Novels like Arena Breakout: I'm Ajax's Deputy
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- 51 Black Gold International 黑金国际 [No System] [Hardcore Realism] Lin Rui got laid off. His buddy talked him into joining Black Gold International, and only after picking up a gun did he realize this wasn’t security work at all. It was jumping straight into a meat grinder. In this godforsaken place called Kamona, if you want to survive, you have to be more ruthless than the ruthless. 251Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Blood-Red Gold: Dark Zone Breakout Diary, Endpoint Arc 血色大金:暗区突围日记端点篇 [System Brawl] + [Not Mindless] Time users, space users, conceptual gods, stat monsters, and mechanics experts all clash on the same stage. The Dark Zone is a grand arena: if you’ve got what it takes, come on in! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Starting Out in Kamona’s Patrol Division 卡莫纳从巡警队开始 War, viruses, and those so-called righteous great powers are constantly hurting the people of Kamona. Their land has been occupied, their mines have fallen into the hands of capital, and Kamona has become the invaders’ backyard! We must liberate Kamona! Make these bloodsuckers disappear! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Dark Zone: The Impostor Who Started with a Pistol 暗区:从一把手枪开始的伪装者 Lin Ye transmigrates into the Dark Zone and becomes an impostor. With no System and only one life from the start, see how he survives in the Dark Zone and grows into a powerful fighter. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Chronicles of the Dark Zone 暗区编年史 Conspiracies, war, restless souls. Isn't there ever a winner in war...? There are no eternal friends or eternal enemies, only eternal interests. When the law no longer holds sway, and the flames of civil war burn away the last of people's reason, this place... has become a city of sin. In this place, where dark laws intertwine with the vilest parts of human nature, can you really trust the people around you? As for friends, do you drop your mask and find yourself abandoned by everyone, or put on 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Dark Zone: Saving Kamona 暗区:拯救卡莫纳 After a sudden hijacking, a transmigration for reasons unknown sends a disillusioned veteran and his two good friends into the world of the Dark Zone... A ravaged land, a chaotic order, and people suffering everywhere. How can they save this region, known to outsiders as the “Dark Zone,” from the clashing forces fighting over it? And what conspiracy lies behind this inexplicable transmigration? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Dark Zone Breakout: I Can Create Soldiers 暗区突围:我能创造士兵 Lin Xing is an ordinary office worker. After a run of bad luck, he enters an age of heroes vying for power, where everything must be won through killing. Only by “eating people” can you obtain anything. The reborn, new transmigrators, and the Dark Zone grow ever more mysterious. With the support of two Systems, what achievements will Lin Xing ultimately attain? Surrounded by wolves, Lin Xing grips a dagger in one hand and a gun in the other, fury blazing in his eyes. “Let's see who can stop m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Legend of the Dark Zone Bot 暗区人机传说 What is a bot? It’s not some silly, clueless freebie meant to make beginners feel welcome. The Dark Zone teaches us that bots represent the limits of human ability, all-around warriors with every skill maxed out. That is a level humans can never reach. So I’m done being human! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Dark Zone Merges with Reality, and My Loot Drop Rate Is Insane 暗区融合现实,哥的爆率真的高 [Rat play + loot runs + comedy + no System + self-reliance + no female lead] Chu Qiao gambles his lifespan on a game, then transmigrates into a world where the Dark Zone has merged with reality. Drawing on his excellent gaming experience from his past life, he ventures boldly into Carmona. If he manages to extract before time runs out, he gets to keep all the gear he’s carrying and can get rich overnight! But if he fails to extract, he’ll be badly wounded and defeated, lose all his supplies, and 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Arena Breakout: One Big Gold and a Drop of Blood 暗区突围之一个大金加一滴血 In his previous life, Liu Yuan was outmaneuvered time and again by a schemer. In a fit of rage, he is reborn into a world overrun by Dark Zone rats, and awakens the Big Gold and Health System. In this life, I’m the one who gets to outplay others. No one gets to outplay me! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 From the Start: Beginning in the Dark Zone! 开局:从暗区开始! Do you like shiny golden things? You bet, I do too! Survive in the Dark Zone from the start and amass an unexpected fortune! Now that you have a golden finger, what will you choose? A gold necklace? Or a vase? Come on, only kids have to choose. I want it all! [Random Transmigration] [the Myriad Worlds] [System] [The Fourth Calamity] World One: Arena Breakout World Two: The Adventures of Lolo World Three: Uncle Jiu's World World Four: Eastern Fantasy World Five: Western Fantasy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Transmigrating into Dark Zone Breakout to Fight Impostors 穿越暗区突围对抗伪人 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Dark Zone: I'm A Jia, Leader of the Squad 暗区:我阿贾,男团之首 [Ensemble Cast + Factional Power Struggles + Dark Zone + Transmigration] The protagonist transmigrates into the Dark Zone world and becomes Ajax, leader of a squad of elite fighters, only to find himself caught in a massive conspiracy. Above Kamona, invisible hands are at work, carving up the land for their own interests. To find a way back and survive on this war-torn land, Bai Xiu, who has inherited Ajax's memories, will build his own faction and forge a new order for the region. (The author h 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 After I Transmigrated into the Dark Zone, I Somehow Became the River of the Underworld? 穿越暗区后,我竟成了冥河? This is a chaotic country. There are fools who abandon their country’s interests for their own, and there are also those who… [Set against the timeline of Dark Zone, with a background that reflects reality. Some weapons not found in Dark Zone will also appear. Weapon stats in the book are roughly based on real firearms, and the armed factions differ from those in the game. It’s similar to a warlord novel: no System, no female lead, and a lone-wolf protagonist.] My name is Lin Tianxiang, codename 69Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 65 Arena Breakout: I'm the Founder of the Dark Zone 暗区突围:我是暗区创始人 [Doesn’t Transmigrate Into the Game] + [No Female Lead] + [Streamer] “Why are supplies going missing when the key room is locked tight?” “This character has a special trait that lets him throw grenades through walls!” “Ten headshots and still not dead. Is it a failure of human nature, or a Shaolin master?” As time went on, players gradually realized that whenever they reported a problem in Li Hanzhu’s livestream, it would be fixed right away. Wait, is the streamer coding a fix for the bug right 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 A Kamona Native in the Cultivation World 在修仙界的卡莫娜人 Escape from the Dark Zone, Genshin Impact, and a few other games: let's take a look together. First, let's look forward to the world of cultivation! This is my first time writing a novel, so please be kind. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Dark Zone: Veteran, Turn Back and Face the Dark! 暗区:老兵,回头是暗! [Global Dark Zone + System + livestreaming] When Dark Zone becomes a game that takes the world by storm, it is still in its early days, just after launch. Su Zhe transmigrates with the memories of another world... The man standing before you is the founder of merchant runs, the face of Pharaoh jump-shotting, the godfather of Dark Zone movement, the king of the Farm... Su Zhe himself! “Veteran, don’t hesitate. Turn back, and it’s darkness!” P.S. The early chapters are purely Dark Zone liv 13Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 68 Dark Zone Breakout: Back in the Dark Zone 暗区突围之重回暗区 “What? We haven’t even explored the map properly, and ‘Lin Xia Qing Feng’ has already landed the first huge win!” “How lucky can you get...? I got killed by a bot again. Feng, how do you play this game?” “Keep it low-key. This is just basic stuff.” Lin Feng gloated. But beneath this peaceful facade, an even bigger conspiracy and crisis was taking shape... 23Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 69 Dark Zone: The Entire Apocalypse Has Arrived! 