Novels like Chronicles of the Dead Tide: The Day of the Arrival
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- 1 Back to the Apocalypse: My Ability Is a Little Overpowered 末世回档：我的机制有点强 [Apocalypse · Superpowers · Fast Leveling · No Romance] The apocalypse arrives, and Lin Ke awakens “Death Rewind.” Not only can he return to the moment he transmigrated with his memories intact, he can also bring back every ability he has acquired! In my second life, I'll memorize the apocalypse's timeline and the lottery numbers! In my next life, I'll stockpile a million supplies! In my third life, I'll build a shelter and awaken superpowers! What do you mean the country has brought out superhe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Zombie Apocalypse: I Have Ten Thousand Lives 丧尸末日，我有一万条命 The apocalypse arrived, and biting zombies were everywhere. While everyone else fought desperately to survive, Qin Hao strolled through the hordes, enjoying the scenery. No matter how he died, he just wouldn't stay dead. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Doomsday Ruffian 末日丧彪 This is a novel about surviving the apocalypse. It tells the story of Zhang Biao, an ordinary man who gradually leads humanity in its fight against the zombies. There is no spatial system; the story aims to portray a realistic apocalypse as closely as possible. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Fall of Daylight 白昼坠落 Friday, August 17 Lin Mochen ran five kilometers that day, ate a serving of chicken cutlet rice, and came across a news story: “Wushan Third People's Hospital Admits Three Patients with High Fevers; Cause Under Investigation.” He glanced at it and scrolled past, then went back to watching funny videos. It was the last whole day of the old world. Seventy-two hours later, the city fell silent. An unknown virus turned those it infected into something impossible to define. They weren't the slow, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Apocalypse Arrives, Part One 末世来临一 A virus strikes, panic spreads, and society gradually spirals out of control. This ultra-realistic zombie novel has no special effects, no boosts, and nothing fantastical. After the zombie virus breaks out, the protagonist, an ordinary nobody, struggles to survive. The story documents in detail the crisis before the outbreak, the panic as it unfolds, and the chaos after everything completely falls apart. From a society governed by law to the law of the jungle, from an ordinary young man to a har —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Global Doomsday: When the Stars Shine 全球末日：群星闪耀时 A casual spark of inspiration, a casual beginning, without much thought, no outline, no reason for anything. Just something I wrote for fun. Don't read it. (Tosses it aside) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After the Power Went Out 停电以后 After the power goes out, Lin Ye has to calculate every day how long the food at home will last for four mouths. There’s himself, Wutong the border collie, and two cats: Jiaojiao and Miaomiao. The elevators stop, the water supply is cut off, and the food in the refrigerator starts to rot. Worse still, scratching sounds come from inside the walls, and things never seen before crawl out of the drains. The whole city is gradually losing order. Just as Lin Ye sets out with his three pets to find a w 60Reads5.5Score12414d adds
- 8 Eternal Will: The Immortal Guard 永恒意志：不朽近卫军 A zombie story set during the Battle of Moscow. Amid the raging fires in the ruins of Moscow, he thought the zombies were his enemies, until one of them dragged him out of a pile of corpses without biting him. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 In the Apocalypse, That Godzilla Is So Pitiful 末世，那只哥斯拉好可怜 Synopsis: [Apocalypse + Comedy + Giant Beasts + Future Tech + No System + One Female Lead] Also known as: Lightbringer Apocalypse. In Year 1 of the Lightbringer Era, an outbreak of mutated ancient viruses erupted. Human technology advanced by leaps and bounds, and the surviving nations of the world united to build humanity's last refuge: Lightbringer Platform. Humanity believed its technology could see it through this catastrophe, but something about this outbreak seemed off... Mutant dog? I'll —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Rain Plague 雨疫 The apocalyptic tide tears order apart. Steel defenses battle mutated hordes of corpses. When humanity’s last granary begins sprouting flesh, death is more terrifying than the truth. In this apocalypse, Qi Anan is just one among many. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Zombie Calamity: I Take My Squad Around the World 天灾丧尸，我带小队环游世界 Natural disasters plus a zombie outbreak, and the female lead starts out with a squad that is already incredibly combat-ready. The zombies in this story aren't conventional zombies. They can roughly be divided into pathogen-infected zombies and rabies-like zombies, meaning fungal parasites. The world is largely fictional. The female lead has a romance, but it doesn't get much focus, and it ends in a bad ending. The whole book is pretty much a collection of wild ideas and one thrilling battle aft 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times Overrun by Zombies and Stay Connected to the Heavenly Dao 穿越丧尸古代，我与天道保持联系 [Pseudo-ensemble cast + unconventional zombie story + ancient setting + no special powers + countless types of zombies + zombie animals and plants + danger at every turn] This is an age in which humanity is on the verge of extinction. Bitter cold, zombies, famine... Everything is driving civilization toward the abyss of destruction. In this desperate world, a young man suddenly appears. Step by step, he grows. Bit by bit, he moves forward. And quietly, he begins to change everything... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Doomsday Survival Memoirs 末日求生回忆录 The rating has just come out; it will rise later. [Realistic post-apocalyptic survival + ensemble cast + hard-hitting + no mindless wish fulfillment + no golden finger + no special abilities + tight logic + no saintly foolishness] This is a hard-hitting survival journal about life after the apocalypse. After the zombie outbreak, a delivery rider who knew nothing but his job, Old Liu, who had spent half his life repairing cars, and Xiaoting, a student nurse, hid in a funeral home and struggled to 1.3kReads8.1Score11714d adds
- 15 The Flare-Up 发病期 "In this zombie-infested wasteland, the only thing I care about is my little sister." Apocalypse + level-headed protagonist + running away + siblings + survival + slow burn, not a power fantasy + not a saint Chai Yu's smile never fades. His teacher scolds him, and he smiles. His parents go missing, and he smiles. His heart hurts as if a wire were being threaded through its chambers, and he still smiles. Everyone says he's bipolar, that he's in a manic phase. On the first day of the apocalypse, h 190Reads8.1Score12914d adds
- 16 Apocalypse: I Lead My Classmates in a Desperate Fight for Survival 末世：我带同学极限求生 [Intelligent zombies + no rebirth + no supernatural abilities + no System + no female lead] Lu Tianyi wakes up one day to find that the world is about to change! “Ahhh!” A piercing scream rings out. Zombies begin spreading across the campus. With so many different sources of information, there’s no way to tell what’s true and what isn’t… Fear, darkness, and uncertainty fill people’s hearts. Where can they go from here? Sometimes kindness gives others the weapon they need to kill you. Pain a 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Cold Wave Era: I Built a Safehouse for the Apocalypse 寒潮时代：我打造了末世安全屋 [Apocalypse] + [Rebirth] + [No female lead] + [Massive hoarding] + [Artificial intelligence] + [Revenge] + [No bleeding-heart heroics] + [No nonsense] A nuclear winter and the sun’s death, caused by humanity’s overexploitation, deliver a double blow. The age of cold arrives, and 98% of humanity perishes! In his previous life, Wang Hui’s bleeding heart got him eaten by his neighbors. Reborn, and aided by both an alternate-world space and artificial intelligence, Wang Hui begins hoarding supplies 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Sea of Corpses Is My Home 尸海为家 [The Walking Dead] + [Family Edition] + [Tearjerking Realism] + [No System] + [Reasonable Power-Ups] + [Dark and Oppressive] When the zombie dad’s brain-core memories are revealed to the public, perhaps they’ll find a way to save humanity! Even my heart has been tainted by this filthy world. All I want is to protect your last innocent, sunny smile... Covered in mud, I don’t dare hold you in my arms... Believe me, my wife and children. Dad will definitely take you home! