Novels like Waste-Energy Homecoming
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- 1 Reborn: From the Start, a Gambler Two Skills Ahead 重生：开局当赌狗领先两个技能 Office worker Tian Zhi died suddenly after a night of drinking, but a System called the Realm of Reincarnation brought him back to life. To live again, he must transmigrate through ten worlds, but unexpectedly, he wins the favor of the Lord of Dreams… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (3) 我在克苏鲁游乐园当NPC后，（3） After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (3) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (2) 我在克苏鲁游乐园当NPC后，（2） After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (2) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Restart! I Courted My Enemy in an Infinite Flow Game, Then Betrayed Them 重开！我在无限流攻略仇人但背刺 [BG infinite-flow + revenge and survival / strong male and female leads, love-hate relationship, betrayal, intense push and pull / sweet with angst, contrast charm, character growth] [She’s a vengeful charmer who flirts without even trying X he’s a cold, self-serving man who keeps everyone at arm’s length] After her brother’s funeral, Jiang Yu finds an email on his computer that’s exactly the same as one she received two years ago! Her brother’s death must be connected to the game! So she choose 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Merging with an Olden System, Bringing the Uncanny to All Heavens 融合旧日系统，带着诡异降临诸天 (System-driven, no heroine, using strange and uncanny abilities to face Eastern xianxia, mortal wars, and battles between immortals.) An ancient temple awaits the one who can bear its power... Lin Yun, an unremarkable office worker in the 21st century, accidentally obtains a strange book that fully awakens. When he comes to again, he has embarked on a mad, absurd journey... Plague bacteria. A monstrous mouth growing grotesquely from the skin. The uncanny power to create life. Lin Yun: “You culti 20Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 6 Infinite: The Thrilling Game of the Divine Agent 无限：神代行者的惊悚游戏 [Infinite flow, original dungeons, supernatural, mild horror, suspense and deduction] No livestreaming. No female lead. Not invincible. You were told to recruit people for the eerie game, so what on earth did you bring back? Rifts are ravaging the globe, and an eldritch god seems to be behind them. A divine emissary travels between two worlds, weaving a new tale of eerie folklore. 20Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Deadly Game: Battle Royale 绝命游戏大逃杀 Eighteen players invited to take part in a game hosted by a mysterious stranger will compete for a ten-million cash prize at the Human Nature Villa. But the greed and desire at the heart of humanity will drive all eighteen toward the abyss concealed within the game known as Deadly Game! Fang Yao's fight to escape is about to begin... 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (1) 我在克苏鲁游乐园当NPC后，（1） After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (1) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Ten Years of Sign-In from the Start Made Me the Ultimate Scoundrel Immortal 开局签到10年，成就最强贱仙 About my senior brother, who’s clearly incredibly strong but way too low-key. Su Xiaoxiao: “Whatever Senior Brother says is the truth. When he draws his sword, I’m in charge of yelling ‘666’!” Medicine Fairy: “He’s coughing up blood! He must be burning his life force to protect me!” Medicine Fairy: “That look he gave me just now must have been a test of my loyalty!” (blushing, heart pounding) Lin Yu: “Stop imagining things. I was just showing off too much and got struck by lightning. I really di 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Gate of Worlds: A Camp for Geniuses 界门：天才集中营 Five invitations shatter the tedium of everyday life: silver-blue feathers reflect the mask of a traffic-chasing idol, dark patterns on a gun's grip wind around a big shot's obsession, and whispers conceal a writer's yearning for the abyss. They enter the besieged city of the “Boundary Gate,” believing it to be the end of their desires, only to plunge into a crucible of trials: poisonous miasma strips away their dignity in the rainforest, underwater ruins reveal their greed, and amid the dust o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Boundless Way 道乎苍苍 In the seven regions of Tianzhao are four great sword sects, six great clans, and countless martial arts schools. As turmoil looms, Xie Chuqing, young master of a renowned sword family, embarks on the path of cultivation and joins the Qiongcang Sword Sect. Then the secrets of the Xie family come to light, the spiritual path of the world is unsealed, and chaos erupts across the land. Watch as the young master takes up his sword, bears the burden of past deeds, protects the people, and safeguards 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I'm the System: My Host Has a Mental Illness! 