Novels like Chen Zitao's Survival Handbook
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- 1 Playing Innocent in the Apocalypse: What’s Wrong with Lying? 末世装乖：骗人怎么了？ [Sweet, clever, and kind heroine VS bad-boy big shot] 1v1, both leads are romantically inexperienced, happy ending [Apocalypse + pocket dimension + rebirth] * Su Tang died the moment she learned she’d been sold. Reborn, she wanted to get away from her family. But the apocalypse was right around the corner, bringing zombies, extreme cold, and extreme heat. To survive, she had to cling to someone powerful. * By chance, she helped the future big shot up after he fell to the ground. He seemed to hav 8.9kReads7.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 2 My Cute Little Corpse, I Wave My Hand and Stockpile Like Crazy! 小美尸我大手一挥，哐哐囤货！ The author’s level isn’t high enough to write an extra chapter. If I get lucky and level up someday, I’ll write one. [Apocalypse + Pocket dimension + Lighthearted + Comedy + Beloved by all + Spoiled brat + Slightly yandere hero] Xi Yangyang, a young intern who was forced to quit after rejecting her director’s advances, was lazing around at home when the apocalypse hit. She was bitten and turned into a little zombie who could only go “ka-ka.” Luckily, fate was kind to her. She didn’t completely l 3.6kReads6.8Score34514d adds
- 3 Transmigrating into the Apocalypse: The Green Tea Villainess Is a Whiny Little Brat 穿越末世：绿茶女配是个嘤嘤怪 [Fake sweet-talking girl + smiling tiger, slow-to-warm-up man] [Apocalypse + sweet romance + transmigration into a book + supporting female character] Zhen Lutu, a B-list actress, transmigrates into a novel about the apocalypse as a green-tea supporting character. The kind who offends the heroine and gets bitten to death by zombies. Zhen Lutu says: So what if this is a hellish start? I can still live it up for another hundred years! Scene One: Zhen Lutu binds herself to the Green Tea System. The 6.8kReads9.0Score72114d adds
- 4 It's the Apocalypse, So Having a Few Extra Powers Is Only Reasonable 都末世了，有亿点异能很合理吧 [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Powerful Protagonist + Satisfying Read with No Logic + No Romance + Word Spirit] Ling Ran, a powerful word-spirit master, unexpectedly transmigrated into a book set in an apocalypse, and she found the new world fascinating. When surrounded by zombies, Ling Ran: “God says I can fly.” The ability users watched as she rose into the air, despite having no wings, and slowly dropped their jaws. When they needed to retrieve research materials but the ability users were 26.8kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
- 5 Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢 [Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r 59.5kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds
- 6 EN Oh No! The Little Zombie Accidentally Became a Big Shot 糟糕！小丧尸一不小心就成了大佬 [Apocalypse x food hoarding x devoted couple x sweet romance x little zombie heroine x super badass, high-output hero] Torrential rain, typhoons, tsunamis, thunderstorms, the disappearance of Earth's magnetic field, zombies, monsters, supernatural abilities, and more... Congratulations, you've entered the main storyline of the apocalypse. The whole world is about to be reshuffled. From here on, survival depends on your life, your luck, and yourself. - While everyone else is still screaming in a 76kReads9.5Score10.4k14d adds
- 7 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 97.4kReads9.4Score8.6k14d adds
- 8 EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5k14d adds