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 Tiger Hunt 杀虎 Hunter Chen Erbao was killed by a ferocious tiger. On the seventh night after his death, the tiger came to the village and slaughtered its way through the people. As the villagers watched in terror, Chen Erbao slowly rose from his coffin… And so the apocalypse began. Zombies surged across the land like a flood, but humanity refused to give up. Armies, ghost hunters, and kindhearted people stepped forward to build bastions in lands doomed to fall, fighting back against the calamity. But they soon 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Rebuilding a Perfect World After the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末世重建完美世界 Because this book was too realistic, recommendations stopped being distributed when it reached 600,000 characters. After countless rounds of revision, many parts were changed beyond recognition, and only the general meaning was retained. So don’t expect great prose in every spot. At least I managed to write it! The zombie apocalypse arrives, order collapses, and nine out of ten people die! Qiao Tianyin leads the survivors in clearing out the zombies and restoring order, eventually uniting the en 1.4kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 22 No Spring in the Northern Ridge 北岭无春 A zombie virus sweeps across the world. There is no rebirth, no golden finger, and no superpowers. Amid the snow and wind of a small city in Northeast China, one unyielding obsession endures, as its owner struggles to survive, besieged by both hordes of the undead and human nature. In the apocalypse, what keeps a home safe is never its walls, but the people inside. 1.2kReads—Score10814d adds
- 23 Zombies, Serpents, and Tyrants 丧尸，大蛇，暴君录 [No System] [No superpowers] [No harem] [Plot-driven] [Road-trip story] [Decisive and ruthless] [Reborn in a parallel world.] [A young experimental subject sets out to find his family.] [Synopsis 1]: An aberrant giant snake is right on my heels. A mutated tyrant weeps and wails. The Snake of Truth follows me. The mighty tyrant sobs as he speaks. The blind become monsters with a hundred eyes. The lame become centipedes with a thousand legs. The deaf gain ears that catch every sound. The mute s 389Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 24 Apocalypse Run: I Unlocked Every Type of Item 末日通关：我解锁了全系道具 [Rebirth + Apocalyptic Trials + System Items + Power Fantasy] Seven billion people around the world are pulled into an apocalyptic trial ground. Each stage brings a new apocalypse, and death is permanent. Chen Mo is reborn with the memories of the nine stages he survived in his previous life. While everyone else is still panicking, he is already stockpiling supplies. While others shiver in the cold, he takes a stroll through the snow. While others break taboos and die horribly, he sees throug —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Zombies: Breaking Through the Encirclement 丧尸：突出重围 Synopsis They say there are too many people, so the population needs to be controlled. So someone pretended to be God and began to punish humanity. But do they have the right to do that? 33Reads—Score514d adds
- 26 Abyss of Calamity 灾厄欲渊 Similar to Crazy Disease: Blood Cross! A survival novel. A strange curse robs most people of their sanity, turning them into bloodthirsty, crazed, ravenous, murderous monsters who still retain their reason. Li Ming wakes up to find that the world has undergone a horrifying transformation. His girlfriend is trapped in danger and unreachable, while people, ruled by their own desires, run rampant through the streets, slaughtering, abusing, and assaulting others. What should he do? Inspired by the s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Changed Face 靣目全非 (Not a power fantasy) A rare meteor storm appears over Longteng City. People look up in wonder, unaware that the Grim Reaper is quietly drawing near. An infection breaks out, leaving the infected with nothing but a primal craving for flesh and blood. Survivors flee the city and make their way through the mountains, where they establish their last refuge. To keep the companions behind them from being swallowed by the darkness, they do everything they can to develop a vaccine. They struggle to sur 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Lost in the Doomsday Mystery, Starting with the Neighbor Next Door 末日谜途，从女邻居开始 [No Spatial Storage] [No System] [No Superpowers] [No Harem] [Not Reborn] Focused on realism and logic. An ordinary person's struggle to survive the apocalypse: killing, fleeing, building a base, stockpiling supplies, expanding their influence... What unknown horrors and cruelties will they face? With a slight focus on military affairs and technology. 744Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 29 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? 109Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Apocalypse: Reborn in the Realm of Space and Time 末世：重生之时空领域 Zhao Tuo was betrayed and killed by a heartless, hypocritical campus beauty. He was reborn alongside the disfigured captain of a women's squad. When he found her again, he discovered that she was a rare beauty. Before the apocalypse returned, they stockpiled supplies, built a shelter, and assembled their own forces. Determined not to hold Zhao Tuo back in this life, Yan Qingmeng resolutely gave up staying by his side in the comfortable, safe shelter and set out with a small team to retrace the p 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Doomsday Battleship: Survival 末日战舰之生存 In a year sometime in the near future, a devastating and deadly virus breaks out on Earth, killing more than half the world's population. The endless ocean seems like a sacred realm the virus cannot reach. The guided-missile destroyer USS Nathan James, an Arleigh Burke-class vessel commanded by Captain Tom Chandler (Eric Dane), becomes an aimless, drifting Noah's Ark, waiting for absolution after the calamity. To preserve his crew and ensure that the two virologists aboard can develop an antidot —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Doomsday: Why Is Your Imperial Banner Giving Off Black Smoke? 末日：你的人皇幡怎么冒着黑气 Post-apocalypse + Banner of the Human Emperor + no saintly heroine + decisive and ruthless + vivid characters + settlement-building + superpowers The zombie apocalypse began. Zhang Fan was trapped inside, and danger was closing in. The Banner of the Human Emperor appeared, and Zhang Fan wielded it to slaughter his way across the battlefield. Liu Ruyan fell into Zhang Fan's hands and became his prisoner. To survive, she had no choice but to obey the commands of the great demon Zhang Fan. Zhang Ya 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 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—14d adds
- 34 Infection: Survival Diary 感染：求生日记 (Apocalypse + zombies + survival + no special abilities + no System) A once-peaceful life was suddenly shattered by chaos. The people around him were infected and turned into mindless, bloodthirsty monsters that devoured human flesh. Lin Yun had no choice but to survive in a zombie-infested world with his younger sister. In a world without order, the danger came not only from zombies, but also from the darkness in people's hearts... From then on, his only belief was to keep his sister alive. 2.5kReads8.7Score14214d adds
- 35 Chronicles of the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末世录 [No do-gooders!] This is a traditional apocalypse story. There is no System and no cheat ability. Anyone who survives is lucky, but luck does not last forever. One day, when the Goddess of Fortune no longer smiles on you, that is when you start losing everything. Even if you have already tried every means imaginable, there will be no turning things around. A friendly warning: the male and female leads are not do-gooders. There are do-gooders in this story, but they will not get a happy ending. 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 An Office Worker's Doomsday Survival Log 打工人末日求生日志 [Strong Female Lead + Zombies + Apocalypse Survival + No Superpowers + Not a Power Fantasy + Survival Against the Odds] When zombies break out and the apocalypse descends, how long does it take to go from struggling to survive to holding up the sky? Yun Wei was just an ordinary office worker, until one day, zombies appeared in the office building where she worked... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Apocalypse Arrives, and There’s an Ability Tree Inside Me 末世降临，我的体内有颗异能树 (Zombie apocalypse, decisive and ruthless, not reborn, multiple heroines, multiple superpowers, no saintly protagonist) Lin Ling was framed and imprisoned for three years while in college. On the day he was released, a red moon hung overhead. The apocalypse had arrived. A red downpour swept across humanity, turning two-thirds of all life on Earth into mindless zombies. The small number of survivors who remained also awakened superpowers. But Lin Ling discovered that he had more than just the hea 8Reads—Score14614d adds
- 38 Surviving Alone on an Island in the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末世孤岛求生 (Zombie apocalypse + shelter + hardcore survival + solo protagonist + no special abilities + no golden finger + no female lead + slow-to-fast pacing) The zombie apocalypse begins. The civilization humanity built over thousands of years is wiped out in an instant. But what does any of that have to do with one island keeper? There are no heroic legends here, only the small, genuine struggles of everyday life. 3.1kReads8.0Score33814d adds
