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- 1 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! 566Reads—Score100Shelves
- 2 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—Shelves
- 3 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
- 4 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—Shelves
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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—Shelves
- 9 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
- 10 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—Shelves
- 11 The World of the Doomed Dead 末日丧世界 Severe industrialization and technological development have damaged Earth, leading to global warming. A virus arrives silently, spreading slowly at first but mutating at an astonishing rate. Ninety percent of the world's humans and animals turn into zombies. How will they survive? Wait and see. No superpowers, no System, no self-righteous do-gooders. 39Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 12 Doomsday: Survivors of the Zombie World 末日：丧尸世界幸存者们 [No rebirth, no System, story-focused, no harem] There is a mysterious organization in the world: the Zero Organization. They have lost all humanity, purged the globe, and unleashed a zombie virus, hoping to create a world governed by an order that belongs to them alone. Not a single country on the planet has escaped unscathed. The story takes place in S City, Huaguo, and follows Qin Fan, an ordinary former soldier. Through countless hardships, he meets many people he has never encountered befor 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Academy of the Undead: Lost in the Apocalypse 尸起学院：末日迷途 [Realistic apocalypse + absurdist style, intense and harrowing! Not a power fantasy!] Follow the story of a young aspiring warlord as he outwits other survivors in the apocalypse and ultimately finds redemption. Liu Chen was an ordinary vocational school student. But a sudden zombie virus changed his peaceful life. What happens when more than twenty people are trapped in a classroom with barely any food or supplies? After escaping the school through a horde of the living dead, where can they go? 65Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 I Fight the Fourth Catastrophe in the Apocalypse 我在末世对抗第四天灾 [Not a Doormat] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Pure Sci-Fi, No Cultivation] [Werewolves + Zombies + Zerg] [The Fourth Calamity appears starting in Chapter 11] Synopsis Version One: The new game Humanity's Crushing Defeat took the world by storm as soon as it was released. Players take on different roles, such as zombies, werewolves, and Zerg, hunting humans to evolve. Xie Jingxing was drawn to the game too. While playing, he suddenly transmigrated into its world as a human, in other word 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Chronicles of the Dead Tide: The Day of the Arrival 尸潮往生录：降临之日 [No System + Story-Driven + Apocalyptic Survival + Mystery and Twists] [Ensemble cast, multiple protagonists, told in arcs that advance the story in turn] [But every storyline will have a proper beginning and end] The earth split apart, and a raging tide of corpses surged forth. Civilization’s last spark flickered precariously, with nowhere left to turn. I, a survivor beneath the horde, decided to fight back and save humanity’s fate... Wait a second, zombies can talk? They even have a neural net 29Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 17 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 176Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 18 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
- 19 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!! 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 A Record of the Zombie Apocalypse 末日丧尸纪实 (The rating is low because it was just released and started out with a low score. Check the detailed reviews; they’re mostly positive!) Synopsis: [Traditional Apocalypse]+ [Military]+ [War between humans and zombies] In 2025, a flu spread across the globe, and everyone seemed to take it in stride… Then the Apocalypse suddenly broke out, and zombies began appearing. How would humanity survive…? After the Apocalypse broke out, Zhao Leng escaped death and joined the army, beginning a war between hu 560Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 21 The Apocalypse's Biggest Loser 末日扑街仔 [No Saintly Hero] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Apocalypse] [Superpowers] [Survival] [Human Nature] [No System] [No Harem] My name is Lin Yu. I'm twenty-six, and both my parents are dead. Before the apocalypse, I was a struggling writer. I drank foul water and gained the ability to heal and regenerate. After the apocalypse, I lived to see the end of the book. Not because I can fight. Not because I have superpowers. Only because I understood one thing earlier than most people: In a world where 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Zombie Apocalypse: I Became the Chosen One 丧尸末世：我成为了天选者 [Zombie apocalypse] + [Infinite Flow] (The real-world zombie apocalypse is the main storyline. The Infinite Flow world will appear a few chapters later.) Yang Lingfeng has an uncanny intuition. Before an ancient virus breaks out, he senses something is wrong and stockpiles supplies at home, but when the zombie virus spreads, he gets trapped at a bus stop... The zombies keep evolving? All kinds of mutated zombies? Fortunately, the [Infinite Worlds] arrive, randomly selecting from am 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Rob, Kill, and Pillage in the Apocalypse 我在末世烧杀抢掠 [Apocalypse survival, zombies, laid-back pacing, fighting over supplies, territory, and people, building a base, no supernatural powers, no System, no goody-two-shoes, decisive and ruthless, no dragging things out] The hero, Li Bin, returns to the day before the apocalypse. This time, he will find his parents and lead the people around him to survive. He leads his people in fighting for supplies and territory and building a base. See how Li Bin burns and slaughters zombies, and raids for supplie 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 An Angler in a World of Living Dead 活尸下的钓鱼佬 A wilderness fishing enthusiast finds himself caught up in a sudden viral crisis. He'd only meant to become a fishing livestreamer, but who could have guessed he'd end up in the middle of a living-dead crisis? As it turns out, it was a blessing in disguise. Quietly fishing is hard enough, and quietly fishing during the apocalypse is even harder. Watch as a fisherman with no supernatural powers or special talents figures out how to scrape by during the living-dead crisis. 2.1kReads8.9Score250Shelves
