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- 101 The Filthcore Crowd 污核之众 [No rebirth + no superpowers + no awakening + no System + no cheats + no brainless decisions + human nature true to each character’s circumstances] After the Great Union wantonly discharged nuclear wastewater, a new virus emerged: the “Nuclear Waste Virus,” a rabies virus mutated by radiation from the wastewater. It sparked a global zombie crisis. In this apocalypse, where the Nuclear Waste Virus has unleashed hordes of zombies, survivors in cities across the country must protect themselves am 44Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 102 A Commoner's Life in the Biochemical Apocalypse 生化末世下的升斗小民 If you were an ordinary commoner and a zombie outbreak suddenly hit, what would you do? This book has no mindless plot, no System, rebirth, or transmigration, and no cultivation techniques or high technology... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Doomsday: After I Was Infected, the Female Zombies Awakened 末日：我感染后，女丧尸觉醒了 No System, no supernatural powers, not reborn. His only slight golden finger is that he was infected by a virus but did not mutate, becoming an evolved human. In the eyes of ordinary people, though, he's just a martial arts expert. He has a lifelong comrade-in-arms, someone who is family and friend, and something else he can't quite put into words. Is she a zombie? No, she's a new human! My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Zombie Crisis: The Apocalypse 丧尸危机末日 The story begins at an ordinary high school in an ordinary small town. An Jie witnessed the entire process as zombies spread in from outside the school. To survive, he was willing to do anything, even if it meant staining his hands with blood... For the companions struggling to survive alongside him, he would even put his life on the line. But when he held out until the very last second, he discovered that all of this was actually just... 154Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 105 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
- 106 The Vanishing Light: A Fungal Catastrophe 消失的光芒：真菌大灾变 On an ordinary, peaceful evening in HZ City, Zhang Ze was taking the subway home from work. Who could have guessed that the tense atmosphere would soon give way to panic and death? A chain of explosions, chaotic car crashes, terrified crowds fleeing, and zombies biting the living plunged the entire city into chaos. Zhang Ze fought tooth and nail to escape the streets, only to learn that cordyceps had already spread across the entire world… 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 After My Sister-in-Law Bit Me, I Became Half Zombie, Half Human 被嫂子咬后我变成半丧尸半人类 Liu Bo is a corporate wage slave. After an asteroid passes by Earth, most people around the world mutate into zombies. He is lucky enough to avoid mutating, but somehow gets bitten by his mutated sister-in-law. Strangely, Liu Bo doesn’t turn into a zombie. Instead, he becomes an asymptomatic carrier. In an apocalyptic world, with a body like this, isn’t he basically living in paradise? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Apocalypse: Infinite Devouring and Evolution 末世：我能无限吞噬进化 [Apocalypse + reborn + decisive and ruthless + no goody-two-shoes + revenge + team survival + no deadweight + collecting superpowers + everyone evolves] After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Fang Bai's first act upon returning is to kill the scheming campus beauty who ruined his family, along with her father, a mining tycoon. In his previous life, he had an S-rank superpower, but had no way to develop it. By the time it awakened, it was too late. This time, he gains the ability to devour 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Reborn in the Apocalypse: The Recyclable Zombie Recovery Plan 末世重生之可再生丧尸回收计划 Leng Ruohua was reborn in the mourning hall on the third day after her mother’s death. There, she saw the stepfather and younger brother she had trusted. In her previous life, they had been secretly drugging her mother for years, causing her to die at just fifty. In the third year of the apocalypse, they had taken advantage of her illness to send her to an underground research facility, hoping to dig the crystal core out of her brain and transplant it into her brother. She also saw the man she h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Zombies Are Here: I Never Knew the Apocalypse Could Be This Terrifying 丧尸来临，原来末日这么可怕 One utterly ordinary afternoon, people on the street suddenly went mad and started biting those around them. Was it a public disturbance? Rabies? Mental illness? But it seemed everyone had forgotten an even more terrifying possibility: zombies. Because nobody took the possibility seriously, the city fell completely in just one day. With order collapsed, zombies running rampant, supplies running short, and people impossible to trust, dear readers, watch how Jiang Chuan and the main cast struggle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Open a Card Shop 末世降临，我开启了卡牌商店 Apocalypse + reborn + invincible A quick note: there is no female lead, just several female supporting characters. You know how it is. Lin Lu is a fan of the Card