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- 1 Apocalypse: Zombie Evolution System 末世：丧尸进化系统 Saturday, May 15, 2089, 6:30 p.m. Li Tianran had just finished dinner at home. He was lounging on the sofa, remote in his left hand and chips in his right, watching TV. Suddenly, the sky lit up. Countless white streaks, like meteors, came hurtling down, illuminating the city of Lelong, where Li Tianran lived, as brightly as day. But the next second, everyone outside turned into zombies who could only bite people! 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Apocalypse: Reborn as the Zombie King 末世：重生成为丧尸王 When the apocalypse arrived, Lin Xiao died with hatred in his heart while defending a remote city. After living another life and taking his revenge, Lin Xiao leads a zombie army that answers only to him on a march south. Ten years into the apocalypse, the southern territories have already been divided and ruled by several factions. “The Dragon Clan rules the north alone, while humans, zombies, and alien civilizations share rule over the south…” After countless battles, ambition fills Lin Xiao's 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Become the Villainous Zombie King and Slay the Chosen One! 重生末世：化身反派尸王杀天命！ [Zombies + apocalypse + villain + System + suppressing the chosen ones of every archetype in apocalyptic novels + slow-paced power fantasy + harem] After being drained dry and dying, Ling Xiao returned reborn, only to find himself turned into a zombie who had retained his consciousness and been bound to the Zombie King System... Special abilities? He could devour whatever he wanted! A world ruled by powerful women? Sorry, that didn’t apply when Ling Xiao was around. All the Zombie King’s essence 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Global Cataclysm: I Am the Zombie Lord 全球灾变：我是丧尸领主 In the apocalyptic disaster, Tang Jian is unlucky enough to turn into a zombie. Fortunately, he keeps his mind and gains the Catastrophe System. When Tang Jian commands a horde of tens of millions of zombies, rides ferocious beasts, repels foreign invaders, and wreaks havoc across the land... Only then do the surviving humans realize that zombies are, in fact, the next stage of human evolution! Tang Jian sighs, “Once a corpse, rich for life. The ancients really weren't lying!” [Ding! Host has ab 11Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 5 Doomsday: The Ultimate Evolution Begins with Zombies 末日：从丧尸开始究极进化 A meteor falls from the sky, and the apocalypse begins! How did Guo Feng turn into a zombie? Zombies can ride elevators? Zombies can ride tricycles? Zombies can slide-tackle? What the hell is this thing?! 235Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 6 Apocalypse: I Can Command Endless Zombie Hordes 末世：我能统御无尽尸潮 [No System + dark transformation + evolutionary abilities + commanding zombies] When the apocalypse arrives, Lin Chen loses his home and family and is accidentally infected with a virus. But instead of losing his sanity, he discovers that his blood can control zombies. From that moment on, he is destined to live in the shadows and walk among the dead. When a bloodthirsty tide of a million zombies surges forward, everything in its path will be reduced to dust! [PS: This blurb doesn't do the s 260Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 7 Myriad Realms: Starting by Becoming a Happiness Virus 万界：从变成幸福病毒开始 In just three short days, Chen Yaotian went from a promising young man to someone with nothing at all. His girlfriend dumped him, his parents died in a car accident, he got fired from his job, and then he was struck by lightning. Who could put up with all that? [Ding! Host is connecting to the Myriad Worlds Virus System] [Ding! Successfully fused with the Myriad Worlds Virus System] [Ding! Host has selected the Happiness Virus. Changing the Host's form now] [Ding! Host has become the Happiness V 8Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 8 I Am Umbrella 我就是安布雷拉 An incredible idea flashed through Adam’s mind. He looked at Zhou Xun as if he were a demon and said, “So you planned all of this. You can control zombies. From the Raccoon City Incident to the global outbreak of biological infections, and now the destruction of Pine Bluff, it’s all been unfolding according to your script. What kind of demon are you?” Zhou Xun replied with scorn, “I’m merely purifying a world that’s been filthy for far too long.” 1kReads7.5Score—Shelves
