Novels like What Was Lost
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- 1 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Beating Up an Old Granny from the Start 末世重生，开局暴打老奶奶 In her previous life, her vicious grandmother and idiot cousin brought the neighbors from the whole building, broke down her door, stole all her food, and even planned to eat her flesh. After being reborn, she learned the apocalypse was coming and set traps to turn them against one another, then killed everyone in the building. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Prisoners of the Doomsday Wasteland 末日地囚 [No System] [Not reborn] [Biological evolution] Invaders arrive, and darkness descends. Magnetic fields shift, and living things mutate. A conspiracy high above the sky: they want to take over Earth. Faced with this calamity, how will Xiang Yang and the others respond? “Grandma, I’ll avenge you.” He slowly rose to his feet, his face frosty and his cold eyes brimming with murderous intent. But this man was no longer the Xiang Yang he had once been. He charged into the horde of corpses like a god —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Apocalypse: Infinite Devouring and Evolution 末世：我能无限吞噬进化 [Apocalypse + reborn + decisive and ruthless + no goody-two-shoes + revenge + team survival + no deadweight + collecting superpowers + everyone evolves] After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Fang Bai's first act upon returning is to kill the scheming campus beauty who ruined his family, along with her father, a mining tycoon. In his previous life, he had an S-rank superpower, but had no way to develop it. By the time it awakened, it was too late. This time, he gains the ability to devour 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Doomsday Demon Hunt 末日狩魔 A volcanic eruption buried all of Japan beneath the sea. A mysterious red fog rising from the mantle changed the entire world, and when Wu Jiang woke up, the world had already plunged into an apocalyptic crisis. Bloodshed and violence engulfed everything. Wu Jiang was an insignificant man before the Apocalypse. Struggling to survive in the face of it, he rose from hardship and led a small team through the fight to stay alive. No harem, no supernatural horror: just the story of an ordinary man st 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Light in the Darkest Rift 黑暗缝隙里的光明 [Apocalypse + zombies + survival + no superpowers + no harem + ruthless] An inexplicable virus swept across the globe. People called it the zombie virus. When the apocalypse arrived, college student Yun Fan witnessed it all. He faced not only the danger of zombies, but also the threat posed by other humans. For his own safety, he showed no mercy to potential threats, and his hands were stained with blood. “This strike is for his hand.” “This strike is for us.” “This strike is for all the good pe 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Apocalypse: Mastering Time Stop from the Start 末世：开局掌控时间暂停 [Dark and ruthless, with decisive violence. Readers with a saintly disposition or fragile hearts are advised not to enter.] A doomsday survival game invades, bringing the apocalypse down upon the entire world. From the start, Chen Tian gains the ability to stop time. When time stops, everything stands still, and Chen Tian is the only one unaffected. Now Chen Tian is invincible! For everyone else, the apocalypse is hell. For Chen Tian, it's paradise. “In a world where order has collapsed, the evi 4Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 7 The Night I Searched for My Family on Livestream, and My Top Donor Locked My Door 直播寻亲夜，榜一大哥锁死了我的门 On the Night of the Live-Streamed Search for My Family, the Top Donor Locked My Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Tide of Ashes 灰烬之潮 [Mutation] [Saintly Female Lead] [No System] [Zombies] [Horror] [Emotion] [Reverse Approach] With death and despair all around, the journey through the apocalypse is bound to be anything but easy. One day, a mysterious organization launches the [Apocalypse Arrival Plan]. None of the people involved have superpowers, and there’s no System either. So how can they survive the clutches of monstrous zombies? And with a saintly protagonist, even the hope of survival seems to vanish. Will they be assim —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Practical Survival Guide to the Apocalypse 末世生存指南实操工具书 A detailed guide to survival skills for the apocalypse, offering practical advice to help you make it through. It is highly hands-on, and we hope you will never need to use it. This is no armchair collection of theories, but a genuinely practical survival manual. Survival favors those who are prepared. Delve into the core chapters, and it becomes a "master of scavenging by location," covering everything you need to know