Novels like The Guard Corps: The Zombie Era
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- 1 The Final Survivor: Zero 最终幸存者【零】 [Zombies + Disasters + Apocalypse + Survival + Survivors + Base + A Beacon of Righteousness] No System or pocket dimension, no formulaic face-slapping, and no wish-fulfillment. If that bothers you, read something else. “Have you ever wondered if, one day in the future, the world we live in might become completely unrecognizable?” “You mean...?” “A zombie virus, a massive volcanic eruption, a new ice age...” “What should we do?” “Fight to survive and become the last survivors!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Struggled Through the Apocalypse Only to Become a Pawn 末世努力终成棋子 A retired soldier in the apocalypse. A former soldier turned PE teacher fights to survive the end of the world. A glimmer of hope in the apocalypse. Unlocking potential + genetic evolution + crystal cores. Born human, yet our fate is not our own. Humanity’s infighting has severely damaged the planet’s environment. Dwindling forests, nuclear pollution, radiation, and increasingly harsh living conditions have all sown the seeds of the apocalypse. Then, one day, a sample that rapidly accelerates th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 An Incomplete Apocalypse 不完整末日 The virus has been spreading for two years. Maybe there isn't any time left to wait... I'm Wang Yu. Where should I go? How can I survive? Someone, please save me. And who can I save? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Apocalypse: I Play the Villain 末世：我在末世当反派 [System] [Survival] [No Superpowers] [Awaken the Villain System in the Apocalypse!] I have to follow the script: reject people begging for help in front of everyone, forcibly “recruit” survivors, monopolize every resource, and establish absolute rule. Everyone thinks I’m a demon who would eat them alive. But they don’t know the truth. I want to be a good person, but the System won’t let me. So I’ll play the villain: I’ll keep acting until everyone thinks I’m the bad guy, and until even the Syste 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Pearl Returns on New Year's Day 元日珠还 (No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, no brainless plot, one female lead. Read at your own discretion.) One day, most of humanity suddenly turned into mindless zombies, left with nothing but bloodthirsty instincts and a desire to kill. A small number of survivors born with antibodies escaped infection in the early days of the outbreak. As time passed, the survivors joined forces, gradually wiping out the zombies and restoring some order to the cities. But then the survivors discovered that —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Doomsday Zombies 末日丧尸 Beautiful women + zombie heroine + no toxins, no doormat protagonist + funny and realistic! A legendary journey of survival at the end of the world… Li Shaoyang listened to the ten thousand people shouting below the stage, cleared his throat, and was just about to speak into the microphone when a long, pale, shapely leg suddenly kicked him onto the stage… “Li Ergou, you made me suffer so much...” The crowd stared in terror at the stunning zombie onstage… “Run!” “The Zombie Queen i 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Apocalypse's Keeper of Books: The Last Great Encyclopedia 末世守书人：最后的大百科 [Apocalypse + survival + saving civilization + zombie mutations + solo protagonist + map-based adventure] A gritty, realistic wasteland survival story. Confronting human weaknesses and battling the environment will be the hope of redeeming ourselves and our species! In a wasteland ravaged by apocalyptic mutations, a spreading virus caused genetic mutations in humanity. Most people became mindless, bloodthirsty de-evolved savages who roamed about slaughtering others. Civilization had crumbled, or 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Walking Dead: Survival 行尸走肉之生存 No special abilities, no System. The protagonist leads a mighty army, exterminates every zombie, rules the Asian continent, and vies for world domination. The apocalypse arrives, and darkness engulfs the world. In this perilous world, Li Mu initially wants only to survive and find a happy home. Also known as I’m Better Than Qin Shi Huang: Ruling the World in the Apocalypse 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Apocalypse’s Enigma 末世迷焉 Zombies, radioactive rain, dense fog, blizzards, mutated creatures. A string of disasters has descended upon Earth. Where can humanity find a way out? What secrets is the military hiding? What's beyond the ice wall? Are there worlds beyond our own?! Do strange and legendary creatures walk side by side?! Join the protagonist in uncovering the truth beneath this rotting world. Can they find a path to salvation through the layers of fog? Is there no way back, or are we trapped here by our own doing 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Just Woke Up, and There Are Zombies at My Door 刚睡醒，丧尸就在我家门口 [Zombies + No System + Superpowers + No Harem + Apocalypse] He woke up to find a biological disaster breaking out and the apocalypse descending. More than ninety percent of humanity on Blue Star died from the zombie virus. Zombies rampaged through city after city like a raging tide. Supplies were scarce! Food was running out! Zombies were everywhere! Under the influence of the zombie virus, all kinds of organisms began to evolve. Humanity relied on zombie soft tissue to begin a new path of evolu 250Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 11 Apocalypse: I Kill Zombies and Get Loot 末世：我杀丧尸爆装备 [A must-read apocalypse novel with a dark tone. No holier-than-thou types.] In a world at the end of days, violence spreads and human society collapses completely. Survival of the fittest becomes the first rule. A single steamed bun might buy you a once-unattainable celebrity, while one bottle of water could make family members betray one another and drive people to fight to the death. This is the apocalypse: the world Chen Nan wakes up to, overrun with zombies, where might makes right. 176Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 12 Wildflowers Bloom Anew in Spring 野草闲花逢春生 This is a zombie-apocalypse novel I wrote on a whim, using what I think is a down-to-earth style. The story centers on the successive appearance of zombies, spirits, demons, and fox spirits, alongside the protagonists' comedic everyday lives. The protagonist is named after a gangster I used to really like, so I borrowed his name. However, the protagonist won't appear until somewhat later. This is my first time writing, and I hope you enjoy it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Doomsday Journey, Starting on Qingming Festival 末日征途，从清明节开始 [Zombies] [Mutant beasts] [No System] [No spatial storage] [No supernatural abilities] [Mild physical enhancement] [Realistic] Nuclear pollution? A virus? Global cataclysm! Mutated creatures sweep across Blue Star: terrifying zombies, zombified animals, bizarre sea beasts... The apocalypse bares its sharp fangs. The world lies in ruins, and human hearts are as cold as ice. Can Blue Star successfully reboot... 476Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 14 The Third-Person Perspective 第三者视觉 I leap through time and space to experience life and death, and I'd rather do it with you. First-person perspective [Zombies + Survival + Sci-Fi + Mutation + Competitive Gaming + Romance]. I arrived in the age of the Infected and happened to meet you. My memories of the past were gone, so we journeyed together through the world of the Infected! It was as if fate had destined it: the two of us understood each other perfectly. We helped one another and fought our way through every crisis... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The End: A Journey with Nowhere to Go 末路：道尽途穷 [No supernatural powers, no stockpiling, not a wish-fulfillment story. Don't read if that's not your thing.] Qingzhou and Jiujin meet half a month before the apocalypse breaks out. Half a month later, they set off on a desperate escape. Along the way, they encounter all kinds of stories, and gradually uncover the cause of the apocalypse... When faced with the world's final doomsday, what will they do... Will Earth be destroyed once and for all? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Doomsday Zombies: Building a Home Defense Line from Scratch 末日丧尸：从零开始打造家园防线 [Realistic] [Survival skills] No superpowers, no System, just ordinary people facing an apocalyptic crisis. Setting: An airborne influenza zombie virus emerges in Country A and breaks out in its impoverished communities, where drug use is rampant. It quickly spreads around the globe through the country's busy airports, overseas trade, and other channels. In just two weeks, about 72% of the world's population turns into zombies. The remaining survivors, those with antibodies, struggle desperately 174Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 17 Earth Has Not Been Fully Occupied 地球未被完全占领 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 43Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 18 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Declared War on the Whole World 末世：开局向全世界宣战 (Not a rebirth story) (The antagonist has a System) (The protagonist has no System) (No heroine planned for now) (Supernatural abilities) Antagonist protagonist: Lin Wanyang I love this world with all my heart. It is precisely because I care for it so deeply that I cannot abide even the slightest darkness. Protagonist: Huang Zhongming I don't know why the world had ended by the time I woke up, but when I saw one fellow human after another, nothing but flesh and blood, being treated as food, I ha 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Apocalypse Escape Log: I Went on a Killing Spree in the End Times 末日逃亡录：我在末世杀疯了 Synopsis: [No special powers, no System, no romance, mutants, evolved beings, ordinary people surviving the apocalypse] Lin Wen was playing video games just before graduating from college when a terrifying infectious virus suddenly swept across the world. Suspicion among survivors, raids by looters, and the fall of safe zones. The collapse of order, the darkness of human nature... As one companion after another dies, how can he survive in this post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been lost? 