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- 151 The Underground Century 地下世纪 Zombies and humans have divided the land between them. At the age of eight, Luo Yan runs away, longing to experience human civilization. He studies on his own and earns a place in the underground city's judicial system, gradually carving out a path through its dark and twisted political world... Humans in this book have no special abilities, and even the super zombies aren't absurdly powerful. Romance pairing: an assassin inspector and a female lawyer with underworld connections. Their devotion 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Doomsday Survival: Fighting to Survive in the Cracks 末日生存之夹缝求生 A zombie crisis erupts around the world. The instinct to survive drives people to do whatever it takes to stay alive. There are System users among both the zombies and the humans. The twist is that the members of our protagonist group don't have one. As long as we can survive, as long as we can stay alive. Trapped in a wardrobe by zombies, blocked inside a cupboard, any crack or crevice that can keep zombies away offers humanity a chance to survive. In a pitch-black city, a faint glimmer of ligh 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Just How Powerful Is Cultivation in a Zombie Apocalypse? 末世丧尸修仙到底有多强 [Cultivation + Apocalypse + Zombies + Transmigration] Li Bufan was once the sect master of the Star River Sect in the Spirit Realm. After failing to survive his tribulation, he is unexpectedly reborn on Blue Star as a zombie in the Qi Refining stage. But he soon discovers that zombies are better suited to cultivation than humans. Could the appearance of zombies really be no accident? [The Apocalypse Arc has begun] [The Spirit Realm Arc has begun] 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Apocalypse: I Sweep Through Zombies with the System 末世：我靠系统横扫丧尸 A virus outbreak. Civilization collapses. Once-prosperous cities become living hells overrun by zombies. Lin Xiao, an ordinary man, jolts awake from a deep sleep. His memories are stuck on a pleasant shopping trip, but all around him lies a nightmare of bloodstains and ruin. In this desperate situation, the “Apocalypse Survival System” unexpectedly binds itself to him, becoming his only lifeline. The System’s missions point the way, and the beginner mission is a trial of life and death: cross a 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Father of All Races in the Starcore Era 星核纪元万族之父 A new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Embers of the Dark Night: Guardians of the Dawn 暗夜余烬：黎明守望者 This is a novel exploring human nature at the end of the world. There is no rebirth, no System, no superpowers, and no cheat. It confronts the darkness of the human heart head-on. The opening may seem a little uneventful, but the story soon becomes full of twists and turns. The characters are vivid and lifelike, leaping off the page. A small team struggles onward through an apocalyptic wasteland overrun by zombies. Can they find a way to survive? And what secrets lie behind the zombie crisis? Is 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Mute Disease 默病 He wakes to find that AI has rebelled, plunging the world into a frenzy of “Mute Disease.” His colleagues mutate, his closest friends become demons, and human society collapses overnight. In this desperate situation, Chen Ling awakens the power to devour, becoming the only person in the apocalypse with a clear mind. He discovers that he can devour monsters to evolve, and even forge weapons made just for him! When the mastermind finally appears, it turns out to be the mentor he respected most. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Brain-Eating Fungus 噬脑魔菌 At the York City Central Station subway platform, fourteen strangers jumped onto the tracks together as a train pulled in... At an Arctic research station, an entire United Nations expedition team was wiped out overnight... Three thousand kilometers beneath the surface, terrifying lizard people lived inside a gigantic, mysterious cube... All these strange events pointed, without exception, to a mysterious fungus from antiquity... And humanity had long since become a Host to its spores... Humanit 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Apocalypse Holy Sword 末世圣剑 In a zombie apocalypse, a crowbar is like a holy sword that can do anything. A college student relies on a crowbar to survive through sheer grit. Rules for surviving the apocalypse, a survival guide. No special abilities, no System, just pure realism. [Zombies + gritty survival + campus + strong male lead + survival] Amid the endless dangers and challenges of the zombie apocalypse, college student Sun Shizhen presses forward with nothing but his all-purpose crowbar and survival skills, fighting 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Surviving the Zombie-Toxin Fog 尸毒迷雾绝地求生 Zombie apocalypse + end of the world + eerie fog + strike down the do-gooders first + occasional harem. This story is