我是系统：宿主居然有精神病！ I was the son of the Great Dao, the Heavenly Dao itself. My dad sent me to the human realm, where I took the form of a System and began my trials. But I was new to the world and lacked experience, so I accidentally bound myself to a mentally ill Host. I became the most miserable System in history and started down a grueling path of hard labor... 39Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 13 Escape the Game: Infinite Offshoots 逃离游戏：无限衍生 Drawn into Infinite Retries in a Death Game [Plot twists] [Fast-paced] [Death ☠️ game] [Infinite resurrection] [Exploiting game bugs] [System has a minor role early on] [Romance] [Ensemble cast] [Surreal] [In the fourth stage, a large number of players join, and the death toll gradually rises. One person is especially unusual: both a “liar” and a “living person.”] All the game stages have ended. Who was the first to clear the game? Leave your answer... After a nightmare, I found myself in a s 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Drop Dead, Fate Administration 狗带吧，命运管理局 No morals + troublemaker + scheming In a world where the strong prey on the weak, everyone is prey... Lu Ya takes his younger clanswoman, Lu Xiaoya, and blunders his way into becoming the cultivation world's greatest menace... He terrifies the world, makes every race tremble, and even keeps the Heavenly Dao from daring to reincarnate... Lu Ya: “Nonsense! I’m a good person. I just happen to like robbing people!” Lu Xiaoya: “I’m a proper lady. How could I possibly be a pirate?” Their victims are s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 My Only Upgradeable Talent: Collecting Beauties in the Apocalypse 唯一可升级天赋：我在末世收美女 [Global competition] + [Doomsday] + [Infinite] + [Multiple heroines (school nurse, dance goddess, campus belle, coach…)] A strange energy sweeps across the globe. Is Doomsday here? Lu Chenfei awakens the sole growth talent, [Celestial Star Tree], and becomes the God of War in Doomsday’s death arena! Taking the death bus to challenge each stop? My bus is for goddesses only! Ding! The mature school nurse joins the team! Ding! The long-legged campus belle team leader joins the team! Ding! The allur 21Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 16 Maxed-Out Luck Lands Me in a Card World 幸运值拉满降临卡牌世界 [Infinite worlds + transmigration + cards + System + all kinds of dungeon worlds + multiple classes] This is a world of cards, and Xie Yu arrives with max luck. What? Why are there so many familiar things in this world’s dungeons? The Naruto world, the One Piece world, the Dragon Ball world... They’re all here! They’ll start appearing one after another from Volume Three. With max luck, Xie Yu has a 100% chance of getting a card when he kills a monster. What are all the other card masters sup 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Source of Reincarnation 轮回源地 An accident sends Wang Ran into a zombie world ahead of schedule. In this world where people devour one another, the only way to survive is to keep getting stronger. [Ding! The Reincarnation Mark has been generated. The summoner will soon be sent to the next world.] [Complete the mission to live. Fail, and you die.] From then on, Wang Ran carries a demonic sword and travels through one world after another. In a dense forest, Wang looks at the hideous monster before him and asks curiously, “So th 287Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Infinite: I'm Deaf, Cut Me Some Slack 无限：我一个聋子你让让我 (The issue with forms of address and references will improve from Chapter 54 onward. It’s a personal writing habit, and I’m sorry for the confusion. The earlier chapters have currently been revised through Chapter 11. The rating just came out, so there aren’t many votes and the score is low.) [Fairly traditional Infinite Flow + team + ensemble cast + a little livestreaming + no System, no romance + summoning] When the renowned ace investigator Gu Zhixi was asked whether anyone on his team was no 130Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 19 Infinite: I Can Steal Any Ability 无限：我能掠夺一切能力 [Dark and ruthless + decisive in killing + protagonist has no humanity + no female lead] [Sensitive readers, please proceed with caution] Xu Ye was a professional assassin in his previous life, but his organization betrayed him. As he lay on the brink of death, he was unexpectedly chosen by a mysterious Reincarnation Space and made a Reincarnator. From then on, he had to complete missions for the Reincarnation Space in various derivative worlds. But when drawing his starting talent, Xu Ye unexpe 133Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 20 League of Legends: Jinx Has Her Eye on Me from the Start LOL：开局我被金克丝盯上了 Wang Yu transmigrates to the Rune World, where he and other Chosen Ones must take on dungeons based on the great