stories that weave through all kinds of worlds. This is my first work, and I hope you'll give it a try. If you know any good books, please recommend them to me. I'm out of things to read too, and I hope this book might inspire others to write. 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 34 The Final Cycle 终局轮回 [No braindead decisions]+ [No formulaic tropes]+ [No invincibility]+ [Disaster]+ [Anomalies]+ [Realism]+ [Foundation] Su Ze was once a Level 3 agent for the Foundation. By chance, he transmigrated into the author's world. This world was under attack by contained entities, and his mission was to build containment facilities and secure anomalies. Here, he witnessed the beauty of society and grew from a cold-blooded agent into a true hero. But in the end, it was he himself who killed the person he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 I Can Summon Anomalies 我能召唤收容物 Beast transformation, martial arts, technology, cultivation, sign-in, System. In the deadly battle cycle, there are countless abilities one can awaken. Each time you enter the cycle, the type of ability remains the same, but the ability itself is reset. Perhaps in the first round, you can transform into a majestic tiger, but in the second, you might only turn into a rat that steals food. Even though your ability is randomly reset, its awakened strength increases with every cycle. That means you 56Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 36 Horror World: From the Start, I Contained SCP-049 惊悚世界：开局收容049 From the dawn of humanity, we have been curious about and afraid of all kinds of things. We feared the heat of fire, then learned to use it to keep warm. We dreaded the immense power of lightning, then learned to harness it to generate energy. Yet there are still many things in this world we cannot understand. The brighter the light, the darker the shadow. As our numbers have grown, so have the many unknowns around us. We may call them gods or monsters. They may protect us, or destroy us. As our 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Myriad Worlds: From the Start, I Gained the Foundation's Technological Support 诸天：开局获得基金会科技支持 (New author) (Partially System-assisted, no female lead, two male leads (not a gay romance!), not written in first person, only the blurb is in first person) [The author has been familiar with the Foundation since 2016. The information is accurate; point out any mistakes and I’ll correct them.] (The early part takes place in an ordinary superpower world, followed by a world of Lovecraftian investigators, an otherworldly Western fantasy and magic world, and possibly other cultivation worlds.) My 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 FPT: Supreme Divinity, Containment Breach FPT：至高神性，收容失效 An unearthed artifact confirms that a civilization existed before the current era. As more relics from before the era come to light, the power of this civilization is gradually revealed to humanity. What destroyed such a mighty civilization? Will humanity repeat the same mistakes? Secrets emerge, and the supreme divine beings slowly awaken. The apocalypse draws near. Rifts spread, and disaster runs rampant. On that day, someone stood atop a peak, a roaming dragon at his back and blood-red robes 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 You Want a Virtual Streamer to Contain Anomalies? 你让一个虚拟主播收容异常？ [Big Ideas + Ensemble Cast + Slow Burn + Foundation-like + New Moon: The Journey + Lobotomy Corporation-like + Virtual Streamer Livestreaming + Partial Transformation] The Abnormality Management Bureau and the Abnormality Hunters Association suffer a containment breach after encountering a Self-class abnormality, and the world enters an age of uncanny resurgence. Unlucky Li Xiangnan was injured by an abnormality while livestreaming an exploration at a containment site. Since she knew too much, s 18Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 40 A D-Class Personnel's Fight for Survival D级人员的求生之路 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 156Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 I Jumped Off a Building, Turned into a Spider Monster, and Got Contained 跳楼变身蜘蛛怪物，我居然被收容 [Female protagonist] [Anomalous creature containment] [Adventure] Codename: Spider. She is a monster. Two hundred years ago, anomalous creatures first appeared. A spider was transformed into one as soon as it was born. After a hundred years, she became known to people as the Spider Spirit, a monster, and the Beautiful Spider. Her legend spread throughout the region. The girl Zhu Zhi is an ordinary high school senior. Under immense pressure, she jumps from a rooftop in the middle of the night. A 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Are You Crazy? You're Using Pi to Fight the Gods? 