purely fictional, and any countries mentioned do not represent real-world societies. The male lead, Su Yang, goes abroad for work. An accident at a nearby pharmaceutical factory causes a strange virus to leak, forming a fog that spreads endlessly and never dissipates. Anyone killed by the fog initially becomes zombie-like, bloodthirsty and violent. Later forms are even more despa 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Immortality Through Divine Sense 神识长生 Survival in the apocalypse (●, ●) There is a tiny bit of romance, to move the plot along (●, ●) No System (●, ●) No invincible superpowers (●, ●) The spirit rain has come, and civilization has collapsed. Cities have become breeding grounds for bizarre creatures, while the wilderness has become a hunting ground for roaring mutant beasts. Amid this global wave of transformation, Zhong Cen is the “prophet.” His consciousness once reached the future, where he witnessed every possible ending. He help 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 162 The Forged Doomsday Journal 被伪造的末日笔记 A realistic zombie apocalypse, a complete timeline of the outbreak, multiple points of view, tons of detail, no System, no bindings, and no mindless wish fulfillment. A terrifying plague upends life as we know it. An ancient virus is evolving, turning people into monsters driven only to feed and spread the infection. A journal records the real lives of ordinary people in the apocalypse, but who knows what kind of conspiracy lies behind this terrifying virus... 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Life-Extinguishing Entity 灭生体 [Apocalypse + Mutated Creatures + Military Perspective + No Superpowers + No System + Slow Pace] Beneath the peaceful facade, an unknown virus silently invaded the world. Like a ghost, it spread through the population, quietly altering the human genetic sequence. Before long, those infected began to mutate, transforming into strange creatures with superhuman strength and speed. Their existence posed an unprecedented threat to human society. Step by step, the entire world was driven toward extinc 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Observation Log of the Doomsday World 末日世界观察日志 (Realistic, true-to-life apocalypse simulation + projections of real national armies + zombie apocalypse + multiple perspectives + ensemble cast + hardcore + no characters losing intelligence for plot convenience + no protagonist plot armor) The quality is guaranteed, and the story gets even better after chapter fifty. The low rating is only because the book has just been released, so feel free to give it a try. The low readership is because the author took a break from updating for a while. It 69Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 165 Apocalyptic Natural Disasters? That's My Chance to Ascend 末日天灾？那是我的登天机遇 [Ensemble cast] [Seven Deadly Sins] [Behind-the-scenes scheming] [Cold-blooded and calculating] [Collecting emotions] A zombie virus? An apocalyptic crisis? They're just one part of a self-serving scheme. When the zombie virus breaks out, a young man with an unusual background uses the catastrophe to begin an extraordinary rise to power. Behind his unparalleled talent and strength, his younger brother, a cunning master of schemes, is secretly plotting something without anyone's knowledge. These 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Journey Through a Mountain of Corpses: The Real Apocalypse 尸山行，真实末世 This is an old-school zombie apocalypse novel with no pocket dimension, no supernatural abilities, and a focus on realism. Think The Walking Dead: a lone wolf at first, then a fight for supremacy! Xu Du and Yan Xi wrote the names of all their friends and family on a sheet of white paper, then stuck it to the wall. A sacrificial table stood right in front of it, laden with food and red candies. It was both an offering and a wedding feast. Kneeling before the table, the two worshipped, then bowed 1.1kReads8.1Score10214d adds
- 167 Fleeing the Apocalypse, Heading North 末日逃亡一路向北 The apocalypse arrives, and the zombies rise. What should I do? How should I respond? As an ordinary person, how can I survive in this ruined city crawling with zombies? Following a major earthquake and tsunami in XXXX, the cores of Units 1 through 3 at a nuclear power plant on an island in a certain country melted down. After the accident, a power company continuously pumped water into the containment vessels of Units 1 through 3 to cool the reactor cores, collecting the contaminated water. By 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Doomsday Zombie-Slaying Order 末日斩尸令 Lin Chuan, a former special forces scout, is wounded while carrying out a mission overseas. When he wakes, he finds the world has become a zombie-ravaged wasteland. With his dog Naruto at his side, he embarks on a hard-core struggle for survival, going from fighting alone to assembling a team and establishing a base. Through trial after trial, including battles over resources, his team’s capture, and relocation