city-states. Using a special item, Wang Yu gains the ability to copy and use anyone's skills at will. And so, some amusing things happen. Transmigrating to the Piltover dungeon: “I swear I didn't do it! Someone must be framing me!” “You're the only person in the world with that ability. Who else could it be? Stop making excuses! Prepare to die!” Transmigrating to the Demacia dungeon: 183Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 21 Eerie: After Completing the Puzzle, I Somehow Ended Myself 诡异：凑完拼图莫名把自己终结了 [Mystery + Eerie + Deduction + Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Flawless Logic] Have you ever felt despair? Lu Bai wakes up in a dim room, where a mysterious force orders him and several other poor souls to go on missions in one strange place after another. Complete a mission and live. Fail, and die. Black Dragon Pool, the old elm tree, the ancient well at the village entrance, the strange funeral home. After Lu Bai and his companions rack their brains, endure countless hardships, and narrowly es 142Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 22 The Morning Guest 朝也客 “The life of a male lead after he transmigrates to another world.” “I woke up to find that my older sister was actually listed as dead?” “Then, by sheer luck, I caught a huge blue bird! From then on, I had a mount in this other world.” “In the end, I embarked on the path to immortality and left the mortal world behind.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Divine Puzzle: Become the Strongest Necromancer Across the Myriad Heavens 神明拼图：成为诸天最强亡灵法师 [Infinite Flow] [Competitive Gaming] [Original Scenarios] [Mind Games] [No Female Lead] [Myriad Worlds] A puzzle must be pieced together from the corners. But where are the corners of the gods' puzzle? Gods' Puzzle is the first competitive game said to give every battle an entirely different setting, story, and cast of characters. What truth lies hidden behind the village shrouded in black mist? What stories will unfold in a cyberpunk town amid the yellow sands? Battle Royale, team competition, 283Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 Infinite Flow: My Safe House Is Absolutely Safe 无限流：我的安全屋绝对安全 [Infinite flow + powerful heroine + mild horror + suspense + unhinged heroine] [Some twists involving the plot and characters occur in individual instances. The early instances move quickly to get things going, but the later ones get more and more exciting!] [Three instances are currently complete. First instance: Fengshan Road Middle School | Multiplayer beginner-friendly instance Second instance: Fourth Psychiatric Hospital | High-risk solo instance, not yet cleared Third instance: Heartbeat I 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Funeral Hall [Death Game] 灵堂【死亡游戏】 [Infinite Flow + horror game + survival + supernatural invasion + no System + intelligent protagonist] Twelve coffins are laid out in a funeral hall. Inside them lie the cursed people chosen by demons. If they want to escape, there is only one perilous path they can take: enter one of the blood-red coffins. Inside those coffins, unknown and terrifying missions await them, along with countless spine-chilling, thrilling games. Come on! Play a death game with the ghosts. Win and live, lose and 135Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 26 The Eerie Abode: Infinite Flow Instances 诡所【无限流副本】 [Survival + No System + Mystery Solving + Supernatural Stories + Horror Atmosphere] [Fast-paced, enters the first instance in Chapter 2] [Ancient Mansion + Village + Campus + Hotel + Bus + Temple + Island + Skyscraper] Every city has a mysterious place called “Nirok Manor,” home to a group of residents marked with black patterns. Whenever a strange letter appears in their mailbox, whoever is named in it must undertake a perilous green-text mission! As Si Chen completes one green-text mission aft 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Rule Horror: Shh, Don't Speak. The Goddess Is Listening 规则怪谈：嘘，别说话，女神在听 Rule Horror: Shh, Don't Speak. The Goddess Is Listening 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Rule Horror: I'm the Food Safety Inspector. You're All Coming with Me! 规则怪谈：我，食安员，收你们来了！ Rule Horror: I’m a food safety inspector. I’m here to take you all in! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Rule Horror: Please Settle the Tutoring Fee for the Haunted Building's Cram School 规则怪谈：麻烦结一下鬼楼补习班补课费 Rule Horror: Please settle the tutoring fees for the haunted building cram school —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Infinite Flow: There's Something Off About My Second Personality 无限流：我的第二人格有点不对劲 [Infinite Worlds + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Puzzle-Solving Instances + Livestreaming + Randomized Talents + Mystery and Mild Horror] Fang Wuyin suspects she has a second personality. Fang Wuyin binds herself to the Realmwalker System. Fang Wuyin is forced to open realms and go around containing anomalies. Fang Wuyin... Fang Wuyin casually starts a guild and accidentally tops the rankings?! Reader's Guide: 1. This story may include guild-building, collecting catalogs of contained e 946Reads—Score19414d adds
