Novels like The Mercenary Empire
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- 1 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, and Became the King of War? 高考落榜，我成了战争之王？ The college entrance exam results came out, and I failed spectacularly with a score of 361. The campus beauty wants to jump into a river? My buddy has no prospects? I turned around and bound myself to the [Warlord] System, recruited the campus beauty, and helped my buddy make a fortune! While my classmates were still agonizing over whether to work in a factory, my five-man team had already entered the world’s most dangerous battlefield. From borderland ruins to an arms empire powerful enough to 6.1kReads—Score99214d adds
- 2 From the Start, a Mercenary Sniper God 开局佣兵狙神 [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Romance] [Mercenary] [Assassin] Shen Dai transmigrates and is hunted from the start. After gaining a ballistic correction skill, he turns the tables and begins killing his pursuers. Starting in a lawless zone ruled by violence, he fights his way up with his marksmanship, becoming a legendary gun god feared by all. “How long had that guy even been handling a sniper rifle when he first picked one up? At seven hundred meters, he punched through the target with a beat-up 2.1kReads6.2Score15214d adds
- 3 Mercenary: From the Start, They Took My Kidney 雇佣兵：开局被噶腰子 From the start, I was in northern Myanmar, and they cut out my kidney... All I wanted was to get my kidney back... Qian Cheng became a mercenary, tracking the culprits across a thousand miles and searching for them across ten thousand. The Golden Triangle, the Silver Triangle, Kashmir, North America, Northern Europe... Across a vast distance, he pursued his kidney... The sun rises as usual every day. No matter how fiercely it shines, there are always dark corners it cannot reach! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Rogue Mercenary 痞子佣兵 A child survives a failed attempt to modify him with biochemical drugs. His godfather pins the blame for his father's death on him, and so the ignorant boy struggles, strives, and grows up amid hatred for a crime that never happened. What will he choose when the truth finally comes to light and all the darkness is laid bare before him? When he discovers that the person closest to him is actually his greatest enemy, will he point his gun at the one he once loved more than anyone? 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Live from the Battlefield: A Call with Mozi, Sniping While Suspended in Midair from the Start 战场直播连麦茉子，开局滞空狙击 Ye Zhong transmigrated to a parallel world and became a mercenary. At that moment, he ventured alone into a den of tigers, disguised as a victim to infiltrate the border! Hundreds upon hundreds of innocent people had been tricked into coming here. What they suffered was too horrifying to look at! Seeing the victims around him suffering such unspeakable horrors, Ye Zhong flew into a rage, and the System awakened! [Ding! The Awe-Inspiring Across the Eight Directions Battlefield Livestream Syst —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Went Abroad for Revenge and Ended Up Becoming a Mercenary 出国报仇结果干成雇佣兵 Chen Wu set off for a foreign land with a pack on his back, driven by a single purpose: revenge. But after he had his revenge, reality dealt him a harsh lesson. Conspiracies, guns, and killing were everywhere. If he wanted to survive, he had no choice but to become a mercenary. He formed a band of desperadoes, fought bloody battles in remote mining districts, tangled with political powers and tycoons, and took on a clandestine network of underground assassins. He walked the knife’s edge, with gu 1.9kReads—Score11414d adds
- 7 Just a Mercenary, So What If They Call Me a Demon God! 雇佣兵而已，叫魔神怎么了！ Li Tianran, a senior at Yandu University, is an orphan whose specialties are marksmanship and wilderness survival. When he woke up, he found himself in a Middle Eastern war zone, with a whole set of tactical instincts in his head and more than twenty armed rebels in front of him. The good news: He got away. The even better news: He met Rip Kane, a former Delta Force operator codenamed Baal who talks more than he shoots. From then on, these two oddballs formed the Demon Mercenary Company. Their m 3.3kReads—Score32114d adds
- 8 Livestreaming as a Mercenary on My Period, Yet I'm Invincible 直播雇佣兵大姨夫，我却无敌了 Winter, 2019. Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, Longguo’s economy is going through a difficult period, making life even harder for Cao Xiaoqi, who was already struggling to make ends meet. Determined to find enough to eat and save up to marry a wife someday, Cao Xiaoqi decides to take a chance. But no matter how carefully he plans, he never expects to be scammed. The shady employment agency takes the little money he has left and sells him off. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 I Transmigrate Back and Forth Between the Battlefield and School 我在战场与学校之间来回穿越 Repeated transmigration between two points in time Caught between the battlefield and the school Wu Tongsheng, an elite commander in the 149th Special Tactical Guidance Team, transmigrated back to his high school days during an operation. His new perspective drew him into a shocking conspiracy that had originally had nothing to do with him. A thoroughly realistic war story, depicting a battle hymn of blood and fire 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After Retiring, I Became a Mercenary. From the Start, I Went to Northern Myanmar to Rescue People 退役后当雇佣兵，开局去缅北救人 [Security guard after retirement | play the pig to eat the tiger | rescue his younger sister | Myanmar scam compounds | beautiful CEO pursues him | return of the soldier king | face-slapping and showing off | one against a hundred | satisfying power fantasy | invincible protagonist | special forces | mercenary] Lin Ye, former captain of the elite Longya special forces, retired out of guilt over a comrade's death and became the king of international mercenaries, the Night King! Three years later, 340Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 11 You Reap What You Sow, and Heaven Is Watching 人在做！天在看！ A lone hero who crawled out of a mountain of corpses washed away the violence in his heart and returned to a city that was both strange and familiar. At his parents’ urging, he took the civil service exam and became a young police officer in the prime of his life. He thought he would simply live off the government and wait for retirement, but an accident plunged him into danger once more. This time, though, things were different. Behind him stood the powerful machinery of the state, a band of co 1.2kReads7.0Score11414d adds
- 12 The Ultimate Soldier 最强单兵 After a mission goes wrong, Xiao Xiao, hailed as the strongest soldier of the 21st century, returns to the city with his adopted daughter. 85Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 13 King of Mercenaries in the City 都市之佣兵之王 A fateful accident drove Lin Yuze away from the capital! But eight years of struggle made him an unrivaled king of the world! Yet when the secrets of that year came to light, it seemed nothing was as simple as it appeared! 24Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 14 Blood-Red Mercenaries 血色雇佣兵 The Black Flash Mercenary Corps is a rising star in the mercenary world. Its boss is a retired major from Country M, codenamed War God, whose business name is Sean. Black Flash’s rise was anything but smooth. At first, it could only attach itself to established forces like the Rattlesnakes. Later, thanks to Sean’s business acumen, he led Black Flash step by step onto the mercenary world’s round table. Black Flash may not have many members, but every one of them is a fierce fighter. An army’s str 254Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn as a Mercenary 重生做佣兵 In his previous life, he was a good-for-nothing burdened with enormous debts, weighed down by worry every day. Then he was reborn on the 2015 battlefield. This life is much the same as the last, but the thirteen-year-old protagonist has no memory of the moments when he could have made a fortune. He remembers only the YQ outbreak and the World Cup upsets just before he transmigrated, but both are still four or five years away. Reborn on the battlefield, he decides to create value there and build 123Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 16 Code Name: Phantom 代号幽灵 This is the author’s first novel, so don’t expect it to be especially well written. Hopefully, it’ll be fun to read. Right now, the author can’t think about anything except, “How should I write this?” [Note: This is a modern warfare series. It does not include the Cold War, advanced warfare, or futuristic warfare. Please also note that it contains a lot of original plot written by the author.] This is a turbulent era. Long years of peace have bred even more conspiracies. The discovery of a new e 110Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 17 I Transmigrated and Summoned Mercenaries, Now I'm Emperor of Northern Myanmar 穿越召唤雇佣兵，我在缅北当皇帝 (Fast-paced) (A power fantasy) Lin Feng transmigrates into the body of a university graduate in Huaxia who shares his name. Not long after arriving, he learns that his younger sister has been tricked into going to northern Myanmar. Then Lin Feng awakens a System and heads there to rescue her. After bringing her back home, he begins summoning mercenaries in northern Myanmar to build a power of his own! Later, he will fight an alien civilization. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 King of Mercenaries 佣兵王中王 This is the number one man in China, and one of its youngest major generals. He joined the military as a child. One mission turned him into a mercenary, and from then on, the name Black Death spread everywhere. In just four years, he became the King of Mercenaries. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Three Seconds In, I Was Forced Back Into Uniform 开局三秒，我被迫重披战衣 Three seconds from the start, I was forced to don my battle gear again —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Mercenary: Sold from the Start? I Saw Through the Entire Army 雇佣兵：开局被卖？