about key areas such as supermarkets, hospitals, and factories. It explains 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Can Enter the Apocalypse World 我能进入末世世界 After an accident, Li Nan transmigrated to a post-apocalyptic world. The world was in ruins, with wasteland left behind by wars everywhere. Crops could no longer be grown, water was undrinkable, and even the air was unbreathable. Things that had once been commonplace had become luxuries. Meanwhile, once-precious jewelry and gold, even the technology and talent that had changed the world, were now cheap. A can of food or a bottle of water could make the stingiest person give up a treasure without 80Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 12 Perilous Journey Through the Apocalypse 末世险途 An unprecedented disaster has struck, and humanity is facing annihilation. In a world crawling with the walking dead, what will the remaining survivors do? Join forces and help one another, or scheme against each other? And where should the survivors who escape the city go? 16Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 13 Global Cataclysm: I Can Hear Other People’s Thoughts 全球灾变：我能听到别人心声 Apocalypse + suspense + resourcefulness + no System + ordinary protagonist + mutant beasts + ruthless + beautiful women + bases + human nature This world has no flashy supernatural abilities, no moving mountains or overturning seas like in fantasy worlds, and no bizarre, hyper-advanced civilization. It has nothing but danger everywhere. This is simply the story of ordinary people struggling to survive through the oxygen-intoxication apocalypse, the acid-rain apocalypse, the insect-swarm apocalyp 3Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 14 Li Xin's Survival Diary 李鑫求生日记 “No cliches,” “no transmigration,” “no invincible protagonist,” “no System,” “no wish-fulfillment.” Read with caution if any of that bothers you. If you're tired of wish-fulfillment stories that all feel the same, come and savor something more finely crafted. This book focuses on its supporting cast, vivid scene details, and carefully developed emotions. I hope it turns out to be the kind of book you've been looking for. It all began with that nightmare... No! Stop! Why is it my dad? Why?! ... L —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Godlike Movement in the Apocalypse 末世神行 [Apocalypse + System + reborn + decisive and ruthless + evolving ability users + fast-paced plot + rich emotions] A strange meteorite triggered a mutation! This celestial body, covered in glowing blue patterns, turned out to be the beginning of an apocalypse. Countless tiny specks of blue light drifted through the air like living viruses: an unknown virus! In a single night, it swept across the globe. “Ninety-nine percent” of all living things mutated! Ordinary firearms were surprisingly inef 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Day of Survival 求生日 (No supernatural powers + no System + relatively hard-edged + slow burn + not a power fantasy) When a crisis strikes, should you take up arms to survive, or turn on your fellow human beings? In a Doomsday world with no order or hope, how can humanity survive? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Doomsday Game: I Awaken the Plundering Talent from the Start 末日游戏：开局觉醒掠夺天赋 The planes overlap, zombies descend, and the global apocalypse game begins! Lin Guoxiao, the God of War of the apocalypse in Huaxia, has been reborn! “Ding! You killed a Fat Zombie and looted 20 jin of fat!” [Fat: Greasy enough to drip. Seems like it’s called corpse oil.] “Ding! You killed a Mutant Cockroach and looted the Undying Cockroach talent!” [Undying Cockroach: The more recklessly you court death, the stronger you get. Of course, once you die, it’s all over.] In this life, he won’t l 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Apocalypse: A Soldier's Path to Survival 末世：一名士兵的求生之路 [Apocalypse + power fantasy + supernatural abilities + no saintly do-gooder + decisive and ruthless + no harem] No dragging things out, no rebirth. Violent incidents erupt around the globe. Social order collapses, and the ugliness of human nature is everywhere. Watch as the protagonist uses his newly acquired abilities to fight his way through the apocalypse, uncover the story behind it, and search for the secret behind its outbreak. Chen Tianhua, who hasn’t been home once in three years of mili 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 No Spring in the Northern Ridge 北岭无春 A zombie virus sweeps across the world. There is no rebirth, no golden finger, and no superpowers. Amid the snow and wind of a small city in Northeast China, one unyielding obsession endures, as its owner struggles to survive, besieged by both hordes of the undead and human nature. In the apocalypse, what keeps a home safe is never its walls, but the people inside. 1.2kReads—Score107Shelves