- 31 No Gambling, Just Life! The Desperate Gambler Villain 不赌钱只赌命！绝望的胜负师恶棍 When you’re out of options, remember: you still have at least one life left! As long as you’re alive, you possess the universe’s most precious asset: life! As long as you’re still breathing, you’ll always have a chance to start over! Please do not associate this story with any real people, events, things, or organizations! This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is impossible! Over 95% five-star reviews! Don’t go by the new-book rating; check the comments! Want to know how to go from pe 327Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 32 Infinite Farewells to Terror 无限再见恐怖 The story slowly unfolds. First, I’ll latch onto a powerful backer, then my golden finger will arrive. I’m the protagonist, so I’m coming clean. For now, I’ll keep a low profile. Staying alive is the right answer. Other people unlock the first tier of the genetic lock, but I’m genetically first-tier. That’s what makes me, Zhang Qiang, different. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Subdue Demons and Slay Monsters, Master Every Technique and Power in an Instant 镇魔斩妖，功法神通顷刻圆满 [Decisive and ruthless + expansive worldbuilding + no heroine + immortality!] Luo Chen transmigrates into a chaotic age overrun by demons and monsters. If killing powerful living beings lets me steal their lifespans, doesn't that make me immortal? I can spend lifespan to evolve my cultivation. My cultivation level, techniques, and martial skills can all be endlessly refined! From the Art of Withering and Flourishing to the Scripture of the Cycle of Time! From the Diamond Body to the Earth Treasu 27.6kReads7.0Score2k14d adds
- 34 Infinite Worlds: I Own a House of Everything 诸天无限之我有一间万事屋 Goofy, scheming, trouble-loving, card draws, and the heroine still hasn't appeared after 500,000 words Zhou Yi just wanted to find a job, but somehow ended up as a quick transmigration traveler. His golden finger lets him draw cards. Let's see what kinds of cards other protagonists draw: Gu Yi: Supreme Sorcerer Lucifer: The Morningstar Odin: King of Asgard Then Zhou Yi looks at the cards in his own slots: Passerby A: I'm just a passerby. Da Vinci: Don't call me Vinci. Call me Da Vinci. Wang 1.5kReads6.9Score11714d adds
- 35 An Introduction to the Divine 神明概论 No female lead, infinite-flow! Come play a game of wits with the gods! Bet everything in a thrilling game! The price of losing... is it your life, or a lifetime enslaved by the gods? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After Sacrificing Our Teammates, We All Became Gods 献祭队友后，我们全员成神 A driverless Route 13 bus carries seven losers cast aside by reality into the Myriad Worlds. An unemployed planner, a teacher on the verge of a breakdown, a spineless doctor, a cowardly programmer, a boastful salesman, a taciturn stunt double, and a laid-off machinist. This is the worst starting team in history. But every “sacrifice” triggers a wild evolution. 🔹 Vehicle upgrade path: Rusty old bus → Mobile luxury apartment → Matte black-and-gold war chariot, the Xihe (with a red-gold Golden Crow 473Reads6.5Score10614d adds
- 37 Rule Horror: I Report This! The School's Teaching Aids Are All Made from Students 规则怪谈：我举报！这学校的教具都是拿学生做的 Rule Horror: I’m reporting this! The school’s teaching aids are all made from students 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Weird Realm II: Room 414 Hospital 诡界II：414医院 [Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horror + Mystery + Paranormal + Survival + Dungeons] A hospital said to be impossible to escape, and a group of survivors who've narrowly escaped death time and again. What bizarre and uncanny tales await them as they open the doors to one patient room after another? Dear readers, follow the protagonist Lu Bai as he uncovers one hidden truth after another. Welcome to Hospital 414... 62Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 39 Thriller Game: I Can Eavesdrop on Ghosts 惊悚游戏：我能偷听鬼话 [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Light Horror] [Multiple Twists] Six months ago, a blood mist sealed off Nandu City, trapping its ten million residents inside. Strange beings invaded the fog, and one abnormal incident after another unfolded. Lin Xu has no idea why he appeared in this city. A strange game appeared at the same time, forcing him to enter a horror instance every seven days, where death was all but certain. But the items he obtained in the game could be used against the strange enti 21.4kReads7.0Score2.2k14d adds