暗区,末世全员降临! Seeing everyone else's Superpowers manifest as wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, Chen Fan feels envious. But when Jackson stands beside him and fires an S12K, punching a hole through a high-rise, Chen Fan realizes that armor-piercing rockets are no joke. Youwen says, “Jiejie, you're not good enough. You need more practice!” Youwen looks up at the sky. Then a bullet falls from above, punching through the head of a dog that mutated into a V-shape a kilometer away. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Arena Breakout: The Ideal Kingdom 暗区突围:理想国 My name is 117. Don't ask me why I'm called that. I don't know either. When I woke up, 117 was engraved on my ID tag. At first, all I wanted was to earn a little money in Kamona. But the wheels of fate began turning the moment I met Evita. I nearly took Ajax out. Fred became my senior apprentice, and Doss took me in as his underling... A chain of accidents turned into stories that spread across Kamona. Following in Evita's footsteps, I gradually became part of a mysterious and massive plan. But 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Dark Zone: I Am the Map Defense Strategist 暗区:我乃地图布防师 (A story told through an event, recounting a chapter of history from the Dark Zone) TV Station has always been a high-risk, high-reward map. Unfortunately, the bots here are a little too strong. For some reason, every ten minutes a squad of bots appears, and they always manage to kill one or two unlucky souls. Good. All of that is about to change! It’s time to give the operators of this world a taste of 117-level shock! Fu Lianghai, the map defense specialist at the Operator Bureau, looked wicke 40Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 72 Arena Breakout: Arrival in the Real World 暗区突围:降临现实 While waiting for the Arena Breakout anniversary update, Chu Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and discovered that the entire globe had been plunged into the Arena Breakout world. It was a dark forest where players killed one another, and even teammates couldn't be trusted. But when Chu Yu realized he was the only person in the world who had ever played Arena Breakout, everything changed. Chu Yu: “Ever heard of Arena Breakout: Dark Zone?” 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Dark Zone: Max Drop Rates from the Start 暗区:开局爆率拉满 After being stabbed in the back by the Nether River, Ying Ji, a nine-star powerhouse in Dark Zone Legends, unexpectedly transmigrates into a parallel world, inhabiting a good-for-nothing with the same name. This world has a population of seven billion, with four billion Dark Zone players. Nearly everyone who plays games is a die-hard fan of Dark Zone. In this parallel world, where drop rates are even lower, Ying Ji obtains the “Dark Zone Console.” It lets him adjust drop rates, generate NPCs, de 59Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 74 Zombie Tide: The Kamona International Brigade 丧尸狂潮:卡莫纳国际纵队 When Zhang Ming woke up, he had been reborn in the nation of Hanxia, where a zombie crisis was already erupting. After awakening the Dark Zone System, he would lead the Kamona International Corps through this apocalypse, carve out a place for them, and shelter the people from the storm! 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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—14d adds
- 76 Arena Breakout: The Skies of Kamona 暗区突围:卡莫纳的天空 Night deepens. Looking toward the skies above Kamona, gray pigeons sing against the blood-red glow. The night sky, usually dark and gray, is bright tonight under the moonlight. Yet its light shines on the space station more than 400 kilometers above, while the ground remains dim... The people of Kamona are desperate to escape this place of strife, while the mercenaries outside are just as desperate to seize everything they can. Since the war between north and south, no one has cared about the sp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 When Arena Breakout Gets More Realistic 当暗区突围变得更真实 Still frustrated because you can't climb through windows? Still struggling to hold a sniper rifle because of muscle weakness? Still laughing at how uneven the male squads are? Still angry that the Dark Zone doesn't feel real? Everyone, welcome to the all-new Kamona! “I'm a mess.” “My memories are a mess.” “This is the real Kamona!” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Dark Zone: The Child NPC on the New Map 暗区:新地图的小孩NPC [BOSS identity] [young boy] [clear-headed] [no toxic content] [rich plot] [ensemble cast] If it’s not your thing, don’t read it. Readers, it’s fine if you haven’t played the game. The map is an original expansion by the author, and the original setting will be explained as well. The earlier chapters are a trial run; the later ones are the real deal. Satisfaction guaranteed! On the war-torn, crisis-ridden continent of Kamona, war never ends. Internal conflicts erupt again and again, while spies i 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Surviving in the Dark Zone 暗区我在讨生活 (A Dark Zone fanfic + worldbuilding + an ordinary man’s struggle to get ahead + one heroine, no System, no transmigration, no supernatural abilities.) Du Ting lives in a world that revolves around the Dark Zone. He grew up in hardship, but finally managed to become an operative. The gears of fate began to turn... “You call me trash, so what if I am?” “You call me a little rat, fine, then I’m a little rat.” As long as he can bring out the loot, he doesn’t care how. And who says a little rat, a pi 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Dark Zone Rising: The Great Warlord 暗区崛起之大军阀 [Transmigration + No Saintly Hero + System + Decisive and Ruthless + Slice of Life + Ten Thousand Races + Spatial Storage + 10086…] Zhang Xiao was determined to uncover a confidential file. He worked relentlessly for five days and nights to make his dream come true, but ultimately died suddenly with regrets. When he woke up again, he had transmigrated to a modern city where countless races lived side by side. Just as he thought it was an ordinary alternate world, he was astonished to discover 10Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 81 A Legend in the Dark Zone 我在暗区当传说 After suddenly dying, Su Yu transmigrates to a parallel world where Escape from Tarkov: Arena Breakout has merged with reality. With all his memories of the game from before he transmigrated, what kind of sparks will Su Yu create in this world with the help of the System? After overcoming trial after trial, Su Yu realizes that this world may not be as simple as it seems. Behind it all... 15Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 82 Arena Breakout: The Gold Digger 暗区突围:淘金者 Escape from the Dark Zone: Gold Diggers A somewhat realistic, hardcore story. The author isn't a professional, so just switch off your brain and enjoy. This land attracts many people with nowhere else to turn, as well as thrill seekers. They call themselves task force operatives, but most people prefer to call them gold diggers. Inside the sealed-off zone, everything they do seems to be legal. There are plenty of ways to get money into your pockets; it all comes down to whether the gold diggers 237Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 83 After Being Scammed into a Compound, I Awaken the Dark Zone Breakout System 被骗园区后我觉醒暗区突围系统 [System + Summoning + Growth] [Combining the Dark Zone storyline with the main and side quests] Wang Ming is an honest, down-on-his-luck college student who usually just likes playing the game Arena Breakout. One day, thinking he’d found true love, he went on an offline date with his “girlfriend,” only to be tricked into a scam compound. Just as he thought he was about to die, he unexpectedly awakened the Arena Breakout System. From then on, he built an army in the area, punched manor lords, kic 1.7kReads7.2Score20614d adds
- 84 Transmigration: Did I Become a Black-and-Gold Robot? 穿越:我成黑金人机了? This story does not follow the plot of Arena Breakout to the letter. I’ve added some plot ideas of my own. This is my first time writing, so please point out anything I could do better, and forgive me for any shortcomings. There is no absolute justice in this book. Everyone has a different perspective and sees things differently, so please don’t hate on the author. ( ͡°ᴥ ͡° ʋ) 60Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 85 Reborn: The Dark Zone's Strongest Liaison 重生之暗区最强联络人 Qin Liu blinked. He'd only played a few rounds of Dark Zone, but in the blink of an eye, he found himself in another world, one closely intertwined with the game. Here, Tactical Operators were elite among elites, and powerful Operators could bring unimaginable wealth