and rebuilding, Lin Chuan gradually proves himself as a leader, unites forces from al 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Space Thief 空间大盗 In brief: A young man unexpectedly comes into possession of a storage ring and starts living the ultimate no-cost shopping spree. When the apocalypse arrives, he uses the ring to stockpile supplies and the money he earns to build an apocalyptic base and assemble a team. After the world ends, he travels far and wide, rescuing people and killing mutant beasts and zombies, right up to the very end of his life. 9Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 170 Doomsday Game: I Transmigrated as Someone Reborn 末日游戏，穿越的我是重生者 Liu Mu clawed his way back from a blood-soaked apocalypse to 30 days before the cataclysm. In his previous life, even the mighty Four Emperors and Two Kings fought until their bones littered the wilderness. This life? He wants to be invincible! A mysterious ring binds him to the Kindling System. A stunning female researcher offers him an hourglass stained with blood: “This is fate.” The instant the System activates A tempering potion is injected! His stats are ahead of the entire world fro —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 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—14d adds
- 172 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—14d adds
- 173 Beyond the Seven Days 七日之外 Apocalypse, survival, wasteland, farming, and a savage girlfriend. When the apocalypse arrives, a musclebound uncle says, “Brother, I’m your most loyal supporter. I’ll help you conquer the world!” A savage girl says, “Big brother, let me warm your bed, okay?” Mutant zombies? Sorry, your claws may be sharp, but the sword in my hand is just as deadly! Mutant beasts? Here are two choices: let me ride you, or die! Ordinary zombies? Hmm, you’re useless. You may as well die! Zhao Tianyang inexplicably 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Survival: I'll Lead Everyone in Building Tower Defense 生存之我带大家建塔防 My new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Water-Burial Planet 水葬星 A first-person post-apocalyptic survival story, creating an immersive sense of the unknown. The early stages focus on surviving alone, while the middle and later stages center on a large cast, outsmarting opponents, and political scheming. After a massive tsunami strikes Earth, Chen Zhuo, a deep-sea salvage diver, is forced aboard a colony ship, only to become a test subject for biotechnology. The ship crashes on an alien planet covered by a vast ocean, and he is one of the few survivors. With a 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Lucky to Find Clover in the Apocalypse 末世幸逢三叶草 [Post-apocalyptic survival + high-octane action + firefights + combat vehicles + no supernatural powers + no System + one heroine] The real zombie apocalypse is here. Don’t you want to learn how to make useful survival tools? They’re all in this book! 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The National Rejuvenation Defense Line 国家复兴防线 [Warning! This novel is entirely fictional. Do not confuse it with reality!] "Your country is dead. All you are guarding is a corpse that still draws breath." A financial bomb crushed Americal. The government was paralyzed, the currency became worthless, and order collapsed. Manhattan became a hunting ground for gangs, cultists, and deserters. The once-proud city slowly rotted in the bitter cold. Julian Cross is a frontline agent for the National Revival Defense (NRD). He believes order can b 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 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! 1.6kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 179 The Great Doomsday Restart 末日大重启 [Dark apocalyptic fiction, ruthless and decisive, no bleeding-heart saint, autocracy, warlords, awakened ones] On June 7, 2035, a video broke through layer upon layer of restrictions and came to public attention, exposing a decade-long calamity that had been concealed. Was the world destroyed by a supposed prophet truly a vision of the future, or a reborn timeline? Was the early launch of the Seraphim Project a plot by extraterrestrial civilizations, or humanity’s salvation, or its destruction? 36Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 180 Looting America from the Start, Returning Home as a Savior 开局洗劫美帝，回国当救世主 [When you have the means, help the world; when you are down on your luck, look after yourself.] The world ends, and zombies are on the loose. Is escape your only option? No. For Luo Yun, escaping is someone else’s problem. Your military base is short on food? I’ll send you a hundred thousand tons. Come back for more when you’ve eaten it all. You want tanks? They’re right over there. Take a few hundred to start with. You want fighter jets? Fly whichever ones you like. Just leave my personal jet a 2.8kReads8.1Score16214d adds