- 40 Stop Grinding! The Main Quest Is Stuck, So Come Do a Side Quest 别卷了！主线任务卡关，快来做支线 Stop Grinding! The Main Quest Is Stuck, Come Do the Side Quests —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Who Taught You to Be So Absurd in the Dungeons? 副本里玩抽象，谁教你的？ [Comedy + Absurdity + Ensemble Cast + Infinite Loop + Murder Mystery Game + Games] The Gate of Miracles: Enter, and become a god. To pay for his terminally ill younger sister's medical bills, Zhang Fan takes the risk of working as an underground paparazzo. Tempted by a mysterious client's offer of a generous 500,000 yuan, he follows instructions and heads to the designated location. After stumbling into a bizarre instance, he calls his client for help. The other person says, “Want to survive? Wa 16Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 42 Horror Street 恐怖街 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Mind Games + Original Worldbuilding + Tight Logic + Ensemble Cast + Cthulhu Mythos + Every Mystery Gets Solved + High-IQ Characters] On Zhongshan Avenue, a dilapidated bus carrying eight passengers drove into a sinister place… The missing passengers’ relatives wept and wailed, but their cries were helplessly swallowed by the tide of the times… As the years passed, the case file eventually lost its validity and became an unsolved cold case. But one passenger was not 1Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 43 Forbidden Horror: Don't Look in the Mirror at Night 禁忌怪谈：晚上不要照镜子 Taboo Horror: Don’t Look in the Mirror at Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Horror Park: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing Homework 惊悚乐园：我在鬼域搞教育，BOSS哭着写作业 Horror Paradise: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing His Homework 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die 规则怪谈：救命！我的AI神医说我必须死 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Welcome to the Real Nightmare Game 欢迎进入真实噩梦游戏 [Infinite Flow] [Horror Dungeons] [Plot-Heavy] [Mind Games] [No Romance] [Mystery and Escape] [Supernatural] Zhao Ding woke with a start in the middle of the night, only to find that his familiar bedroom had become strangely unfamiliar. The walls had turned old and yellow, inexplicable dust had appeared in his slippers, and eerie knocking echoed through the silent night... Listening to the strange knocking outside, Zhao Ding had no idea that the world beyond his door was no longer reality. The m 33.8kReads8.1Score4.2k14d adds
- 47 Global Game: I Ran Off with the Sickly, Obsessive Main God 全球游戏：我拐跑了病娇主神 From the start of the game, Su Nuo is hunted by a global superstar, and her fragile little heart takes a critical hit for ten thousand points. But for the points, she has no choice but to enter the game again. So while everyone else becomes hopelessly immersed in the game, Su Nuo is the only one who rejects it with every strand of her hair. In the void, the Lord God opens his vast, star-filled eyes... Good. Human, you have caught my attention. 868Reads9.2Score13614d adds
- 48 Lord God's Paradise: I Got the Dread Throne from the Start 主神乐园：开局获得惊悚王座 (No female lead + ruthless and decisive + horror-game king + theme-park growth + infinite flow) Su Yue is the first “workplace emperor” in the history of horror games to clear an S-rank mission a hundred times. He's had enough of those unkillable ghosts that can only be dealt with by playing along with their rules. At last, he returns to reality, thinking he can lie flat. Then the Lord God's Paradise invitation lands right in his face! Good news: The monsters in this new world have health bars o 1.9kReads7.6Score16614d adds
- 49 Reincarnation Paradise: Armor? You're in a Gang, Aren't You! 轮回乐园：铠甲？你是黑帮的吧！ The rating has only just appeared, and it'll go up later. Feel free to give it a try. A Vajra Armor in Reincarnation Paradise. Extreme defense brings extreme survivability. Doesn't suck up to the original protagonist (though Su from Akame ga Kill! seems impossible to suck up to anyway), Doesn't steal the protagonist's opportunities (though there don't seem to be any to steal), Is a Hunter (can't help it, Hunter privileges are pretty sweet), Specializes in heavy weapons (smash... crush... loot... 936Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 50 Blood Curtain: The Final Chapter? 血幕，终章？ Five years ago, one tiny mistake of mine got three coworkers killed. From then on, I lived in endless regret. Five years later, a blood-red screen appeared in the depths of the ocean, enclosing a mysterious continent! Monsters began invading from this other continent. While every country in the world struggled to resist, I was pulled into another dimension, where lies followed rules that could get you killed, bizarre monsters were impossible to wipe out, and I had several unreliable “teammates.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
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