- 20 A Record of Doomsday 末日记实录 Epidemics, nuclear wastewater, the apocalypse, wastelands, and a massive zombie outbreak. Truth and illusion blur together as people rely on instinct to survive the end of the world. How long could you last in an apocalyptic wasteland? No supernatural abilities in this story. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Three Loops to Escape 逃亡三周目 [Note: This story is entirely fictional.] Fiction! Fiction! Fiction! Lu Ren once lived a happy life, but a series of upheavals as he grew up made him quiet and withdrawn. In other people’s eyes, he became just another passerby. After starting university, Lu Ren, who had little interest in socializing, gradually found himself caught up in one “trouble” after another. Through his interactions with his friend Han Yong and many others, his personality began to change a little. Then his chaotic famil —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Zombie Planet 丧尸星球 We need to face reality with composure, appreciate the present, and embrace the future! I want to drown evil in kindness, but I really can't do it! This book may be a little too kindhearted, too! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Abyss of Calamity 灾厄欲渊 Similar to Crazy Disease: Blood Cross! A survival novel. A strange curse robs most people of their sanity, turning them into bloodthirsty, crazed, ravenous, murderous monsters who still retain their reason. Li Ming wakes up to find that the world has undergone a horrifying transformation. His girlfriend is trapped in danger and unreachable, while people, ruled by their own desires, run rampant through the streets, slaughtering, abusing, and assaulting others. What should he do? Inspired by the s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Zombie Apocalypse? Get Back to the Village and Lay Low 僵尸末日快回村里苟着 In 2030, a strange epidemic swept across the globe. It infected 80% of the population at an unimaginable speed, and all kinds of violent crimes soon followed. One day, Qin Qiong was staying at his family home when he heard a loud crash from the road outside, as if something had exploded. He hurried out of the single-story house and saw thick black smoke billowing in the distance. He rushed through the front gate and witnessed a shocking scene on the road... 355Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Final Singer 终末歌者 [Sci-fi + apocalypse survival + zombies + realism + mutated animals and plants + ...] This book contains graphic violence, bloodshed, horror, suspense, and humor, as well as content that may conflict with the values of ordinary people living in peaceful times. Please read with caution!!! Synopsis: Set against a broad approximation of modern society, this book explores a parallel story world shaped by the plausible chain of events that could follow an uncontrollable outbreak of zombies and mutate 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Zombie Crisis in the Island Nation 丧尸危机在岛国 A rain of viruses brings an extinction-level plague to Japan’s islands. It makes the dead rise faster, and zombies overrun the entire country. Yet the virus’s first target is the Japanese people. Scientists investigate the truth behind the virus and discover that it can actually be traced back to... Category 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Thirty Days at the Convenience Store 便利店30天 The most realistic story of surviving the apocalypse: how can ordinary people make it through the end of the world? No golden finger, no conventional tropes. Follow Xiao Cheng, a convenience store clerk, and experience the apocalypse from a fresh perspective. Xiao Cheng, Uncle Qin, Wu Zhe, and the others are trapped in a tiny convenience store, short on food and clothing and beset by troubles within and dangers without. Can they rely on their own strength to escape alive? 104Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 28 My Rise to the Top in the World of Tarkov 我在塔科夫世界逆袭 A third of the world's population transmigrates to the world of Tarkov. As it happens, I transmigrated with my Escape from Tarkov game level. The lofty goddess, the sharp-tongued boss: I'll make them all get down on their knees. The author is an Escape from Tarkov enthusiast, so the book features plenty of the game's tactics. Feel free to discuss them with me. If you have any great tactics, I'll add them to later chapters. 32Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 29 Zombie Apocalypse: An Axe from the Start 丧尸末世：开局一把斧 No rebirth, no transmigration, no stockpiling, no supernatural abilities, no System. Set in the future, this is a story of humanity rebuilding civilization and facing the walking dead with nothing but flesh and blood. In April 2040, a zombie virus erupts across the world. An unforeseen catastrophe plunges human society into chaos... On the eve of the outbreak, thirty-year-old Shen Tuyin is on his way home for a blind date when a car accident leaves him and other survivors stranded in a small vil 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Tower: Doomsday and the Self 高塔：末日世界与自我 [Apocalypse: zombies × natural disasters and human-made calamities × ensemble cast; no supernatural abilities] The human calamity brewing amid the flames destroys everything that had once been peaceful and serene. Then come the zombie crisis, natural disasters, and more human-made catastrophes. The Apocalypse arrives in silence. Some celebrate, others wail. In this world, people must watch out for zombies, face natural disasters, and beware of human treachery. Where can the masses turn? [An ense 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Dawn of the Living Dead: The Road Home at the End of the World 活死人黎明之末日归途 [End of the world + zombies + no System + no saintly protagonist] This is the collapse of civilization, and a crucible for humanity. Trapped with no way out and surrounded by zombies, Lin Ye must carve a path to survival with blood and wit. He must either sink into the darkness or become the blade of dawn that pierces the apocalypse! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Age of Corpse Mutation: From the Start, I Have a Dodo 尸变纪元，开局一只渡渡鸟 Lin Fan transmigrates to the Ark world, but this place isn't quite like the Ark world he knows. There are zombies here! Zombie Tyrannosauruses! Zombie Giganotosauruses! Zombie Carcharodontosauruses! They can control hordes of the undead. With only a dodo from the start, how is Lin Fan supposed to fight them? If you're going to transmigrate me, at least get it right. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 A Wonderful Journey Through the Apocalypse 末世奇妙之旅 My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! No transmigration, no being reborn, and no brainless power fantasy centered on the protagonist: this is the ultimate “three-no” product. Come with me into a wondrous world and discover all kinds of unusual things... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 On the Road Through the Apocalypse 末日旅途中 Gritty apocalypse | No mutations | A chronicle of humanity's ups and downs When zombies cannot evolve and humans cannot awaken special abilities, the apocalypse has only one rule: attrition. Resources dwindle, and humanity degenerates. Lin Xiu and Su Wan, two ordinary women thrown into desperate circumstances, must face people even more dangerous than the zombies. In an apocalyptic world ruled by male strength, they have few choices: depend on others, make deals, or carve out a path of their o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 You Mocked Me for Having No Elemental Affinity, Now I Wield Swords with All Ten Fingers. Why Are You Crying? 嘲讽我无属性，我十指御剑你哭啥 This is an awakened age where humanity has retreated into steel megacities and hordes of corpses ravage the wilderness. Two hundred years ago, the great clans dismembered the gods, seized their remains, and proclaimed themselves divine. Ordinary people are no more than ants and weeds, struggling to survive among the ruins. Ning Qiu, an orphan from Hengcheng who transmigrated to this world, carries the black-bead pendant his mother left behind as he fights his way upstream from Tiankai Academy in 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 Racing Through a Virus-Ridden World 驰骋在充满病毒的世界之中 Sci-fi apocalypse survival + no superpowers or System + a natural meeting that blossoms into romance + brutality, human nature, and witty humor. As the apocalypse arrives, Xue Tianqing encounters Xu Qingxue, an executive assistant to the chairman. They help each other, and their relationship gradually grows closer. Later, at a survivor camp, he meets new friends, new enemies, and a mature woman who is both righteous and wicked. What ties do these women have to Xue Tianqing? Do they belong to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Doomsday: After I Was Infected, the Female Zombies Awakened 末日：我感染后，女丧尸觉醒了 No System, no supernatural powers, not reborn. His only slight golden finger is that he was infected by a virus but did not mutate, becoming an evolved human. In the eyes of ordinary people, though, he's just a martial arts expert. He has a lifelong comrade-in-arms, someone who is family and friend, and something else he can't quite put into words. Is she a zombie? No, she's a new human! My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Doomsday! Crimson Otherworld 末日！腥红彼岸 [Human nature + zombie mutations + horror + natural disasters + mild supernatural powers] When Jiang Bi'an woke up, he was horrified to find the hallway smeared with blood. The world outside had changed. The bustling city had fallen silent, and the streets were filled with nothing but bloodthirsty zombies! After his last scraps of food ran out, Jiang Bi'an picked up a homemade spear… Stepping outside, he began fighting to survive in the cracks of a world in ruins. The elusive Green Ghost might t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 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—Shelves