- 39 Apocalypse Farm: Stockpiling and Surviving in the Age of Zombies 末世农庄：丧尸时代的囤货与生存 This is a story about survival, cooperation, and rebuilding. It portrays how an ordinary person grows into a leader in the apocalypse, guiding a group of survivors as they search for hope and rebuild civilization in a world overrun by zombies. Filled with suspense, excitement, and profound emotion, this story will take you into an apocalyptic world that is both brutal and full of hope. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Apocalypse Arrives: A Struggle to Survive 末世降临，艰难求生 Synopsis: (Apocalyptic zombies + escape + no special abilities + strong male and female leads) Song Mo woke up to find that the world outside had completely changed!!! She had only just taken part in a sports meet and even won a medal in the women's 50-meter sprint... The apocalypse had arrived, and zombies were everywhere. See how a group of ordinary college students fight to survive! Just keep holding on, and the light of victory will come! (No saintly protagonist + realistic approach + no reb 42Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 41 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. 238Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 42 Apocalypse: Taking Down an Entire Building from the Start 末世：开局杀穿一栋楼 Apocalypse, survival, passion, development, horror, no System, no supernatural powers An extremely dark thunderstorm descends, causing drastic changes to Earth’s magnetic field. In an instant, the civilization humanity was once so proud of is brought to the brink of total collapse. With zombies swarming everywhere and a mysterious virus that can get in anywhere, how are people supposed to survive?! … A post-apocalyptic survival story about nothing more than an ordinary person, with no System an 25Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 43 Apocalypse Zombies 末世丧尸 No superpowers, no System, no pocket dimension. A realistic zombie apocalypse story. In an apocalypse crawling with zombies, most survivors stockpile food and hide, or gather a few strong teammates to huddle together for warmth. I'm different: I go around collecting beautiful women! 579Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 My Roommate Turned into a Zombie, Good Thing I Have an LOL System 室友变丧尸，还好我有LOL系统 [Apocalyptic Zombies + League of Legends (LOL) + Leveling Up + Human Nature] Chen Li has barely had time to adjust after transmigrating to an unfamiliar world when he discovers that his roommate in the opposite bed has turned into a bloodthirsty zombie. Fortunately, his LOL System loads just in time. With its skills and gear, he’ll carve out his own place in the apocalypse! [The Show Stopper (Sett’s Q Skill)] Left fist, high damage. Right fist, even higher damage! [Siphoning Strike (Nasus’s Q Sk 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Prison of Gray Walls 灰墙之狱 (No System + No Transmigration + No Power Fantasy + Realistic Style + Hardcore) Surviving the Apocalypse: From Zombie Fan to Safe Zone Leader Zombies overrun the world, resources run dry, and the living are more terrifying than the dead. Qin Mo is no hero. He’s just an ordinary guy who likes “zombie culture,” and he claws his way out of a pile of corpses with the help of that supposedly “useless” knowledge. This isn’t a story about a hero saving the world. It’s about a group of ordinary people g 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Zombie Tide 屍潮 This is a story about the apocalypse, and about human nature. When the zombie horde arrives, the truly terrifying thing has never been just the zombies. There are no saviors here. Only those who survive. When order collapses, resources run out, and the people you know turn into strangers one by one, how much can a person still hold on to? 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 5) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第五季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Five) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 6) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第六季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Six) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Visitor in the Basement 地下室的访客 The Basement Visitor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 What Do You Mean, It's the End of the World? 什么叫现在是世界末日 This is the story of an ordinary college student who became a hero. A virus swept through the city without warning. A peaceful university campus became a hell overrun by zombies overnight. Chen Yuxuan was just an ordinary student. By chance, a prank gone wrong put him right at the start of the apocalypse, and he fought his way out of the fallen campus with his roommates. At first, all he wanted was to keep his head down and survive. But the world gave him no chance to hide. The distortion of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
