Novels like Disaster Journal
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- 51 Rules of the Apocalypse: Global Evolution 末日法则：全球进化 Humanity spent millions of years gradually gaining the strength to resist nature. Fire drove away wild beasts, dams held back floods, seeds endured the seasons, and cities grew amid storms and ruins. Then disaster struck. The dead rose again, drought swallowed up water sources. Hordes of corpses blocked the streets, swarms of insects destroyed crops, and wild beasts reclaimed their territory. Plants and fungi grew unchecked amid the shattered remains of civilization. Rivers carried pollution 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Apocalypse Overlord Plays by No Rules 末世枭雄不讲道理 "I'll be dead in three months." Xiao Lang was twenty-six. Before the apocalypse, his girlfriend had dumped him, and both his parents were dead. After it began, he scraped by for two months, wanting nothing but to wait for death. Then a group of cripples attacked him, leaving him on the brink of death. When he woke up, there was a new voice in his head: "I am Cao Mengde. Today, I have come back to life." From that moment on, the cowardly Xiao Lang was dead. Someone else was alive in his place —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Surviving the Apocalypse: It All Began with a Trip to the Arctic 末世求生：一切从去了趟北极开始 [Apocalyptic Survival + Infinite-Flow Science Fiction + Not a Power Fantasy + No System + No Golden Finger] !!! No stockpiling supplies, and no storage space!!! The global balance of power is shifting eastward, and the United States is tightening its grip on the Blue Star’s major trade routes. As the planet warms, the Arctic is melting. Chinese shipping companies turn their attention to the Arctic, planning to open a new route through its waters. Among the second group of expedition members head —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Awakening the Glutton in the Apocalypse: Devour Corpses to Grow Without Limits 末世觉醒饕餮，吞尸就能无限变强 [Apocalypse, Zombies, No System, Humans Awaken Superpowers, A Unique Path for the Protagonist, No Female Lead, Ensemble Cast, Original Story] The apocalypse descended, and my teammates betrayed me. My companions and I died horribly in a tide of zombies! At the brink of death, I heard an ancient call of hunger... Reborn, I was no longer human, but a devouring monster named after the mythical beast Taotie! My ghostly hands tear through flesh, and my bone armor is impenetrable! Zombies are my ratio —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Chronicles of the Tenfold Firmament 十世苍穹录 [Sci-fi] + [Apocalypse] + [Zombies] + [Interstellar War] + Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters + Humor and Comedy + Exploring the Meaning of Life. The true apocalypse is not the collapse of the sky, but humanity giving up on asking, “Why keep living?” Humanity launched consciousness energy forms into space through the “Firmament Project,” accidentally triggering the defense mechanisms of a higher-dimensional civilization and causing the “Fall of the Firmament.” Earth was trapped by a “dimensional —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Fleeing for My Life at the End of the World: Two Parasites Entered My Body, and I Evolved Into a King 末日逃命开局，双虫入体进化成王 [Apocalyptic zombies, no System, enemies and allies share the same origin] My name is Qi Yi. I’d just made a little money reselling knife skins. Before I even had a chance to enjoy it, the apocalypse arrived. Blood locusts infected human bodies, and zombies were everywhere. Even worse, these insects could evolve. Common insects, King Insects, and General Insects all competed to evolve, tearing each other apart in the process. To survive, I schemed against my classmates and even bet my life on a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 All I Want in the Apocalypse Is to Stay Home 末世只想宅家 No one knows whether the apocalypse will really come! In these circumstances, Shen Xiaoye obtained the White Room. As disaster crept in bit by bit, the whole family used what little savings they had to secure a chance at survival. Facing disaster, the family struggled desperately. How were ordinary people at the bottom of society supposed to move forward? 124Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 58 2350: The Labyrinth of Intelligent Order 2350：智序迷境 [Over 10,000-Word Outline] [Distinctive] [Technology] [Post-Disaster Reconstruction] [Transmigrate to the Future] [Read the Synopsis Before the Story] [Weak Golden Finger] [Smart Characters] [Not a Fast-Paced Power Fantasy] This is not a conventional stockpiling story, a typical harem power fantasy, or a disaster-era underground-city story. It’s about a future world thrown into technological chaos by a catastrophe, and the struggle to rebuild order. The protagonist relies mainly on his wits t 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Living Corpse Research Manual 活尸研究手册 The only thing humanity has done in this world without reversing the course of history is establish the Joint Arbitration Council (CA). In its ten years of existence, the CA has launched numerous initiatives, such as closing off energy sources to encourage humanity to pool its resources and explore the unknown. Extremely high productivity has brought tremendous progress. This era can be called a time when humanity's greatest stars shine. Some cancers have been conquered and are now curable, peop 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Frozen Apocalypse: Building a Doomsday Fortress in the Mountains 冰封末世：打造山中末日堡垒 Lu Ying was reborn, returning to three months before the apocalypse. In his previous life, the woman beside him had killed him. What he never expected was that Meng Nanxing had also been reborn. But Lu Ying remembered his previous life first, and took her pocket-dimension ring before she could act. The apocalypse was near. Zombies, mutated creatures, human greed, and betrayal intertwined to form a vast web. He prepared a warm, comfortable, and sturdy apocalypse fortress in a mountain bunker. Sup 599Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 61 The Camp Is Surrounded by Zombies: This Reporter Is a Force to Be Reckoned With! 丧尸围营：这个报道员有点猛！ [Apocalypse, soldiers, no System, ultra-realistic, slow-paced, road story, faux documentary style, light comedy] [This book is fictionalized from my own real military career. It isn't a power fantasy, and the pace will be slow. I'll do my best to keep the details realistic.] On New Year's Eve, an entire military unit turns into zombies! The three survivors are a political office correspondent, a military police officer, and a bugler in the military band. They have no idea how to use the tanks, i 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Activate a Simulator 末世降临，我开启模拟器 The world-ending calamity has begun, with natural disasters striking one after another. Mutant beasts, spirit beasts, a world of ice and snow, scorching sun, insect swarms... The old age has passed, and a new age has arrived. Su Bai gained storage space and possesses supplies by the billions. His Void-Breaking Eye sees through everything, while his prophecy art lets him glimpse the future. When he encountered three arrogant, domineering women with power and influence to spare, Su Bai devised a p 1.1kReads5.7Score15314d adds
- 63 Ice Age: I Don't Take in Useless Women 冰河世纪，没用的女人我不收 This is an apocalypse story told entirely from an ordinary person's perspective. There is no excessive protection from a protagonist's halo, only the harsh reality of fighting for a sliver of hope in desperate circumstances with reason and grit. This book has no aliens, no supernatural abilities, no rebirth, no revenge from the start, and no System inventory. To survive the apocalypse, Luo Ming puts aside his former gentleness and gradually reveals a cold, ruthless side. He shows no mercy to thr 11.2kReads8.5Score89214d adds
- 64 Zombies 丧尸 The apocalypse has arrived, and zombies are everywhere! This apocalyptic disaster will reveal another side of human nature: redemption, justice, and struggle! The most terrifying thing isn't the zombies, but the human heart. Humanity is confined within shelter bases, and a new order is about to be established! This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Will you settle for a quiet, safe life, or risk everything to fight for what you want? … When you gaze into the depths of space, every u 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Apocalypse: Building a Big Family, Starting with Living with the Campus Beauty 末世：开枝散叶，从校花同居开始 [Apocalyptic Zombies + Building a Family + Multiple Heroines + System + Superpowers + Plenty of Beautiful Illustrations + Slow Pace, Not for Everyone] Disaster strikes, and zombies run rampant! Ye Yilin is an ordinary college student. While doing a weekend shift delivering food, he ends up trapped in the same villa as the gorgeous campus beauty from his university. A man and a woman alone in one house, but the apocalypse has already begun outside! Just when he’s at a loss, the System