- 42 A Zombie Horde Breaks Out, and I Start Reclaiming the Wasteland 丧尸潮暴发，我在末世开荒 Zombies erupted without warning, and the apocalypse threw the world into chaos. The long-awaited weekend of Su Hang, an ordinary office worker, was ruined by the hordes of zombies, forcing him to struggle for survival. He and his companions fought their way out of the city, overcame countless dangers, and rebuilt their home. No supernatural abilities, no golden finger, no System, no spatial storage, no saintly protagonist, and no massive stockpiling. This story is all about realism. P.S. The mai 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Daily Intel in the Apocalypse: Speedrun My Way to Godhood 末世每日情报，速通成神 [Apocalypse + Daily Intel + Supernatural Powers + Ancient Starry Road + Mutant Beasts + Multiple Heroines + Not a Chosen-One Power Fantasy + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not for readers looking for a Chosen-One Power Fantasy] In an apocalyptic world overrun by mutant beasts, Sequence-bearers embark on an ancient road to survival, pursuing the elusive path to godhood. Ordinary people are stranded in cursed lands, reduced to nourishment for the earth. Wang Chuan transmigrates into this boundles 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Female Dormitory Reborn at the End of the World 女寝末日重生 An apocalyptic novel perfect for bedtime When we woke up, all four of us in the girls' dorm had been reborn. We frantically stockpiled supplies and refused to play the martyr as we fought to survive the apocalypse… This time, we were determined to make it through alive. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Apocalyptic Disasters: The Food Delivery Worker Who Saved the World 末世天灾：送外卖的我拯救世界 [Natural Disasters and the Apocalypse] + [No saintly do-gooder] + [No System] + [Decisive and ruthless] Originally, Lin Bei was just an ordinary delivery worker in Jiangzhou, living a simple life of “work for a day, eat for a day.” The wind and rain on his delivery routes were the biggest upheavals in his life. But that night, howling gales swept in, carrying the gloom of the apocalypse. Blinding sandstorms blotted out the sky, floods brought the city to a standstill, phone signals vanished, an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Dawn at Lishan 漓山黎明 (If you don't care about the writing style and like telling authors how to write, come on in 😃) (The author is already immersed in their own art 😃 If you don't like it, feel free to say so in the comments 😃😃😃) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Apocalypse Rebirth: What, I Can Come Back to Life Even After Dying, and I'm Still Not the Protagonist? 末世重生：咋啦，死了都能复活我还不是主角？ Apocalypse Rebirth: What, I can come back to life even after dying, and I'm still not the protagonist? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Zombies Are Coming, So I Build an Alloy Shelter 丧尸来袭，我打造合金庇护屋 Apocalypse + reborn + stockpiling supplies + laying low + evil System + revenge An unknown virus swept across the globe. The zombie virus spread, turning nine out of ten infected people into frenzied zombies! In his previous life, Wei Yang showed mercy and was murdered and devoured by the very people he'd saved. Reborn a month before the zombie outbreak, he awakened the System of Ultimate Evil. In his previous life, Wei Yang was timid and submissive. In this one, he strikes back with all his mig 26Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 49 Iron Curtain Fusion 铁幕聚变 After unrestricted nuclear and biological warfare erupted, the world collapsed and order vanished. There was only one goal: survive, survive. Survive!!! (I’m a newcomer, currently in my final year of high school in Canada. Updates will come whenever I can manage them. This is my first time writing a book. I started purely as a hobby and never thought I’d stick with it. Feel free to share any feedback, and I’ll do my best to revise.) 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Fungi Can't Kill Humans 真菌杀不死人类 [A zombie novel with no golden finger. Humanity can only fight for survival through unity and ingenuity] “Holy crap, Lao Gao, what is that thing?” “Oh, a fungus.” “A fungus? Mushrooms growing in a zombie's brain?” “More or less. A mushroom that eats people.” “So that's it for humanity?” “No.” Gao Jianyu takes Jiang Jianmi by the hand. With their backs to the setting sun, he tells his brothers: “Fungus can kill people, but it can't kill humanity!” 5Reads6.5Score—Shelves