疯了吧！你用圆周率对抗神明？ [Urban] [Mind games] [SCP-inspired] [Anomaly containment] When an uncanny “smile” meme contaminates a convenience store, driving infected victims to mutilate themselves in a frenzy, and the agents are at a loss, Mo Fan, a science graduate student, grabs a microphone and plays pi as humanity's battle hymn of reason! Armed with knowledge and shielded by logic, he awakens the [Paradox Compendium] and steps into the mad world of anomaly containment! This is a mad world being eaten away by “anomali 7Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 43 I Can See Health Bars, So I'll Show You How I Kill Gods 看见血条的我，神也杀给你看 Humanity took billions of years to evolve from single cells into intelligent life. But only the five hundred years under the Federation have truly mattered. A thousand years ago, we hid among forests of steel, curling up beneath our blankets, fearing creatures beyond our understanding. We called them “gods” and “demons.” The sun and moon were blasted apart. The Eye of Heaven watched the world with cold indifference, taking their place! From then on, we had neither day nor night, only an endless 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Anomalies Emerge, and I Will Rebuild the Foundation 异常现世，我将重建基金会 [Mystery / Supernatural Horror / Unrestricted Rules of the Strange / No Formulaic Plot / Original Anomalies / Hesitate and You Lose / ████[Data Expunged]] An interview about a psychiatric patient’s murder draws Li Chengfeng into a bizarre incident for no apparent reason. A mysterious mercenary corps, strange creatures, superpowered organizations, cultivators… Things that once existed only in fantasy keep appearing, one after another, each trying to bring him under its control. The good news 39Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 45 Zenless Zone Zero: But It's More Than Just SCP 绝区零：但不仅仅是SCP The male lead, Shuangzi, is totally confused when a beam of white light shines into his eyes. The next thing he knows, he’s in Zenless Zone Zero. (So simple, yet so complicated ⌓‿⌓) What will Shilong, the male lead’s golden finger, know? And what will Dr. A–2084 from the beginning know? The young author hasn’t figured it out either, so readers can use their imaginations! (T▽T) 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Facility Director in Zenless Zone Zero 在绝区零里的设施主管 [Zenless Zone Zero] + [Foundation] + [No idea] + [No idea] + [No idea] #@Lu█@#Nan%#%, a researcher at a containment facility, accidentally transmigrates to the world of Zenless Zone Zero after an experiment goes wrong. With the O5 Council's approval, he is promoted to the head of a special ш station, where he contains anomalies in this mysterious world. “114514” “114514” 150Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Impostors: I'm Invincible with the Foundation at My Command 伪人：召唤基金会的我无敌了 [No Female Lead] [Behind the Scenes] On an ordinary day, Jiang Yun is blessed by a falling star and wins the chance to transmigrate. He is ready to make a name for himself in this world, only to discover that impostors are stealing people’s skins. He thinks he’ll spend every day anxious and afraid, but then the System binds itself to him. Everyone knows the world has a hidden dark side, but few realize it is also filled with all kinds of bizarre, supernatural phenomena. Yet when Jiang Yun summon 240Reads—Score107Shelves
- 48 The Foundation: From D-Class to Creator God 基金会：从D级到创世神 When a “walking disaster” among reality benders gains the golden finger of being able to steal abilities by touching contained anomalies, his path to godhood is destined to be a chaotic mess. That is, until the System becomes his girlfriend, the anomalies become his comrades, and the entire Foundation trembles in the palm of his hand. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Task Force Leader’s Journey Through the Myriad Worlds 特遣队长的万界之旅 What kind of story would unfold if a seasoned veteran of the highest combat class from a Foundation Mobile Task Force were swept into another world by a narrative-layer turbulence, carrying a silent System with him? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Anomaly Containment: But We're Really an Editorial Department 异常收容：但我们真是编辑部 Chu He had expected to be assigned to some serious, no-nonsense mobile task force. Instead, he pushed open the door to the editorial office of Exploring Science. “So...” Chu He said, camera in hand, murmuring as he faced an indescribably enormous entity. “What exactly should we call this issue's cover story?” 89Reads—Score—Shelves