Master in the game League of Legends, and he has only ever played this one champion. After his 9,999th game with Card Master, Lin Lu finally fought his way out of Bronze and into Silver. But before he could celebrate, the apocalypse arrived. Strange weather, ferocious beasts on the prowl, and zombies overrunning the streets: scenes fro 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Apocalypse: Mutation 1 末世：变异1 Apocalypse: Mutation 1 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Zombie Horde Incoming: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse on Campus 丧尸潮来袭，末日校园生存指南 [Apocalypse + Easygoing Daily Life + Sweet Romance + Growing Heroine + Gloomy, Contrasting Male Lead] Sunny high school girl He Tiantian x base’s young master Bai Yuli A catastrophe forced a high school girl, who had once lived a peaceful life, to grow up. Terrifying zombies and brutal tests of human nature. The polite upperclassman turned out to be the heir to a powerful organization; The taciturn, poker-faced upperclassman was actually a rather useless young Taoist priest; All kinds of sec 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 In the Apocalypse, Disasters Get Full Just by Looking at Me 末世之天灾看见我就饱了 The sudden apocalypse caught everyone on Earth off guard! Countless demons and monsters from other worlds appeared on Earth! From the lowliest zombies to legendary gods, they all entered the real world! The strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive! Humanity suffered countless casualties, but immense danger also brought immense opportunity! Countless people awakened special abilities! The protagonist awakened one too. Uh, everyone who sees him, human or monster, feels full and develo 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 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
- 116 Zombie Apocalypse: Saving the Red-Haired Songstress from the Start 丧尸末日：开局拯救红发流莺 [Medieval Setting + Zombie Apocalypse + Hardcore Survival + Camp Conflicts + Scientific Farming + No System, No Superpowers] (The rating just came out and will rise, so don't pay it any mind!) After dying an unjust death, Liu Charlie was accidentally sent to another world by an underworld bureaucrat. What do you do when you transmigrate without a golden finger? Knowledge is power. What do you do when you're surrounded by beautiful women? Take responsibility: don't make the first move, don't reje 259Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 117 Death Takes the City 尸杀全城 Also known as The Citywide Zombie Slaughter: Survival Begins in an Apartment [No Superpowers or Cheats + Realistic Survival + Zombie Apocalypse] It all begins with a ridiculous night of drinking... And yet the world is about to be plunged into a cataclysm. As steel cities become death zones, once-bustling streets slowly fall into ruin, and countless strange figures wander across the ravaged land... Can Chen Yu make it out alive, carrying the seed called “hope” in his heart, and survive to the e 1.9kReads8.0Score10614d adds
- 118 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
- 119 Subspace Transmigration: World 1 次时空穿越：世界1 This is a world filled with blood and slaughter... People and things, good and evil, love and hate all make up this world... There is no absolute safety here... Even those closest to you will betray you... As dusk falls, under the crimson sky screen, will you find the true meaning of life? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 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
- 121 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
- 122 Fungi Can't Kill Humans 真菌杀不死人类 [A zombie novel with no golden finger. Humanity can only fight for survival through unity and ingenuity] “Holy crap, Lao Gao, what is that thing?” “Oh, a fungus.” “A fungus? Mushrooms growing in a zombie's brain?” “More or less. A mushroom that eats people.” “So that's it for humanity?” “No.” Gao Jianyu takes Jiang Jianmi by the hand. With their backs to the setting sun, he tells his brothers: “Fungus can kill people, but it can't kill humanity!” 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 123 Day of Survival 求生日 (No supernatural powers + no System + relatively hard-edged + slow burn + not a power fantasy) When a crisis strikes, should you take up arms to survive, or turn on your fellow human beings? In a Doomsday world with no order or hope, how can humanity survive? 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Nation Gave Me a System in the Apocalypse 末世之国家给我发系统 An outbreak of an unknown virus brings the entire country to a standstill. After the Spark System is activated, the System takes control of the whole nation. Thanks to his outstanding leadership, Zhang Chen is chosen as a candidate for the country's "Successor Program"... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Three in the Doomsday: All Three Are Superpowered 末日三人行三人竞都是异能者 [No Harem] + [Logical and Well-Reasoned] + [Occasionally Funny] + [Three Main Characters] + [The Military Keeps Its Strength] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Character Growth] + [Zombie Apocalypse] + [The Protagonists Don’t Hoard Supplies, Aren’t Reborn, and Have No System] In 2025, a virus codenamed “Mutation” swept across Blue Star. In less than half an hour, 90% of all living things lost their reason and became zombies driven only by the instinct to feed and attack. The survivors soon discovered that 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Doomsday Game: I Awaken the Plundering Talent from the Start 末日游戏：开局觉醒掠夺天赋 The planes overlap, zombies descend, and the global apocalypse game begins! Lin Guoxiao, the God of War of the apocalypse in Huaxia, has been reborn! “Ding! You killed a Fat Zombie and looted 20 jin of fat!” [Fat: Greasy enough to drip. Seems like it’s called corpse oil.] “Ding! You killed a Mutant Cockroach and looted the Undying Cockroach talent!” [Undying Cockroach: The more recklessly you court death, the stronger you get. Of course, once you die, it’s all over.] In this life, he won’t l 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Doomsday Survival: Rule Horror on a Reborn Cruise Ship 末日求生：重生游轮规则怪谈 [Doomsday ark + zombies + rebirth + rules-based horror] The apocalypse has come, and zombies have overrun the world. A luxurious doomsday ark is about to set sail. People believe that if they pay enough, they can buy safety and escape the zombies. But the ship unexpectedly begins issuing rule after rule, and anyone who fails to follow them is eliminated by the ship. Some people are eliminated by the ship, while others can’t take it and jump into the sea. Some even say they’d be better off st 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 When the Dead Turn, Everyone Else Becomes Hell 尸变他人即地狱 [Zombie apocalypse + team + decisive and ruthless + no saintly do-gooder protagonist + protagonist growth] A six-person team came together at the very start of the zombie apocalypse. To survive, they stopped at nothing, traveling from City A to City B, then City C, City D, and beyond... Unexpectedly, many died along the way, and many others joined them. The original group of six became one big family. On the run, they came to understand that no one could ever truly be trusted. Every day they sta 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Doomsday: The Final Battle Before Dawn 末日：黎明前的最后一战 Here are a few reasons you should recommend this book: 1. This loser likes reading it. 2. The plot develops normally, with no outrageous settings. 3. My writing is pretty good. 4. I'm a student. 5. Please, please read it qwq 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Apocalypse's Biggest Loser 末日扑街仔 [No Saintly Hero] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Apocalypse] [Superpowers] [Survival] [Human Nature] [No System] [No Harem] My name is Lin Yu. I'm twenty-six, and both my parents are dead. Before the apocalypse, I was a struggling writer. I drank foul water and gained the ability to heal and regenerate. After the apocalypse, I lived to see the end of the book. Not because I can fight. Not because I have superpowers. Only because I understood one thing earlier than most people: In a world where 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 In a Zombie World, I’m a Useless Zero-Strength, Zero-Stamina Loser 在僵尸世界，我是0体0力的废材 Other people transmigrate as overpowered heroes. I transmigrated as a pig's cushion. Zero strength, zero stamina, 115 kilograms, and seven negative traits. The System gave me two god-tier skills, then threw me into Project Zomboid, where one bite means death, and death means you're really dead. Other people start with an axe. I start with a whole lot of blubber. Other people can outrun zombies. I need oxygen after two steps. But the System says I have a hidden mission. Survive. Every ten days I 829Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 132 The Star Gate Calamity 星门之灾 A mysterious red light suddenly appeared, turning the entire city into a living hell. Demons and monsters from another world ran rampant. They were highly intelligent, even taking millions of survivors hostage to keep humanity from striking back. Yang Tianfeng was just an ordinary office worker who had recently graduated. He never expected that after leaving campus, instead of getting beaten down by society, he’d be getting beaten down by zombies and monsters. 40Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 133 The Apocalypse Is Here? I Was Just About to Become an Immortal! 末世降临？老子刚要成仙！ I created a female character specifically to attract bad reviews... I started writing this in high school and finished it on and off during college. It was a writing exercise. Thank you all for your support. I'm truly grateful. After a thousand years of secluded cultivation atop Kunlun Peak, Lu Bafang is about to survive the ninth heavenly tribulation and become an immortal. Yet at the very moment the heavenly lightning strikes, he senses the entire world let out a mournful cry. The spiritual en 63Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 134 Passive Evolution 被动进化 The apocalypse arrived, zombies broke out, and human society faced utter ruin. The protagonist is a lowly street peddler who struggles to survive in the apocalypse thanks to his unusual genes, saving his companions and finding love. I wrote an original story because I couldn't find many apocalypse novels on Tomato that