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Modern Superpower in the Apocalypse 末日中的现代化强国 [Apocalyptic survival + Hardcore military action + Building a home] A biohazard crisis sweeps across the globe. With no superpowers and no System, Hao Hao discovers the law of survival in the apocalypse: all fear comes from a lack of firepower and production capacity. What do you do when facing heavy zombies? Fire a 12.7 mm large-caliber armor-piercing incendiary round. If that doesn’t work, fire a 125 mm armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot round. What about agile zombies? Switch on t 302Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 21 The Mysterious Countdown 诡秘倒计时 The Greenest Uncle on Earth After the Apocalypse is a gritty, dark novel set in a post-apocalyptic world. It realistically portrays how human nature becomes twisted and reveals its darkest side under extreme conditions. The male lead endures hardship after hardship, rising from the very bottom of society. His story is passionate, ruthless, and bloody. At the beginning of the novel, before disaster strikes, the male lead is already at the very bottom of society. He embodies poverty and pathetic h 82Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Surviving the Cataclysm 惊变生存 After five years of service, I, Liu Mingkai, had finally reached the day of my discharge, only for disaster to erupt uncontrollably on the very last day. When my former comrade contacted me, he gave me the wrong address, leading him into the worst-hit area! Unable to reach him, should I go stop him from entering the disaster zone, or put my own safety ahead of our friendship? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Wandering Zombie 流浪的丧尸 [No being reborn + no superpowers + no resurrection + no hoarding supplies + no pocket dimension + no collecting crystal cores + no mutated beasts + no leveling up + no womanizing] Note: This isn't a power fantasy. It's a zombie apocalypse story about wandering and struggling to survive. Survival is hard, and danger lurks at every turn. He Yajun is a wanted murderer on the run, scraping by at the very bottom of society. He ekes out a living and hides wherever he can, until one day a zombie disas 6Reads—Score214d adds
- 24 Crossing the Apocalypse: Zombies Besiege the City 穿行末世之丧尸临城 [Zombie apocalypse + chance encounters + adventure + military + superpowers + defending the nation + sweet romance] A biological attack by an enemy nation triggers a zombie outbreak. The heroine and her friend enter the space where the outbreak began, instantly transforming from children into adults, and embark on a story of extraordinary encounters and adventure. Along the way, the heroine picks up a lovesick, obsessive stalker. (What kind of prize is that? Don’t worry, the hero’s no slouch: h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Apocalypse: Breaking Through the Dawn 末世，冲出破晓 [Zombie apocalypse + disastrous start + no golden finger + road escape + limited enhancements] You wake up in a rented apartment, and the zombie apocalypse begins! Watch as I lead a team across China, make it through the darkness, and welcome the dawn! 1.6kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 26 The Last Fortress 末世孤堡 Chosen by a mysterious power, a group of ordinary people with families survive a worldwide catastrophe that turns people into beasts and zombies. They begin their struggle for survival in a strange shelter. From then on, supernatural events occur one after another. These ordinary people, who went straight from their nine-to-five lives into the apocalypse, must face chaotic rules of survival and undergo a complete shift in ideology. More than that, they must explore the secret blood curse buried 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Gene Wars: An Ordinary Person's Survival in the Apocalypse! 基因战，普通人末世求生！ One female lead, no romance, no golden finger, and no forced stupidity. Terrorists use genetic weapons, altering human genes and bringing the nation to a standstill. With no laws to hold them in check, humanity’s morals begin to crumble. Ye Lingdai, an ordinary woman, struggles to survive in the apocalypse. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Endless Road of Corpses 无尽尸路 (Published title: Return to Dawn) The Ebola virus continues to rage, three Malaysia Airlines passenger planes crash one after another, and oil prices suddenly plummet... After a series of bizarre upheavals, the zombie crisis erupts without warning. The protagonist and his companions must not only evade the immediate threat of zombies and struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where modern civilization has collapsed, but also keep searching for the source of the undead. Is it the greates 59Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 29 Blood Calamity: The Dead Rise on Campus 血灾：尸起校园 [Zombies]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Team]+ [Survival]+ [BL]+ [School]+ [Military]+ [Hardcore (the war follows the worldbuilding of Arena Breakout)]+ [Guangdong]+ [Hong Kong Island]. An ordinary student from the start, with no System, special abilities, or rebirth. A realistic Apocalypse seen through an ordinary student's eyes. Starting in Volume Two, the story follows survival in the military. The Bible once said: "One day, the waters of the Nile will turn to blood, and God will punish the world." The Eb 3Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 30 Frozen Apocalypse: My Eagleland Neighbor Stockpiles Food, I Stockpile Guns 冰封末世：在鹰酱邻居囤粮我囤枪 [Apocalypse Abroad + Reborn + Revenge from the Start + Zero-Cost Looting for Supplies + Steady but Daring + Infinite Space + Interdimensional Trading + Ruthless + No Saintly Protagonist + No Female Lead, but a Maid + Building a Faction + No Superpowers Except the Protagonist + Modified Humans + Bioweapons] Blue Star is battered by extreme weather, plunging the world into an age of ice. Order collapses across most of the planet. In his previous life, Xu Xiao was betrayed by the person he trusted 708Reads7.8Score10614d adds