and technology to nations and individuals. Many organizations and factions had sprung up as a result. China's official ZGA and COET agencies handled everything related to Dark Zone. Qin Liu also discovered numerous strange phenomena 72Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 86 Lord Survival: I Have a Dark Zone Breakout System 领主求生:我有暗区突围系统 [Global Survival] [Lordly conquest] [Planning ahead] [Decisive and ruthless] [Hardcore survival and construction] [Mount & Blade] Su Yun was reborn three months before everyone transmigrated to the Lord Continent. He awakened the Dark Zone Breakout System, which let him withdraw every item in his personal storage into the real world. In the first phase, while everyone else struggled to survive in the wilderness, I feasted in a villa, played on my phone, and sang songs. In the second phase, du 117Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 87 Dark Zone Breakout: I Am the One and Only King of Kamona 暗区突围:我既是卡莫纳唯一的王 (Dark Zone Breakout fan fiction + System) (The synopsis isn't doing it justice, so please check out the story itself.) Dark Zone Breakout is currently one of the most popular hardcore, realistic mobile shooters, and its rich worldbuilding is a big part of its success. Mu Rong Chen, a top professional player of the game, unexpectedly finds himself in a world with the same setting as Dark Zone Breakout. In other words, it's the real world of Dark Zone Breakout. As soon as he arrives, Mu Rong Chen 200Reads6.4Score2714d adds
- 88 Dark Zone: Backstabbed by the River Styx from the Start 暗区:开局被冥河背刺 (Set in the Arena Breakout universe + revised setting + one female lead: Hecate) Haidean was born and raised in Carmona, and was once Joel’s student. After Joel returned to the Carmona Task Force, the two crossed paths during an operation. Haidean was later recruited into the task force and became an outstanding operative. But everything changed after an operation codenamed “Peacewalker”... Evita, Styx, Renoir, Tevira, Coren, the Sumek Committee, the Ocean Alliance... When will the flames of war 271Reads8.4Score14214d adds
- 89 Everyone's Dark Zone Skills Declined, but Mine Stayed the Same 全民暗区技术下降,而我不变 When Yi Hao transmigrates into the Dark Zone world, everyone here plays Dark Zone as their main game, and all kinds of tournaments revolve around it. There’s just one problem: their skills leave a lot to be desired. The protagonist Yi Hao was once a 50-star Dark Zone player, but after a rat blew up the canal on him, he passed out in a fit of rage. When he woke up, the whole population’s Dark Zone skills had fallen a hundredfold, while his remained unchanged. Even Yi Hao’s most ordinary moves wer 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Dark Zone Breakout: The Storm 暗区突围:暴风雨 This is my final long-form fanfiction novel about Arena Breakout. It has a realistic, hardcore style, with no transmigration or System. Before the civil war broke out in the Republic of Kamona, Krauren served as an assault trooper in the Southern Army. After a grueling siege left him psychologically scarred, he began to question the purpose of the war. He chose to desert and leave the Southern Army, wandering alone across the land. During his travels, the Dark Zone gradually took shape. With onl 746Reads—Score11914d adds
- 91 Dark Zone Breakout: Conquering the Dark Zone Begins with Being Burned to Death 暗区突围:征服暗区从被烧死开始 [Transmigration + conquering boy bands + wanderer’s tale + Dark Zone setting + brotherhood] My name is Su Ming. It all started when I queued up for that damn Ordinary Farm raid. I barely managed to take down an Ajax carrying a backpack with my shotgun. Then my teammate stole my loot and kept taunting me with “Nice job.” If I can’t play, then nobody gets to play! I pulled the pin on an offensive grenade, but my teammate retaliated by throwing a Molotov at me. ∠( ᐛ"∠)_ Huh? So I freaking tran 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Everyone Plays the Dark Zone, but I'm a Tactical Doll 全民暗区,但我是战术人形 In this world, there is a secret realm called the Dark Zone, where danger and opportunity go hand in hand. If you fail to extract, you'll have to pay 2,000 Koen to treat yourself. With no money, all you can do is die. Li Buyong, meanwhile, obtains a body from a mysterious contact. 