- 25 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—Shelves
- 26 Zombies: My Apocalypse Survivor Base 丧尸：我的末世幸存者基地 [No System] + [No supernatural abilities] + [Not reborn] The zombies break out, and the apocalypse arrives. There are zombies right outside the door, and Wang Kai is stunned. No System, no powers, not reborn. Is this really a proper zombie novel? It's 2024 already. Surely there aren't still zombie novels without a System, right? Right? How is anyone supposed to handle this from the start? Looking at the pretty girl hiding in the room, he decides: Whatever, life and death are in fate. If they won 946Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 27 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—Shelves
- 28 Doomsday Travelogue 末日游记 [Apocalypse + Zombies + No Evolution, No Superpowers] The apocalypse arrives, and zombies overrun the world. A motorhome sets out from Hebei on a journey to Tibet to search for family. I’m just an ordinary nobody. All I want is to survive these chaotic times, find a peaceful place, and live a happy life with my wife and children. But circumstances keep pushing me onward. My concern for friends and family, along with clues that might reveal what happened to my parents, leaves me no choice but to 143Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 29 Plague-Ridden Zombie City 病疫尸城 A strange virus suddenly swept through the entire city. The people were infected and turned into terrifying, bizarre living corpses! Hua'an City was placed under a total lockdown. There would be no rescue here, no rescue! The city was rife with danger. “They” lurked in the darkness, supplies were scarce, and the conditions for survival gradually disappeared. The survivors struggled to take even a single step, fighting against nature, against other people, and against the living corpses. How woul 222Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Zombie Crisis: The Apocalypse 丧尸危机末日 The story begins at an ordinary high school in an ordinary small town. An Jie witnessed the entire process as zombies spread in from outside the school. To survive, he was willing to do anything, even if it meant staining his hands with blood... For the companions struggling to survive alongside him, he would even put his life on the line. But when he held out until the very last second, he discovered that all of this was actually just... 150Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 31 Doomsday Zombie Mutation 末日尸变 Luo Sen was an ordinary middle school student until one day, when a zombie virus broke out and social order collapsed. In the darkness of human nature that followed, he began a new way of life. While everyone else struggles to survive, he roams the world with a special ability, living more freely than ever. He fears nothing, except zombies who don't know how to read! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Apocalypse Frenzy: A Neighborhood Patrol Officer Forges an Iron Legion 末世狂潮：片区巡警缔造钢铁军团 Apocalypse + Survival + No Superpowers + Ultra-Hardcore Road journey in the early stages, base-building later District patrol officer Yang Huaiguang is trapped in a collapsing city. He has no overpowered abilities, only solid policing skills and a cool head. He takes in refugees, builds a base, and trains troops for battle. Survival squad → field brigade → steel army group! He wipes out mutated creatures and crushes every raider faction in his path. Witness district patrol officer Yang Huaiguang —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Back to Dawn 回到黎明 A pure zombie novel: no System, no supernatural powers, no evolution. One day in July, a strange virus breaks out simultaneously in several places around the world. The virus spreads through the air. Three days after infection, people turn into zombies and attack humans in a frenzy. A week later, the virus quietly mutates, shortening the infection process from three days to just three hours. People still have no idea... The curtain officially rises on the catastrophe. In a world overrun by horde 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Scarlet Leather Shoes 猩红皮鞋 Crimson Shoes 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Land of the Living Dead 活死人之地 [A word of caution] No System, no golden finger, not reborn, no stockpiling supplies, and no collecting crystal cores. A first-person zombie-apocalypse survival story. What would you do if you woke up one day and found that the world around you had changed beyond recognition? When disaster struck, I was just a college student slacking off at school. Faced with the sudden upheaval, the authorities activated the S-rank Red Emergency Plan and moved some survivors into underground shelters. With zo 242Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 36 Apocalypse: A Guide to Surviving at University 末世：高校求生指南 [No System + no goody-two-shoes + traditional apocalypse + one female lead + no superpowers + character growth + realism + school] A zombie virus broke out across the globe. It started when researchers in Country M studied genetic sequences and opened Pandora's box, triggering a full-scale outbreak... The virus spread in an instant, and the whole world fell... Zombie virus: Also known as a prion disease, it can spread through the air and blood. It can survive in the air for only twenty minutes. 245Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 37 The Mystery City of the Apocalypse: The Eve of Extinction 末世谜城：灭绝前夜 [No System] [Post-apocalyptic sci-fi] [Tough-guy protagonist] [Realistic] Bewilderment, despair, and rage. Disaster strikes without warning, and the world teeters on the edge of darkness. When even an ordinary life becomes an unattainable dream, what kind of redemption will Qin Tao choose in this fractured reality? 31Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 38 Apocalypse Journey: Protecting the Seeds of Civilization 末世征途：守护文明火种 [No System + Not Reborn + Ensemble Cast + Superpowers + Intelligent Characters + New Humanity] 🧟 The apocalypse arrived, and 98% of the world's population became infected and turned into zombies. A lucky few survivors awakened Superpowers and became superpowered individuals. Some only cared about protecting themselves and stayed out of things; others seized territory and committed every kind of evil. As ordinary people were driven from their homes, their lives brutalized, their dignity trampled, 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 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! 1.6kReads8.5Score100Shelves