- 9 Global Corpse Mutation: My Identity as a Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Corpse King Is Exposed 全球尸变：我的万年尸王身份暴露了 [A completely fresh idea!] [Pure, unadulterated thrills from beginning to end!] Yang Sheng transmigrates to the 23rd century, where the whole world has entered an age of archaeological excavation. A gigantic tomb containing ten thousand corpses is discovered, and the excavation is broadcast live worldwide. “Viewers! This is shocking! We’re excavating a gigantic tomb filled with ten thousand corpses…” “Take a guess at what we’ll find inside…” Viewers around the world watch with 25Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 10 Era of Eternal Night: I Became the Tyrant of a Sea of Corpses 永夜纪元：我成了尸海暴君 [Villain + World Destruction + Twists + Ruthless Protagonist + No Goody-Two-Shoes] Ye Bai is reborn and already knows of the conspiracy by a higher civilization to use the world as a breeding ground. Disillusioned, he awakens as the S-0 Virus King, merges with the Progenitor Virus, and embarks on a path of world destruction, using zombies to help all of humanity transcend. Ye Bai’s main weapon against the alien species is exploiting the virus’s ability to mutate and combining it to create all k 35Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 11 The Apocalypse: I Can Turn from a Zombie Back into a Human 末世，我能从丧尸变回人 (Apocalypse + Transformation + Superpowers + Building a Faction) Lin Feng is bitten by a zombie. When he wakes up, he discovers he can switch back and forth between being a zombie and a human. From then on, he exploits the unspoken rule that zombies don’t attack their own kind to rise to the top. At home, he turns human to eat, drink, and have fun. When he goes out, he turns into a zombie to gather supplies. “Hmm, the zombie density in this supermarket is a little high. For other survivors, this 4.1kReads8.0Score417Shelves
- 12 The Maoshan Corpse King 茅山尸王 (Urban supernatural, talismans and Taoist arts, hand seals and incantations, action-packed power-ups, explosive battles) Hunting ghosts and demons can get your adrenaline pumping too!!! Born with an innate Daoist body and bearing the bloodline of the Corpse King, he wields a peachwood sword in his left hand and a copper-coin sword in his right. He strides across the innate Eight Trigrams and declares the Heavenly Master’s sacred words. Tell me, who in the worlds of yin and yang would dare fight 3.1kReads8.6Score232Shelves
- 13 Apocalypse: Zombies Evolve Beyond All Limits 末世：丧尸超进化 A total solar eclipse that comes once in a thousand years brought six hours of complete darkness. Then the world collapsed. Chu Nan came reborn from the apocalypse ten years in the future. This time, however, he had mutated into a zombie and gained an evolution System. He would attack bases, build a zombie army, subdue zombie lords, trample the Zombie King from his previous life beneath his feet, and establish a mighty zombie empire. With the memories of his previous life, how far will Chu Nan e 572Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 14 The Apocalypse Arrives! I Evolve, Starting as a Zombie 末世降临！我从丧尸开始进化 [Villain + Apocalypse + System + Superpowers + Zombie King + No saintly do-gooder + No heroine] Zhang Nian suddenly transmigrates to an apocalyptic planet and, caught completely off guard, gets infected and turns into a zombie. But every cloud has a silver lining: he binds himself to a zombie evolution System. From then on, Zhang Nian rises to power in the apocalypse, a place fraught with danger. He evolves into a terrifying Zombie King, feared far and wide, and emerges at the head of a zombie h 699Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 15 Doomsday: I Wake Up as a Zombie 末日：一觉醒来成了丧尸 Synopsis: [Apocalypse + Pocket Dimension + Escape + Zombies] “Ahhh! Heavens, how could you do this to me?!!!” Su Yue raises her stiff, uncooperative hand and silently cries out her grief and indignation at the sky. As the saying goes, when God closes a door for you, He opens a window. And Su Yue is the unlucky soul who got a window. Who has ever woken up as a zombie? And not just any zombie, but one so stiff she can barely move and can't speak. Being a zombie would be bad enough, but she also ge 452Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 16 Land of the Undead 丧尸国度 The anticancer injection known as “Drug X,” developed by a multinational corporation, undergoes a shocking mutation. The world becomes an ocean of zombies, and in an instant, life on Earth turns into hell... Overnight, zombies overrun the world! Who can survive the apocalypse? Stay alive, or die without finding peace: there is only one choice. 346Reads8.9Score120Shelves