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Picking Up Lucky Bags in Peacekeeper Elite 我在和平精英捡福袋 Zhao Qingyao, a senior in college, realized that the Peacekeeper Elite he played was different from everyone else's. After opening his first lucky pouch on New Year's Eve, he began a life of cheating his way to the top. [Your lucky pouch wishes you abundant happiness, good fortune, and long life! Congratulations, you've won 666 yuan!] [Your lucky pouch wishes you abundant happiness, good fortune, and long life! Congratulations, you've won the rights to the song “Just in Time to Meet You”!] [Your 99Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 94 Hello, We're Dark Zone Players 你好,我们是暗区玩家 [Fourth Cataclysm + fan fiction + War of Resistance Against Japan + multiple protagonists] They are beings nobody wants to encounter. They aren’t from this world. They wield overwhelming firepower. They cannot die. They tear their enemies to shreds with heavy weapons... They are Arena Breakout players. 73Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 95 The Dark Zone Descends Upon the World, and I Become the Contact Person 暗区全球降临,而我却成了联络人 [Multiple Secret Identities + Satisfying Payback + System + Middleman + Invincible in the Later Stages + Dark Zone] Li Hao arrives in another world from the start. The Dark Zone has already descended upon this world for many years. Instead of becoming an operator, Li Hao awakens a System and becomes a contact. He then works as a black-market trader, buying and selling goods himself and making a profit as a middleman. He also issues missions and sets up faction-versus-faction modes to carry out h 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Painless One in the Dark Zone: Beginning with the Dark Zone’s Arrival 暗区无痛者:从暗区降临开始 Welcome to the chaotic Kamona! The local specialties include stray bullets (with random headshots thrown in), round-the-clock all-you-can-shoot warfare (both sides firing at each other, with plenty to go around), and friendly, welcoming enemies (always ready to perform brain surgery with a bullet). Allow us to introduce Chen Bin, a transmigrator with a maxed-out poker face and a lifetime membership in the pain-free club. BUT! Don't let that cold exterior fool you. Deep down, this guy is a tota 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Dark Zone Descends: I Hoard a Trillion Koen 暗区降临:我囤积千亿科恩币 [Arena Breakout] [Reborn big shot] [Game Invasion] [Whale spending] [At the peak from the very start] Xia Yan was framed by his first love and ultimately died a horrible death in the game. His beloved little sister also went missing. Living again, I’m going to become a top player from launch day. First Love: Am I not worth a bride price of 1,288,000 yuan? Xia Yan: I’ll pay out of pocket to get your head checked. You don’t even know enough to piss on yourself and see what you look like. You think 183Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 98 I’m the Boss of the Boy Band in the Dark Zone 我在暗区当男团老大 [Transmigration + System] I accidentally transmigrated into Arena Breakout. Completely bewildered, I looked at the glittering golden ring on my hand. I couldn’t help smiling... 35Reads—Score714d adds
- 99 The Dark Zone: Reborn Just as the Dark Zone Enters Closed Beta 暗区:重生到暗区刚内测 [Reborn]+ [Esports Streamer]+ [The Esports Journey] After a livestream, Li Zifeng was reborn into his younger self. At the time, the Dark Zone had just entered closed beta. Now he was back with all his skills and techniques. Everything he had missed in his previous life as a small-time streamer was waiting for him to reach the top! “Everyone on the other side, you’re all surrounded.” Facing all the enemies on the field, Li Zifeng was brimming with confidence. For his dream of becoming a top stre 260Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 100 Dark Zone Breakout: One Juventus Trial Card from the Start 暗区突围:开局一张尤文体验卡 [Possessed by Youwen, FAL in hand: dare to show your face?] Xiao Ming was a seasoned player of Arena Breakout, but after one game, he transmigrated. He found himself in the game's backstory, in a region called Kamona. [Beep! Congratulations, Host, on awakening the Dark Zone System.] At the same time, he awakened the System. From then on, Xiao Ming began his legendary life in the Dark Zone. 56Reads7.5Score—14d adds

















