- 40 Biochemical Siege: I Can Control Life 生化围城，我能掌控生命 When scenes from the movies appear in real life, Hordes of zombies come surging in like a tide. How can you survive? Will you struggle on like a loathsome bug, With death closing in, Is humanity's final destination good or evil? 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Zombie Purgatory: From the Start, I Draw Max-Level Lockpicking 丧尸炼狱：开局抽到满级撬锁技能 (Zombie instance + no saintly protagonist + realistic survival + human nature and strategy + light puzzle-solving) Police detective Lu Ming was betrayed by a fellow officer on his final mission... [Ding-dong. A powerful will to survive has been detected. Will you accept the trial? Clear all instances to earn one chance to be reborn.] With the last of his strength, Lu Ming managed to utter two words: “Accept...” [Welcome to the first level of Zombie Hell: One Hundred Days of Survival in G 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Do Ordinary People Really Have to Die in the Apocalypse? 普通人末世就不活了吗？ [Apocalypse + zombies + no romance + personal growth + ensemble cast + no golden finger] At midnight, Ji Lin had just finished working overtime at the hospital. Her exhausted body had barely sunk into sleep when she was jolted awake by horrifying screams and the thunderous sound of zombies pounding on the door! With no golden finger to help her, the girl faces a world turned upside down and the ugliness of twisted human nature. She escapes death again and again, struggling to find a way to sur 283Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Zombie Apocalypse: I Grow into a King 丧尸末世，我成长为王 No System + no characters acting stupidly + no special abilities + sci-fi + zombie apocalypse. This novel tells the story of Wang Jie, a first-year student at a university in Xia State, and how he gradually grows into a leader. The United States of America discovered a mysterious virus beneath the frozen permafrost of the Arctic and brought it back to a laboratory for study. Eighteen years later, the virus triggered the end of the world. Huge numbers of people were infected and turned into zombi 270Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 44 Campus of the Walking Dead 校园恐尸 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Survival + No System + No Superpowers + No Harem] On this day, rain falls across the entire Federation! This isn't an abnormal weather event, but a deranged plan by an enemy nation to wipe out the population! The rain contains a terrifying zombie virus, set to turn the entire Federation into a zombie paradise! No one is spared if they're caught in the rain, young or old, man or woman! The school where Lu Yuan is studying is no exception. Zombies run rampant, and coun 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Apocalypse Theory and Delusions 末世理论妄想 [Zombies + Superpowers + Crystal Cores] Updates are irregular and vary in length. This book builds a more plausible world for old-school zombie fiction, aiming to break away from familiar formulas and offer a broader, deeper look at the zombie apocalypse. In the blink of an eye, zombies overran the world, changing everything. Crystal cores, superpowers, and other things from novels began appearing one after another. Biology, economics, tactics, psychology, sociology... No one can survive alone. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Laws of the Apocalypse: Live by Embracing Death 末世法则：向死而生 [Post-apocalypse + zombies + sweet romance + strong heroine + scheming + slaughter] Four college students encounter zombies in their dorm room. They band together, hide out, and try to outwit the zombies, facing betrayal and death along the way before discovering that the zombie virus is actually the result of a human conspiracy... As emotions and society collapse around them, the heroine, the second-oldest girl, gradually sees the world differently. The second heroine, A Lai, is strong-willed, 5Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 47 Mutated Corpse Horde 畸变尸群 When the zombie apocalypse strikes, every other natural or man-made disaster pales in comparison. As civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, what kind of future awaits humanity as it faces an unprecedented crisis? [Slow burn, not a mindless power fantasy.] [This is my first time writing a novel, so please feel free to point out anything I could improve.] 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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 62Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 49 Death Takes the City 尸杀全城 Also known as The Citywide Zombie Slaughter: Survival Begins in an Apartment [No Superpowers or Cheats + Realistic Survival + Zombie Apocalypse] It all begins with a ridiculous night of drinking... And yet the world is about to be plunged into a cataclysm. As steel cities become death zones, once-bustling streets slowly fall into ruin, and countless strange figures wander across the ravaged land... Can Chen Yu make it out alive, carrying the seed called “hope” in his heart, and survive to the e 1.9kReads8.0Score106Shelves
- 50 Doomsday Survival: On the Road Among the Dead 末日生存之人在尸途 Walking corpses, wild beasts, combat; Survival, off-roading, the journey home; Gunfire, gear, vehicles; For the best reading experience, brothers, a friendly reminder: This is a realistic apocalypse novel. Readers under sixteen should read with a family member present! It’s grounded in common sense, has no saintly self-sacrifice, features lots of women, and has no female lead. If you like stories about stockpiling goods in a supermarket space, turn right and head out. Remember to close the door 178Reads8.7Score—Shelves