我算穿了全军 [Mercenaries + golden finger + comedy + tearjerker + ensemble cast + brotherhood forged in blood and fire + underdogs strike back] Sold off as cannon fodder from the start? Forty-two Longxia brothers are thrown into the Black River slaughterhouse to serve as live targets! Li Longhao awakens an ability as blood streams from his eyes. Trajectories, blind spots, and a 0.2% chance of survival: he calculates it all! Chen Mu, the sharpshooter, can kill with a single knife. “The Thousand-Faced Gunman” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Livestreaming as a Mercenary: Fighting from Inside Wa State 直播雇佣兵：从佤邦内部开始战斗 [The real Li Saigao + livestreaming mercenary + thrilling action + live battlefield calls + half fox + one-handed machine-gun action] A popular online personality who claims to be descended from the Longguo Expeditionary Force turns out to be an expert at harvesting kidneys? Countless people from Longguo are lured to Wa State by promises of high-paying jobs, only to find themselves forced into telecom scams, with anyone who refuses having their kidneys harvested? Xing Feng, a high school stud 26Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 22 King of Mercenaries 佣兵之王 In a world of scheming mercenaries, a super-soldier suddenly appears. Amid a war of blood and fire, his skin makes him stand out. He is the king of soldiers with yellow skin! 179Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Mercenary Livestream: Wielding an AK One-Handed on a Real Battlefield 直播雇佣兵：真实战场单手压AK Man loses his life to greed, while bird dies young for food. Cao Shiqi’s fate was rather pitiful. He got up early to look for food and had himself some breakfast. “Th-this… I just died?” Could he have choked to death on a meatball in his spicy soup? Or maybe the pan-fried bun was too hot and burned him to death? Anyway, none of that mattered now. Cao Shiqi had transmigrated, and become a mercenary with a System. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The 141 Task Force Is Assembling 开始召唤141特遣队 The protagonist transmigrates into the world of special forces and military adventures. From the start, he gains a System golden finger that summons the elite 141 Task Force. He forms an armed conglomerate and begins the passionate life of Qin Tian. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Iron Rain: 2027 《铁雨：2027》 Iron Rain: 2027 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Hell's Commando: Starting with Underground Fights in Southeast Asia 地狱尖兵，从东南亚打黑拳开始 After leaving the military, Chen Wentai spent ten years fighting in underground boxing matches across Southeast Asia. He was the deadliest “wild dog” in the cage, leaving countless men dead at his fists. He traded blood for meager pay, slowly rotting away amid mud and darkness. Then a phone call dragged him from his cheap Bangkok apartment back into a past steeped in blood and fire. His former company commander arrived without warning, carrying a million dollars and an offer he couldn't refuse: 46Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 27 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 1kReads8.6Score12014d adds
- 28 King of Counterintelligence 反谍之王 Five retired war-king soldiers leave the military base, only to be recruited overseas by the personnel department of a fake state-owned enterprise. They get caught up in a major international telecom fraud case and, by chance, enter the world's shadow war... 838Reads7.3Score11414d adds
- 29 I Committed War Crimes from the Start, and My Livestream Shocked the World 开局犯下战争罪，直播震惊全世界 When Wulin’s summer vacation ended, he had barely returned home before armed special police surrounded him and took him into custody. The police confronted Wulin. “Why did you go abroad to become a mercenary?” Wulin: “Because it’s not allowed here.” “I hear you commanded over a hundred battles in Africa and nearly conquered half the continent?” Wulin: “Give me two summer vacations, and that place will be an autonomous region of Africa.” Every day, Wulin juggled several side jobs. In the morning, 9Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 30 Mercenary: Firepower Above All 雇佣兵：火力至上 (No System + Not reborn + Designated marksman + PMC mercenary + Firepower deficiency anxiety + Not invincible + Ensemble cast) Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia: wherever there's war, there's a place to make a living. In the gray zone, with all sides maneuvering against one another, survive between the cracks through one dead end after another. No halo, no legends, just one narrow escape after another. 1.3kReads—Score10614d adds
- 31 Warzone Interview: My Uncle Is Somehow a Mercenary 战地采访，我大爷竟是雇佣兵 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ye Nan is assigned to film a show in the Middle East. As soon as the show goes live, two groups of mercenaries open fire on each other from across their positions. The situation is so intense that even the viewers in the livestream feel the oppressive weight of war. But when the camera turns toward the battlefield, everyone is dumbfounded. The two groups of mercenaries are supposedly fighting, but all they're doing is firing into the sky. Even more unbel 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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—14d adds