- 31 After a Zombie Bites Me, I Become a Scumbag 被丧尸咬后，我做起了渣男 (A very important note: this book has no supernatural powers, no System, no ridiculous comedy, and no goody-two-shoes.) The apocalypse arrives and society collapses. An ordinary young man is bitten by a zombie, but turns misfortune into fortune. Watch him grow step by step, using his lock-picking skills to make a way through mountains and build bridges over rivers, roaming the wasteland as if no one else were there. (The novel incorporates real-world details, place names, and terminology, but it 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Bones Still Remain 尸骨犹存 [This story has no System or golden finger. It follows realistic logic and focuses on growth and survival. No mindless wish fulfillment. Enjoy!] When the zombie virus shatters everything good, law, morality, and hope all disappear. All that remains is endless darkness, the howls of the walking dead, and the despair that has sunk deep into the survivors’ bones. Li Musen, a migrant worker far from home, is one of the lucky few to escape infection in this catastrophe. But he finds himself trapped i 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Apocalypse Asylum: I Can't Believe I Ran Into Jinx 末世疯人院：我竟然遇到了金克丝 [Black Comedy + Multiple Personalities + Zombie Frenzy + Ruthless Protagonist + Unhinged Beauty] When a mysterious virus breaks out in an underground laboratory, I wake up on an operating table to find the world has become a living hell! I'm Wang Qin, an ordinary truck driver who was kidnapped and taken to an underground biological research facility. But after I was injected with a green serum, four completely different personalities split off inside me! Each personality has a unique ability: N 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Commoner's Life in the Biochemical Apocalypse 生化末世下的升斗小民 If you were an ordinary commoner and a zombie outbreak suddenly hit, what would you do? This book has no mindless plot, no System, rebirth, or transmigration, and no cultivation techniques or high technology... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Apocalypse: Population Revival System 末世：获得人口复兴系统 Zombies + Invincible + Ruthless and Decisive + No Dumbing Down + Multiple Female Leads + Female Legion + More Children, More Blessings, and a Thriving Family Although there’s a System, the story is grounded in realism, with plenty of human nature, power struggles, and schemes. The protagonist won’t be outrageously powerful in the early and middle stages. Some of the setting differs from the usual conventions. For example, the government and military don’t simply vanish right at the start. Forces 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Apocalypse Fortress: Stay Alive 末世堡垒，活下去 Synopsis: An ordinary person + reborn without overlapping timelines + survival + the apocalypse + zombies + mutations + sci-fi. No System, no golden finger. Mutated creatures never seen before. All sorts of unexpected coincidences. Experiences that were impossible to understand or see through at first gradually unfold over time. Layer by layer, the clues are unraveled. Everything slowly becomes clear. Is this a shocking conspiracy, or a journey toward the very source of the world? This is a slow 173Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 37 Tales of the Zombie Doomsday 丧尸末日那些事 This is a collection of stories that will shake you to the core, each set in an apocalypse overrun by zombies. Every story runs hundreds of thousands of words, and together these independent tales weave a portrait of the end times, revealing both its cruelty and its hope. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Apocalyptic Calamity 末日灾劫 Apocalypse + Zombies + Mutant Beasts + Low-Profile Growth. Li Shaoqing returns from reincarnation and uses his memories of his previous life to build a safe shelter well before the apocalypse arrives in this life. After the apocalyptic disaster strikes, zombies and mutant beasts roam everywhere. The world beyond the shelter becomes perilous, and human survivors become food for the zombies and mutant beasts. In an apocalypse riddled with danger, humanity struggles to survive. Does humanity still 80Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 39 The Way of Survival in the Apocalypse 末日生存道 Updated through Chapter 100: the protagonist has absorbed fifteen abilities. [Apocalypse + Zombies + Clone Ability + Ability Absorption] On the first day of the apocalypse, I awakened a clone ability. My clones help me bite, bite, bite. Bite someone once, and I can get their clone. I'm a new author, so the first few chapters may not have much to offer. Trust me, once you get past Chapter 50, it just keeps getting more satisfying. If not, you can curse me out. Note: This isn't a grimdark story. T —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Fallen Star: The Apocalypse 末世之坠星 Everyone wonders whether the protagonist can survive in a world of zombies without mutating or gaining supernatural abilities. In this book, he takes an ordinary yet bloody path, growing from an immature youth into a ruthless ruler. The story moves slowly and feels very realistic. Sci-fi elements will be added sparingly later on, but there won't be any in the early chapters! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 My Struggles in the Apocalypse 我在末世摸爬滚打的日子 When a zombie virus spreads through the tap water, Su Yi, an ordinary water-treatment plant worker, travels across the ruined apocalypse with his long-legged female neighbor. Along the way, he also meets a female bureau chief, a beautiful police officer, a female manager, and more... (The first 200 chapters follow ordinary people struggling to survive the apocalypse. Superpowers appear after that, because the zombie virus evolves, and the main cast would be useless without abilities. As for what 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 From Ambulance Driver to Rebuilder 从救护车到重建者 From saving lives in a white coat, to serving as a local administrator, to leading troops to reclaim lost territory, Wang Weimin and his companions have traveled a road to reconstruction paved with blood, sweat, and hope. The waters of the Qing River will one day wash away the filth of Y City, and their unshakable resolve will restore their home to glory. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Blast Zombies with a Shotgun 末世：开局一把喷子打爆丧尸 [Apocalypse + Escape + Zombies + Strong Male and Female Leads + Escape from Tarkov + Dark Zone Breakout (doge)] Liu Yingyang is a third-year college student. While returning to campus, he also goes to help train the second-year students who missed freshman military training for certain reasons. But on the final day of training, just as he is about to say goodbye to the instructors, he wakes to find the world transformed. All internet and communications stopped working four hours ago, and just th 3.3kReads8.4Score26414d adds
- 44 Apocalypse: Red-Eye Project 末世：红眼计划 This time, it's the Chinese people's turn to save the world! A realistic survival story set in the apocalypse: no System, no supernatural abilities, no golden finger, and no being reborn. I wake up to find the world has changed beyond recognition. Humanity has been divided into two groups: normal people and red-eyed people. The red-eyed people are like zombies, devoid of emotion and vitality. And my wife is one of them. What made them this w 112Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 45 Global Darkness: While Everyone Else Fights to Survive, You Throw Punches? 全球黑暗：别人求生你打拳？ [Apocalypse Survival + No System + No Saintly Heroics + Decisive and Ruthless + Supernatural Golden Finger] The sun disappears, plunging the world into darkness as giant spiders invade. Chen Jianghai learns of the apocalypse in advance through a jade pendant. While everyone else struggles desperately to survive the dark apocalypse, he has already stockpiled abundant supplies and obtained a miraculous cultivation manual. With the might of a Fist Emperor, he rises to the top of the apocalypse. “Wh 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Apocalypse Without Hoarding Supplies: A Creation Myth 末日不囤物资之创世传说 This is an apocalyptic world of bloodshed and brutality, where source energy has returned! Apocalyptic survival + sexy beauties + source energy's return + martial arts cultivation + saving the people + building a faction + unifying the world! Peng Zhong wakes alone in the ruins, surrounded by shattered walls and rubble. This strange, terrifying place is impossible for him to accept as his new world. As heavy rain pours down, he grips a wooden stick and walks alone through the downpour, penniles 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Surviving the Zombie Horde: Our Whole Family in the Apocalypse 尸潮求生：我们全家在末世 [Zombie Apocalypse, Ordinary People Ensemble, No Do-Gooders, No System, No Evolution] Straight into hell from the start! Earthquakes, toxins, and zombies unleash a chain of three disasters! A subversion of feel-good power fantasies, this story follows only the ingenuity and courage of ordinary people under the pressure of survival at its limits. An incredibly immersive look at growth and destruction from a realistic perspective on the apocalypse. {The novel has only just started receiving ratin 644Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse 末世苟活路 A realistic apocalypse story: everyday life, no System, no special abilities, a slow burn, and character growth. The protagonist isn't invincible from the start. Tie Qiang is an ordinary office worker. When the apocalypse arrives, he takes his whole family from the city to the mountains and establishes an apocalypse camp. Think that's where the story begins? No! There's much more to come! 367Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 49 The Zombie Apocalypse at School: The Happy Ending 校园丧尸末日：幸福终点站 A pure zombie apocalypse story, with no System and no special abilities. A realistic school-set zombie survival novel told largely through an ensemble cast. Every character is equally important, each with their own personality, and all are grounded in everyday life. Nobody is unrealistically powerful. It's the story of a group of ordinary students with different personalities, repeatedly escaping death as they make their way to a refugee camp. The settings are down-to-earth, and it's a straightf 429Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Survival: I'll Lead Everyone in Building Tower Defense 生存之我带大家建塔防 My new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 35Reads—Score—14d adds