- 181 An Ordinary Person's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末日普通人的求生之路 Hardcore sci-fi meets a zombie apocalypse! No System, no invincibility, no harem, no female lead, and no mindless plot! A global zombie virus outbreak erupts all at once! What caused it? Is it revenge by people from beneath the earth, or an alien invasion? Why was Long Tianhao reborn? What really happened to the world? How will Long Tianhao’s team find the answers? 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Walking Dead Are Everywhere 行尸遍野 The apocalypse arrives, zombies run rampant, and survival becomes the biggest challenge. If you want to stay alive, and live well, getting stronger is the only way. 578Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 183 Apocalypse: I Awaken a Metal-Type Ability and Become Invincible 末世，觉醒金系异能的我无敌了 Apocalypse + System + zombies + special abilities + stockpiling supplies + no saintly goody-two-shoes + ruthless and decisive + building a base + robots + Transformers! An invincible stockpiling system: the more you hoard, the stronger you become. Stockpile supplies, steel, weapons, gasoline, planes, and warships! Evolving abilities: metal powers can evolve into robots, transforming cars, excavators, helicopters, and tanks. A machine-based style! Liu Mian is reborn three days before the apocalyp 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Memoirs of the Apocalypse 回忆录一末世 “Chixin, what are you thinking about?” Yu walks over and gently leans against Chixin. “Now that you’ve made it this far, don’t you want to go back to Pluto?” “Of course I want to go back.” Chixin gently strokes Yu’s long hair. “But now that the ‘disaster’ has been dealt with, it’s time to take care of the ‘human-caused disaster’ behind it.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 The Last Joys of Doomsday: Traveling with a Pretty Young Woman 末日余欢，我与小姐姐一路同行 Earth is not our home. It is a carefully constructed prison. When a meteor shower streaks across the night sky, it brings no romance. Instead, it tolls the death knell announcing the start of humanity's extermination plan. A bioweapon virus from a higher-dimensional civilization turns 90% of the world's population into the walking dead within three months. This is no natural disaster, but a systematic extermination of the “old inhabitants.” Li Xiang, Lin Sa, Liu Chunxia, Tong Yi, A Rong... A gro 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Zombie Apocalypse? Get Back to the Village and Lay Low 僵尸末日快回村里苟着 In 2030, a strange epidemic swept across the globe. It infected 80% of the population at an unimaginable speed, and all kinds of violent crimes soon followed. One day, Qin Qiong was staying at his family home when he heard a loud crash from the road outside, as if something had exploded. He hurried out of the single-story house and saw thick black smoke billowing in the distance. He rushed through the front gate and witnessed a shocking scene on the road... 354Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Lord of the Empire at the End of the World 末世帝国之主 A collision between a sci-fi apocalypse and a magical medieval world. Keywords: apocalypse, farming, conquest. System, base, development. Transmigration, sci-fi, fantasy. Special thanks to: Mount & Blade: Warband - Prophecy of Pendor, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Walking Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, State of Decay 2, Star Wars, Cyberpunk 2077, StarCraft, Dark Souls III, Elden Ring, Stellaris, Fallout 4, Conqueror's Blade, Europa Universalis IV, and more. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 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—14d adds
- 189 Chronicles of the Apocalypse Dawn 末世曙光纪 [Strong logic, no harem, human characters who aren't saintly, character growth] An unknown virus escapes from a biological laboratory in M Country on Blue Star, unleashing hordes of zombies and turning the world into an apocalyptic wasteland. Amid the apocalypse, a giant eye suddenly appears, fortunately granting survivors a survival System. Under the power of the System's rules, all firearms and other modern weapons become useless. The apocalypse is now full of divine weapons and high-level —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 What a Freaking Apocalypse 末了个日 [Ordinary person’s perspective + first person + slice-of-life elements + slow burn and immersive thrills] [Apocalypse + zombies + natural disasters + supernatural abilities] I’m just an ordinary person. Like everyone else, I never imagined that a zombie apocalypse would one day descend upon our high-tech modern world, upon a land that believes in Marxism. The high-ranking officials say the apocalypse didn’t come without warning, but to an ordinary person like me, it all happened far too suddenly —Reads8.0Score114d adds
- 191 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—14d adds