- 17 Zombies Are Weak? Then Feel the Terror of a Zombie Horde! 丧尸弱？感受来自尸潮的恐惧吧 [Villain + Apocalypse + System + Superpowers + Zombie King + No Female Lead + No Saintly Protagonist + Fast-Paced] After transmigrating into the apocalypse, Zhang Chen binds himself to the Zombie King Infinite Evolution System. By devouring the infected, he can evolve without limit and earn massive zombie horde rewards! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on devouring and evolving. Reward: a horde of 100,000 zombies!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on devouring and evolving. Reward: a horde of 10 milli 2.3kReads8.7Score188Shelves
- 18 Reborn as a Zombie King: Keeping All of Humanity in Captivity 重生尸王：圈养全人类 [Apocalypse][Killing and evolution][Dark tone] The red moon hangs overhead, and the Apocalypse descends from the sky! In this world, where human lives are as worthless as blades of grass, compassion, kindness, and innocence have become the greatest jokes. The darkest side of human nature is magnified beyond all limits! When Wang Jun returns to the beginning of the Apocalypse, he discovers that he has become a zombie and gained the Zombie King Evolution System! From then on, a Zombie King named W 1.6kReads8.5Score123Shelves
- 19 I Became a Zombie, and Now I'm Surrounded by Beautiful Zombies 成为丧尸的我，身边美尸成群 [No System + mutation and evolution + dark, bleak zombie apocalypse with no other monsters + no foresight, feeling one's way forward + special abilities, but not very powerful] Take over human cities and enjoy a shameless life as a zombie. The apocalypse arrived, and Xu Shan had the misfortune of becoming a zombie. Then he had the further misfortune of being hunted down. With no other choice, he hid in a basement... “Survivors: Look, look! That zombie can drive...” “Survivors: A smart zombie is 747Reads—Score100Shelves
- 20 Apocalypse: Oh No! She’s a Zombie Blending in with the Crowd 末世：糟糕！丧尸她混进人群啦 [Apocalypse] [superpowered people] [zombies] [System] The Apocalypse arrives, and Lin Xi unexpectedly becomes a conscious zombie. Thus begins her journey to find her family, traveling alongside people with superpowers. When she encounters a zombie horde, she remains graceful and composed, untouched by a single leaf; when she meets superpowered people, she drops to her knees without hesitation: Please spare my life! In the end, her zombie identity is exposed, and all her friends and companions st 1.4kReads9.0Score210Shelves
- 21 Apocalypse: Evolving from a Zombie 末世：从丧尸开始进化 The apocalypse has begun, and evolution is the only thing that matters. Reborn into a new life, he has somehow become a zombie. But Zhuang Ling, who has a System, has nothing to fear. As long as he can evolve, who cares if he's a zombie? Strength, speed, mental power: what talents do you have? Sorry, Zhuang Ling is taking them all! This is clearly a savior's story, yet the role has been given to a zombie. ...Only when Zhuang Ling encounters the Shattered Lands and the Spirit Realm does he realiz 5.9kReads8.8Score461Shelves
- 22 I Am the Zombie Source, Poisoning the Ocean from the Start 我，丧尸源体，开局投毒海洋 [Apocalypse]+ [Zombies]+ [Zombie Beasts]+ [Zombie Plants]+ [Darkness]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Cautious]+ [Laying Low and Growing Strong]= This Novel Shi Fang has had the zombie source virus dormant inside him for twenty years! When the virus finally matures, he transforms into the zombie source and heads straight for the ocean to lay the groundwork by poisoning it! From then on, zombies spread across the globe. Deadly zombie plants silently spread viral pollen that turns people into zombies, 4.5kReads7.8Score371Shelves
- 23 Tomb Robbers Are Raiding My Tomb? Three Thousand Corpse Kings, Charge! 盗墓贼盗我墓？三千尸王给我冲！ This is a world where tomb raiding is all the rage. Li Yi wakes up inside a coffin, only to discover that someone is trying to rob his tomb! Who could put up with that? Li Yi awakens a System. As long as he kills intruders, he can draw traps, treasures, and tomb-guarding creatures! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have drawn the Imperial Jade Seal!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have drawn the Dragonfire Glazed Dome!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have drawn three thousand corpse puppet 1.6kReads7.9Score114Shelves
- 24 I’m the Zombie Mother: From the Start, I Assimilate a Hundred Million 我，丧尸母体，开局先同化一个亿 A sudden zombie crisis in Qingzhou sent shockwaves around the world and sparked widespread panic. To protect the bigger picture, the authorities chose not to send help. Instead, they sealed off Qingzhou and killed countless survivors trying to flee. To put an end to the crisis once and for all, they even planned to destroy Qingzhou, stripping every survivor of their right to live. All the survivors fell into utter despair... But at that moment, Lin Chuan smiled. Because he was the zombie progeni 4.7kReads7.8Score414Shelves