- 33 Mercenaries: The Abandoned Squad 2 雇佣兵，弃子小队2 My name is Ouyang Lie, a former ace special forces soldier. On a rainy night at the border in 2012, I shot a Dai woman through the shoulder and killed the terrorist behind her. The authorities declared that she had died on the spot. I spent a year in prison, was discharged from the military, and drifted to Syria under the stigma of being a murderer, where I became a mercenary who lived by the blade. That shot became a nightmare that jolted me awake every night for eight years. Eight years later, 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 No Way Out of a Sea of Debt: I Settle the World with Guns and Cannons 债海无路，我以枪炮定乾坤 Zhou Feng was an ordinary civilian, buried in massive debt and driven by loan sharks to take up a mercenary’s life. He had no special talents or cheat abilities, and his marksmanship was nothing exceptional. He fought his way forward through sheer hard work. Loyal and true to his word, he earned the trust and support of his fellow soldiers by bringing them together with sincerity. Deeply versed in combat tactics and power struggles, Zhou Feng spent years moving between countries, maneuvering a 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 How a Mercenary Is Made 雇佣兵是怎样炼成的 To fulfill a loved one's final wish, he travels alone to Europe to retrieve a mysterious package left for him in a safe-deposit box at RS Bank. As soon as he leaves the country, organized criminals seize him and steal the key to the safe. While they are transporting him to Africa, he escapes by jumping from a plane. Should he accept his fate, or fight back? After an intense struggle, he undergoes an accelerated mercenary training program and endures brutal life-and-death training across Africa, 492Reads—Score10114d adds
- 36 Marauders: We Are the Strongest Mercenaries 掠夺者：我们是最强佣兵 After losing his memory, 19-year-old Xu Jinhuan unexpectedly becomes a mercenary. He shows off his extraordinary abilities in an elite mercenary group, stunning everyone. The veterans in the group look down on him? He won’t stand for it. He challenges them on the spot and beats them soundly. A rival mercenary group mocks him? What a joke. He turns around and wipes out their entire team. Xu Jinhuan grows bolder with every battle and repeatedly earns major credit. But just as he reaches the peak, 33Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 37 The Peerless Wolf King 锋绝狼王 Also known as The Sharp Wolf Returns. I believe in just one principle: “The strongest fist is the only truth.” Qin Feng, the strongest soldier king of Xia Country and the “Mad Wolf” of the Blood Wolf Mercenaries, returns in force and steadily climbs to the peak... 4.9kReads8.7Score56414d adds
- 38 The Seventh Special Forces Unit 第七特种部队 We are devils, nonexistent as ghosts. We fight like packs of wolves and are as ruthless as hyenas. Our enemies call us butchers, executioners! Whoever dares challenge our nation's dignity, we will destroy their country! Whoever dares lay a hand on our people, we will wipe out their entire clan! The only thing we live for is to fight, fight, fight, fight until death! 35Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 39 Fangs of Poison: A Mercenary's Life 毒牙 佣兵的日子 (New book, Mercenary Blood, is now online. I hope you enjoy it.) The roar of helicopters, the crackle of gunfire, the enemy's footsteps, the calls over the radio, and what else? Fire! Blood! Bullets tore through our bodies, carrying flesh and blood as they spun away... Listen! The earth is trembling! Look! Another comrade has fallen! Cruel? Brutal? No! This is the battlefield mercenaries cannot escape. Here, they live by the brotherhood of sharing life and death, earning handsome rewards amid th 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 40 The Americans Are Losing It. You Call This a Band of Mercenaries? 鹰酱麻了你管这叫雇佣兵？ [Blood-pumping mercenaries + CF + Task Force 141 + Wolf Warrior + Operation Red Sea + The Outcast] Chen Han wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to war-torn, perilous K Country. What should he do? Fortunately, at this critical moment, he binds to the Ultimate Follow-Up Shot System. Every time he kills an enemy with a follow-up shot, he can earn all sorts of rewards. So Chen Han establishes a mercenary unit called the Blood Wolf Mercenary Corps. As he keeps killing enemies with follow-up sh 365Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 41 The City's Super Mercenary King 都市超级雇佣兵王 Once the young master of Dragon Thorn and the head of the world-renowned mercenary organization Hades Hall, he is ordered to return to the city and marry a beautiful CEO who can’t stand him. It’s no big deal if his wife looks down on him. What he has in spades is the ability to solve problems. 124Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 42 Livestreaming as a Mercenary: The Man with the Highest KDA! 直播雇佣兵，KDA最高的男人！ [Live Battlefield Coverage + One-Handed Machine Gun Mayhem + God of War + Influencer Calls + Telecom Scams] The Wabang arc begins in Chapter 50. Lu Shi transmigrated to a parallel world and discovered that he had not only become a mercenary, but was also in the most chaotic war zone of all. Fortunately, he awakened the Livestreaming Mercenary System. As long as he gained fans and prestige, he could grow stronger. So Lu Shi became a streamer, defeating every mercenary organization and rising to t 393Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 43 Before the Return, a Helldiver Opens an Arms Shop in Space 归来前潜兵，在太空开个军火铺 [Helldivers] + [No System] + [Arms Dealer] + [Mercenary] On his very first day after waking up, Lin Feng gets captured by an African gang. They take his tactical tablet, the only way he can contact the Super Destroyer above him. The ship is called the Science Titan. It has an orbital cannon capable of leveling a city and a complete arsenal of black-tech weapons. Meanwhile, Lin Feng is trapped in an African slum, hunted by gangs and marked for a bounty by warlords. At first, they think he's just 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 King of Mercenaries: Starting with a Rescue Mission in Northern Myanmar! 雇佣兵之王，从缅北救人开始！ [Tomato’s first authentic mercenary novel + All In + Northern Myanmar + Telecom Fraud] [Tomato’s first authentic mercenary novel + All In + Northern Myanmar + Telecom Fraud] 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 45 Fengxue's First Book 风雪灬的第一本书 Need an internship certificate for your junior year? Become a mercenary instead, and watch the whole school fall silent when they see the Middle Eastern government stamp on your certificate! Ye Rende: Heh heh heh! The new season's started. The second that little ghost country shows its face, take it out! Little Ghost Country: We're scared! We won't show our faces! We won't show our faces! “Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!” Ye Rende curled his lip. “Sorry, I'll take you out even if you don't show your face!” ( 102Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 46 Mercenary: One Song, a Thousand Frontiers, and a Blade by the Kidney! 雇佣兵：一首万疆，刀落在肾旁！ [Mercenary livestreams + telecom scams + one hand pinning down an AK and a Big Pookie + a Gatling gun in each hand] Li Saigao, the Wa State internet celebrity with an honest-looking face, is secretly a kidney harvester? A real-life tale of redemption from kidney harvesting is unfolding, as countless people head for the paradise they dream of in northern Myanmar. They say even Tyson would turn into a tame little poodle if he went there. Lin Hao, a winter-break worker, transmigrates by accident in 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 47 After Failing the College Entrance Exam, I Became the King of Mercenaries 高考失利后，直接成为佣兵之王 After the college entrance exam, Ye Bai, an underachieving student who had transmigrated, found himself in the war-torn Middle East... He became a mercenary. As luck would have it, he awakened his golden finger. “Physique-enhancement potion...” “Master-level marksmanship...” “Master-level battlefield experience...” All kinds of wildly overpowered skills made Ye Bai a force to be reckoned with in the military world! He became the infamous King of Mercenaries! 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 48 Livestreaming as a Mercenary: My KDA Is the Best! 直播雇佣兵，我的KDA最强！ [Live battlefield broadcasts + half-fox + You Saigao + influencer mercenary + wielding a heavy machine gun one-handed + influencer livestream collabs + phone scams + He Chengguang + Leng Feng] You Saigao: “So you’re a mercenary? You’d get taken out just the same if you came to my turf.” Mo Ya transmigrates to a parallel world, gets tricked into becoming a mercenary, and finds himself in the most dangerous region. He happens to acquire a Mercenary System and, by chance, joins a certain platform a 194Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 49 Mercenary: Livestreaming the Real Battlefield with Zhou Jie 雇佣兵：带着周姐直播真实战场 [Livestreaming + Zhou Jie + Dai Xiaomei + Half a Fox + Siberian Wolf.] Lu Xiaoyu activated a Mercenary System. As long as he worked for someone, he would earn rewards. “Ding! Task for Dai Xiaomei completed. Reward: Mastery of All Firearms (Top Tier).” “Ding! Task for Zhou Jie completed. Reward: Tank Driving (Specialist Tier).” “Ding! Task for Zhou Jie completed. Reward: Bomb Disposal (Specialist Tier).” Zhou Jie: Bro, I’m signing up for a whole year. Dai Xiaomei: Xiaoyu, I’ll sign up for ten yea 133Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 50 Livestreaming as a Mercenary, Taking Down the Big Guy One-Handed 直播当雇佣兵，单手压大菠萝 Li Hao transmigrated to a parallel world and became a mercenary. He started livestreaming to make money. “Man, the first time our big brother went live, a lot of people didn't believe him. Then the other side fired an RPG. Big brother had been joking around, but he jumped out of the vehicle right away and fired the big machine gun one-handed. I was completely stunned.” “Big brother's kill-death ratio is through the roof now.” “Obviously. There's no room for even the slightest mistake!” “I don't 3Reads7.1Score—14d adds