- 192 I Got Trapped in a Zombie Game, but the System Called Me a Pioneer 穿进丧尸游戏，系统却叫我先行者 [Zombies] [Transmigration] [Survival] The once wildly popular game Doomsday Wasteland suddenly announced it was shutting down its servers. On its final night, Lu Chen unexpectedly transmigrated into the zombie-infested game world. Just as he was planning to travel between the two worlds and make a fortune reselling supplies, he gradually realized that something was changing in the real world... 1.1kReads—Score16714d adds
- 193 The Zombie Apocalypse at School: The Happy Ending 校园丧尸末日：幸福终点站 A pure zombie apocalypse story, with no System and no special abilities. A realistic school-set zombie survival novel told largely through an ensemble cast. Every character is equally important, each with their own personality, and all are grounded in everyday life. Nobody is unrealistically powerful. It's the story of a group of ordinary students with different personalities, repeatedly escaping death as they make their way to a refugee camp. The settings are down-to-earth, and it's a straightf 429Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Doomsday Ark: My Gold Mine Hides a City 末日方舟：我的金矿藏着一座城 [Sci-fi apocalypse + natural disasters + apocalypse survival + no System] Reborn, Lu Chen swore that this time he would protect his family, and began preparing six months before the apocalypse. When a meteor struck Earth, the apocalypse arrived. The resulting tsunami swallowed cities as humanity wailed among the ruins. Smoke curled up from the Blackstone gold mine. The underground fortress blazed with light, its granaries overflowing and its guards on high alert. His former enemies knelt outside 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Fogbound City 雾幻迷城 The moment the mist descended, satellite signals and electricity vanished, and the world fell into a deathly silence. A school stood motionless in the mist as curious students set out to explore the unknown. A middle-aged man suddenly emerged from the fog, crashed into the doors of the teaching building with a scream, and shouted, “Stay back!” What immense danger lurks beyond the unknown? From that moment on, terror descended! (Apocalypse + supernatural powers + exploration + survival) 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Apocalypse: Monsters Invade, and I Rise by Slaying Zombies 末世：怪物入侵，我靠打丧尸崛起 [Apocalyptic monsters + zombies (different types of mutated zombies) + mutated plants and animals + supernatural abilities + team growth + no saintly do-gooders + crystals + decisive and ruthless] The apocalypse arrived. Every night, a gigantic, eerie red bell appeared in the sky, and the moon turned scarlet. After three tolls, monsters tore through the void and invaded at will, savoring the hard-won “delicacy.” The land lay in ruins, and the world had become a living hell... Not long afterwa 367Reads—Score11114d adds
- 197 Doomsday: I Turned into a Zombie 末日，我变成了一名丧尸 (No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, no supernatural powers, one female lead) The zombie virus breaks out, and the apocalypse begins... Chen Tao is a SWAT officer. On his way to find his unit, he is unfortunately scratched by a zombie. In the end, he dies alone in a corner. When he opens his eyes again, he has become a zombie. But unlike the others, who instinctively eat people, Chen Tao has not lost himself. He is a conscious zombie... (Note: The male lead will turn dark later on.) 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Apocalypse: The Age of Superpowers 末世之异能纪元 After the nuclear blast, survivors huddle in underground cities, believing they are their last refuge. They have no idea this is a carefully designed cage. Espers, mutants, New Humans... The truth of the apocalypse is nothing more than a cruel “evolution game.” Lin Yi, an ordinary man on the brink of death, awakens an unprecedented psychic ability in the depths of despair. His invisible, intangible clones are more devious than spies and deadlier than throwing knives. He can control an entire bat 172Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 199 Apocalypse: Outbreak 2077, Mad Disease Runs Rampant 末世：惊变2077，狂病横行 [Madness]+ [Manic Laughter]+ [Blood Cross]+ [No System]+ [No Superpowers]+ [Realistic]+ [No Harem]+ [Ensemble Cast] (Not cyberpunk, the story simply takes place in a fictional 2077) If the infected person next door could understand your pleas for help and use them to lure you to your death, what would you do? Han Gang is trapped in a fully sealed quarantine hotel, with a newly mutated infected person just on the other side of the wall. They have human intelligence but the cruelty of beasts. They 383Reads8.4Score16614d adds
- 200 The Bones Still Remain 尸骨犹存 [This story has no System or golden finger. It follows realistic logic and focuses on growth and survival. No mindless wish fulfillment. Enjoy!] When the zombie virus shatters everything good, law, morality, and hope all disappear. All that remains is endless darkness, the howls of the walking dead, and the despair that has sunk deep into the survivors’ bones. Li Musen, a migrant worker far from home, is one of the lucky few to escape infection in this catastrophe. But he finds himself trapped i 11Reads—Score—14d adds