- 25 Zombie Lord System 丧尸领主系统 Xiao Li accidentally obtains a Zombie Lord System and becomes a zombie lord who can command hordes of the undead in the city. What?! You want to compare numbers with me? My zombies carry a virus more terrifying than rabies. One bite and you'll learn just how painful this world can be! What?! You want to compare equipment? My zombies can use machine guns and rocket launchers. Never seen a Licker before? Don't mess with me, or I'll shut the doors and sic the zombies on you! 293Reads8.0Score103Shelves
- 26 Abaddon 亚巴顿 [Post-apocalypse + zombies + ordinary people] The Abaddon zombie virus outbreak came out of nowhere. There are no superpowers or advanced technologies. I'm just an ordinary high school student, and all I want is to survive. Note: Told from the perspective of an ordinary high school student, this story follows his struggle to survive and grow during the zombie outbreak. It stays grounded in reality and aims to give readers a more realistic experience. This is a true post-apocalyptic novel. 6.6kReads8.8Score625Shelves
- 27 Doomsday Evolution: The Zombie Overlord 末日进化：丧尸大魔王 A blood-red sun hangs high in the sky, and the world is transformed! An utterly ordinary little zombie faces countless perils in the apocalypse, evolving again and again until it becomes the Zombie Demon King! 7.5kReads8.9Score569Shelves
- 28 Global Zombie Outbreak: The Evil Seeds Descend 全球尸变，恶种降临 [Apocalypse + Survival + Zombies + Human Nature + Powerful Male and Female Leads] When he wakes up, the entire world has been struck by a bizarre virus. Everyone infected turns into a highly intelligent killing monster. The once-bustling campus instantly becomes a living hell. Here, honesty, friendship, kindness, and everything else have ceased to exist. He only wanted to lie low and survive, but from the start he is locked in a room full of monsters. He thinks certain death is inevitable, but u 11.1kReads9.1Score952Shelves
- 29 World Peace Through Nuclear Weapons: Starting with the Umbrella Corporation 世界核平，从创建保护伞公司开始 Reborn in a parallel world based on films and television, he starts with a bankrupt security company and builds it into Umbrella Corporation. With his own hands, he creates a massive enterprise wealthier than any nation and builds a business empire of his own. Katyusha in his left hand, PPSh in his right, vodka in hand, he dares to make Uncle Sam his home. 1.2kReads9.0Score156Shelves
- 30 Apocalypse Star Crystals: I Have an Army of Contract Beasts 末日星晶：我有一个契约兽军团 [Superpower Evolution] [Egoism] [Reborn] [Dark Humor] [Early Development, Lone Wolf] [Multiple Heroines, Skip if You Mind] A meteor shower descended, and the whole world collapsed into ruin. Most people turned into terrifying monsters, while animals and plants ceased to be resources for the survivors and became hunters instead. The meteor shower also brought star crystals, which could yield extraordinary food, weapons and equipment, evolution potions, and bloodlines with supernatural abilities.. 147.9kReads8.2Score11.7kShelves
- 31 Shocking! The Demon Lord Is Actually My Mom? Time to Slack Off! 震惊！魔尊竟是我老妈，开摆咯！ After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Lu Nianli became the heir to the Prince of Zhenbei of the Dafeng Dynasty. Born with a useless body and unable to cultivate, he was forced to become the dynasty’s number one wastrel, and obtained a Slacking Off System. As long as he slacks off, he can earn rewards: the world’s foremost intelligence agency, the All-Knowing Hall; the peerless assassins, the Six Sword Servants; the legendary sword, Heaven’s Question; the Snow Dragon Cavalry, renowned across 80.2kReads9.0Score10.7kShelves
- 32 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves
- 33 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 34 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 43.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
- 35 EN King of the Apocalypse! 末世之王！ [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif 76.5kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves
- 36 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
- 37 EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
- 38 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
- 39 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