arrives 75Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 66 Earth Explodes: Whatever, I'll Handle It 地球爆炸：无所谓，我会出手 Zhao Ritian is an ambitious young excavator operator. By accident, he finds out he has a terminal illness. Then, by accident, he sells himself to become a test subject in a cryogenic chamber. Later, by accident, he wakes up in the year 2599. Next, by accident, he becomes a homeless drifter. Then, by accident, he gets conned into pioneering a barbarian planet. As things develop rapidly, he accidentally comes to rule the entire planet. With a war between star systems on the verge of breaking out, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Apocalypse Reflections: Lin Yao’s Survival Game 末世倒影：林瑶的生存游戏 [Doomsday] [Natural disasters] [Quick Transmigration] [No romance] [System] [Slow-burn growth] In 20xx, a girl named Lin Yao is unexpectedly swept up in a doomsday game called Infinite Survival, along with its companion Doomsday Survival System. The System gives her a terrifying prophecy: a year from now, everything in the game will become reality, and Doomsday will descend. Lin Yao’s life changes from that moment on. By day, she becomes a crazed hoarder of survival supplies, always scanning he 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Before the Bones Grow Cold 尸骨未寒 [Pure apocalypse + no special abilities + zombies + smart characters + no saintly protagonist] When the whole world is shrouded in blood-red light, the complete destruction of modern civilization isn’t the most terrifying thing. For an ordinary survivor, true terror comes from the loss of humanity... My name is Li Kai. I’m a combat instructor... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Crimson Mist, Ashen Earth 红雾烬土 At dusk, with a red fog sealing off the city, Lin Mo, owner of a convenience store in Jiangcheng, witnessed the arrival of a bizarre cataclysm. The once-bustling city became a living hell in the scarlet mist, as humans mutated, savage beasts ran rampant, and order collapsed completely. He unexpectedly crossed paths with Su Qing, an office worker he had never met, and the family of Zhao Lei, a laborer. They formed a team in the depths of despair, struggling to survive each step of the way, from a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Apocalypse Notes 2027 末世笔记2027 A zombie novel set in the Apocalypse! No one is reborn, no bleeding hearts, no System, and no Superpowers. Told from the perspective of ordinary, everyday people, it shows how humanity struggles against zombies in the Apocalypse. 7.7kReads—Score22414d adds
- 71 Apocalypse: My Smelting and Enchanting Are a Little Unorthodox 末世：我的熔炼附魔有点不正经 [Apocalypse] [Decisive and Ruthless] An ever-spreading Black Tide. A constant stream of supernatural, eerie shadows. Qin Yang has arrived in this world with the [Myriad Things Furnace]. Using his golden finger, which can devour and fuse anything, he rises from a good-for-nothing hunted by the eerie creatures to the King of Smelting who rules the apocalypse, building the strongest shelter in the wasteland! 1. Rusty dagger → ... → smelted into the "Crimson Blade," cleaving through the eerie shado 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Rise of the Peerless Martial God 崛起之绝世武神 Humanity had imagined the possibility of encountering life from other universes and lived through predictions of the apocalypse. But no one ever imagined... that the true disaster would be humanity itself! The Wasteland Era began one day... because it was the darkest day in human history! After a hundred years in the wasteland, human civilization is already on the verge of collapse... There is no legendary cosmic ark, nor any so-called Seed Project. It was all a hoax! Everyone is strugglin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Shen Luoluo & Lu Yannan 沈珞珞&陆砚南 Shen Luoluo & Lu Yannan 759Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 An Office Worker's Doomsday Survival Log 打工人末日求生日志 [Strong Female Lead + Zombies + Apocalypse Survival + No Superpowers + Not a Power Fantasy + Survival Against the Odds] When zombies break out and the apocalypse descends, how long does it take to go from struggling to survive to holding up the sky? Yun Wei was just an ordinary office worker, until one day, zombies appeared in the office building where she worked... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Eternal Peace in the Apocalypse 末日永宁 Zhang Yongning is a top-notch auto mechanic. A miserable wage earner, he gets sent on a business trip to a franchise store even over the New Year holiday… only for the franchisee to stand him up. Zhang Yongning takes a break and gives himself a holiday, signing up for a cruise around the South China Sea. Then a “spore virus” breaks out worldwide… Well, there goes his way home. The virus infects almost every land-dwelling mammal… Faced with an overwhelming catastrophe, how will the survivors man 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 76 Apocalypse: Patient Zero 末世：零号感染者 To investigate a genetic engineering project, he infiltrated a research institute as an “experimental subject.” But that made him the first successful case in a virus experiment. An uprising instigated by enemy spies led to a virus outbreak. The world plunged into a bioweapon crisis. To reclaim the world from the clutches of mutated monsters, more and more deranged scientists threw themselves into genetic engineering research. But this field has never belonged to humanity... PS: A straightforwar 325Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 77 Surviving Alone on an Island in the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末世孤岛求生 (Zombie apocalypse + shelter + hardcore survival + solo protagonist + no special abilities + no golden finger + no female lead + slow-to-fast pacing) The zombie apocalypse begins. The civilization humanity built over thousands of years is wiped out in an instant. But what does any of that have to do with one island keeper? There are no heroic legends here, only the small, genuine struggles of everyday life. 3.1kReads8.0Score33814d adds
- 78 I Turned the Apocalypse into a Legendary Private Server 我把末世砍成传奇私服 [Apocalypse + Decisive Killing + Building a Faction + Multiple Distinctive Female Characters, Not Decorative + Muscular Straight Male Protagonist] [Steady growth, increasingly outrageous, a little slow to heat up, but worth a read.] An unknown being from a higher dimension instantly turns this planet into a deadly amusement park. Zombies, mutations, and era challenges with constantly changing themes. How can humanity escape the fate of being mere ants trapped in a miniature garden? [In 24 hours, 303Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 79 Apocalypse: After the Zombie Outbreak 末世：丧尸爆发之后 [Post-apocalyptic + zombies + survival + no hiding or playing dirty + modern/near future] Chen Sheng works as a programmer at a small-to-medium-sized company. He’s good at his job, but has a short temper and often snaps back at his boss. As the May Day holiday approaches, he stands up for a coworker and gives his boss another piece of his mind. But this time, in addition to confronting his boss, he witnesses something horrifying… After a massive zombie outbreak, Chen Sheng and his coworkers are 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Apocalypse Survival: Bound to a School Beauty and Her Lolita from the Start 末世求生局：开局绑定校花萝莉 [Lighthearted, Imaginative Apocalypse Dungeons + Smart Characters + No System + With a Girl] Chen Ling spent eight years in prison for protecting his girlfriend. He thought his life was over, but after his release, the Apocalypse Relief Bureau hired him with a generous salary and no strings attached. Relief Bureau: “We don't ask much of our employees. You just have to be tough enough to survive.” Chen Ling: “Application submitted!” The next second: “Congratulations, you've been hired! In one 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Zombie School 2 僵尸校园2 Schoolyard Zombies 2 is a thrilling and moving novel that explores the importance of humanity and friendship through students' struggle against zombies. A spin-off of the TV series Schoolyard Zombies, it depicts an apocalyptic crisis and asks: What will these students do...? 726Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Heatwave Era 热浪纪元 The world is burning, but the human heart burns hotter than any furnace. The last time Zhao Linshan tried to steal medicine for her daughter, the black-market broker jabbed at the price list with greasy fingers. “Fifty thousand heat credits for three more years of her life. Can you pay?” She couldn’t. All she had was her feverish daughter, Xiaoyu, in her arms, and the glowing blue lines on her left arm, each one a death sentence. They were the mark of “Frostmark Syndrome,” the brand on a wante 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Core Devouring: I Want Both Lightning and Spatial Powers 晶核吞噬：从雷电和空间全都要 [Apocalypse + Superpowers + No System + Classic Zombie School Setting + Slow Pace] Fragments fall from the sky, and bamboo groves grow wildly beneath the earth. The Heavenly Network grants you powers, then takes them back. Mother, you are her child, and also her patient. Qin Feng stands right between the two. Two marks are branded onto him at once. He is the only person in all of humanity chosen by both sides. Everything about him is a mystery. What, exactly, is the answer? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Doomsday: The Final Battle Before Dawn 末日：黎明前的最后一战 Here are a few reasons you should recommend this book: 1. This loser likes reading it. 2. The plot develops normally, with no outrageous settings. 3. My writing is pretty good. 4. I'm a student. 5. Please, please read it qwq 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Reborn in the Apocalypse: I’m Invincible, So There’s No Way I’d Fall in Love 重生末世，无敌的我绝不可能恋爱 #Fake Apocalypse, Real Romance. #Multiple Storylines #Apocalyptic Youthful Heartbreak I became the strongest, but lost everything. Bearing the weight of my past, I slaughtered seven Corpse Kings all alone. In my final battle against the strongest Corpse King, the White Corpse, the fight had a victor, but I didn't live to see the outcome. Deep down, I knew why: the dead never get tired, but I do. Endless battles, endless losses. I remembered you slowly turning into someone I no longer recognized —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Scarlet Leather Shoes 猩红皮鞋 Crimson Shoes 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Doomsday Zombie Tide: I Use a Thieving System to Show Off 末日丧尸潮：我靠偷窃系统装大逼 [System + zombies + no saintly do-gooder + superpowers] (The events in this synopsis happen later in the story. At first, the System only provides support.) In 2025, the zombie virus completely overruns Planet Earth. Years later. “Lin Deng, you vile scoundrel! Today is the day you die! I’m an SSS-rank Crimson Flame Lord...” [Beep, beep-beep. Congratulations, Host. Successful theft! Obtained the SSS-rank superpower, Crimson Flame.] “Next!” “I have powers beyond your imagination! Lin Deng, you’re 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Apocalypse: Taking Down an Entire Building from the Start 末世：开局杀穿一栋楼 Apocalypse, survival, passion, development, horror, no System, no supernatural powers An extremely dark thunderstorm descends, causing drastic changes to Earth’s magnetic field. In an instant, the civilization humanity was once so proud of is brought to the brink of total collapse. With zombies swarming everywhere and a mysterious virus that can get in anywhere, how are people supposed to survive?! … A post-apocalyptic survival story about nothing more than an ordinary person, with no System an 25Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 89 Are You Kidding Me? These Zombies All Over the Ground Are Cultivation Resources 疯了吧，这满地丧尸竟是修仙资源 Five hundred years ago, Blue Star entered an age of spiritual decline. With spiritual energy exhausted, the head of the Azure Dragon Sect had no choice but to seal the mountain and withdraw from the world to preserve the sect. But when they opened their eyes again, a purple moon hung in the sky, and violent spiritual energy from another world poured in. Half the sect had gone mad during cultivation and become monsters! To find a cure, the sect sent its most gifted prodigy, Xiao Bufan, out into t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Doomsday Directive: Destruction and Salvation 末日指令：毁灭与救赎 The apocalypse arrives, and civilization collapses. Lin Mo and Su Lin, two "agents" chosen by the System, are each burdened with orders to pass judgment and offer salvation. He wields destruction, carrying out missions through natural disasters; she protects civilization, trading her life for a glimmer of hope. They are fated enemies, yet as they fight, they discover that behind every mission lies a shocking conspiracy that treats humanity as a collection of test subjects. The System is no guide —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Apocalypse Zombies 末世丧尸 No superpowers, no System, no pocket dimension. A realistic zombie apocalypse story. In an apocalypse crawling with zombies, most survivors stockpile food and hide, or gather a few strong teammates to huddle together for warmth. I'm different: I go around collecting beautiful women! 579Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Earth Reset: Surviving Disasters with My Whole Family 地球重置：带着全家在天灾求生 [Natural disasters + no romance + the tiniest hint of horror + exploration + short story] Natural disasters and human calamities piled up, and after years of unrelenting strain, Earth finally reached its breaking point. It began to strike back at humanity, which had taken so much and cherished so little. Earthquakes, droughts, volcanic eruptions, rising global temperatures, melting polar ice caps, and viruses ravaging humanity. Earth began to fight back. At first, no one cared as long as the dis 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Wandering Among the Dead 散丧而行 [Apocalypse + escape + zombies + suspense + strong male and female leads] Terrifying news stories about people biting one another kept appearing one after another. I escaped disaster because I overheard some gossip. When the zombie horde erupted, I accidentally got caught up in a conspiracy. Luckily, I met a group of friends, and together we began stockpiling supplies and fleeing for our lives... (No System + no cultivation + character growth; a great escape entangled in a conspiracy) 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 I Have My Own Rules for the Apocalypse 我有我自己的末日规则 In Doomsday, I have my own code of conduct. That means always sticking to my principles, but having no principles when it comes to my enemies! Even in Doomsday, I have to live like a human being!! 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Reborn at the End of the World, and I Still Have to Go to Work? 末日重生了还得上班？ In his previous life, Ling Fan was mocked as “Useless Ling” because of his practically useless spatial ability. As he lay trapped with death approaching, he was suddenly jolted awake by his Tuguo-brand 18 Pro Max 10TB phone in Far Peak Blue... In this life, will he keep going to work, or embark on a completely different path? Apocalypse + space + rebirth + zombies + small team + stockpiling massive supplies 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 A Changed Face 靣目全非 (Not a power fantasy) A rare meteor storm appears over Longteng City. People look up in wonder, unaware that the Grim Reaper is quietly drawing near. An infection breaks out, leaving the infected with nothing but a primal craving for flesh and blood. Survivors flee the city and make their way through the mountains, where they establish their last refuge. To keep the companions behind them from being swallowed by the darkness, they do everything they can to develop a vaccine. They struggle to sur 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Prison of Gray Walls 灰墙之狱 (No System + No Transmigration + No Power Fantasy + Realistic Style + Hardcore) Surviving the Apocalypse: From Zombie Fan to Safe Zone Leader Zombies overrun the world, resources run dry, and the living are more terrifying than the dead. Qin Mo is no hero. He’s just an ordinary guy who likes “zombie culture,” and he claws his way out of a pile of corpses with the help of that supposedly “useless” knowledge. This isn’t a story about a hero saving the world. It’s about a group of ordinary people g 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Apocalypse: My Team Is Made Up Entirely of Beautiful Women 末世：我的团队全是美女 [Apocalypse, Superpowers, Reborn, No System, Stockpiling Supplies, Multiple Heroines (If That Bothers You, Don’t Read)] The apocalypse erupts, and the food chain changes drastically. Humans are no longer at the top. Animals and plants that were once weak become threats to human survival. Zombies, mutations, crystal cores, superpowers: everything is in flux. Ye Xuan is surrounded and killed, then reborn before the apocalypse. What’s the first thing to do after being reborn? Obviously, kill his en 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Global Cataclysm: I Can Upgrade Anything 全球灾变：我能升级万物 The novel is complete at one million characters, and its rating is gradually climbing. [Zombie apocalypse, no System, not reborn, ruthless, superpowers, base-building, later builds an air-and-space base, develops early and crushes enemies later, not a neighborhood tough guy, no nuclear weapons] A meteorite fell, the world collapsed, and plants and animals mutated into zombies. After being infected by a female zombie, Fang Dong awakened the power to upgrade anything. He upgraded a rusty fire axe 978Reads5.6Score12514d adds
- 100 An Ordinary Person's Survival in the Zombie Apocalypse 平民末日丧尸求生 The apocalypse arrives without warning. Protagonist Chen Liang and his best friend happen to have stocked up on supplies. With such an incredible start, how will things turn out? No special abilities, no golden finger, and a slight focus on farming. Please check out this new book! 549Reads—Score10014d adds