were worth reading. Apocalypse stories are about human nature. Human nature isn't the evil of the strong preying on the weak, nor is it affected benevolence. It's the balance betw 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Doomsday Province 末日省道 Zombie apocalypse + no System + no female lead + realism The cicadas’ cries turn into zombie snarls, and the county town north of Wushan rots beneath the summer sun. A typhoon overturns the national highway, and an expressway bridge collapses with a roar. Acid rain eats away at the steel-and-concrete forest. The last human footprints disappear. Extreme cold freezes zombies into ice sculptures, yet the eerie green glow in their eyes still flickers. As the world freezes on the brink of eternal nig 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Surviving the Apocalypse: Becoming King 末世求生：称王 A hugely satisfying post-apocalyptic novel, with top-tier writing and a gripping style! Golden finger + campus + zombie cores + evolution and leveling up + talents + gear drops + team hunts Ling Shi is reborn, and whether her parents are alive or dead remains a mystery. Is it fate or coincidence? Watch the protagonist plan each step, unravel the mystery, and defy fate in her second life! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Survival on the 22nd Floor: A New Beginning Delivered by a Hummingbird 求生22层：蜂鸟衔来的新生 On day 465 of the zombie outbreak, she is trapped in a fortress on the 22nd floor. Outside the door, a tide of rotting corpses devours flesh. Inside, her survival supplies are running out. When human malice bursts through the door more savagely than the zombies, Jiayin has only one last line of defense: a “neighbor” she has never met. Their only connection is a black-and-gold drone that travels through the dead city. It brings food to keep her alive and messages that offer hope, along with the l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Survival Guide 逃生指南 How can ordinary women survive in the apocalypse? How can they carry on? Should they eke out a miserable existence, or fight their way to survival? When the long night seems endless, they raise their torches high. One woman presses forward fearlessly to save another, and together they overcome every hardship. From Xinlin Residential Complex to the forests stretching for thousands of miles, they endure trial after trial, tempering themselves through suffering and living with a clear conscience. T 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Doomsday Funeral Master 末日葬师 In the parallel world of 2035, humanity successfully fends off the impact of an extinction-level asteroid, and the whole world celebrates. But victory comes at an unknown cost. Radioactive dust from the nuclear blasts and alien viruses carried by the meteorite descend upon the earth with a global acid rain. A terrifying plague far deadlier than the flu quietly breaks out, rapidly turning the infected into bloodthirsty, feral "living corpses": zombies. Civilization collapses within days. In Q Cit 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Walking Dead: Journey to a New World 行尸走肉：新世界之旅 This book picks up right where the first book, Alive After Death, left off. No System + a female protagonist + realistic tests of survival + gritty action + heartbreaking farewells!!! The book will feature a Walking Dead fanfiction storyline!!! It mainly focuses on the lives of another group of ordinary people in The Walking Dead: without Rick’s protagonist-level strength, how far can the group make it? You don’t need to have read the first book to enjoy this one. Thanks so much for your support 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 I Can’t Believe I’m Just a Cannon Fodder 我竟然是炮灰 If one day the world became unrecognizable, what would you do? If one day you suddenly realized you seemed to be inside a novel, what would you do? If one day you learned you were nothing but a cannon-fodder character, and that dying would send you back to your original world, would you accept the plot's arrangement or risk everything for once? Hello, I'm Xilin. Or maybe I'm not Xilin. That's the short version. Xilin's life was turned upside down in a single day. The world seemed to be playing a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Apocalypse Descends: The Light of Dawn 末世降临：黎明之光 (No System, no harem, the protagonist isn't a battle god, no wish-fulfillment, and no stockpiling supplies in advance. The story focuses mainly on travel.) The story takes place in a parallel world. An unknown disaster struck Blue Star, causing more than 80 percent of all living creatures to mutate. The zombie virus spread across Blue Star, and humanity lived in fear every day, praying for the disaster to end soon... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Dawn Returns in the Apocalypse 末世曙光重现 [Romance with a main couple and a secondary couple, supernatural abilities, ensemble cast, and community-building. The male lead has a prosthetic eye. Since both leads are products of apocalypse experiments, they also have a little red panda as a battle companion.] This book has quite a lot of fight scenes, and it feels like the small team is constantly battling. If you have any feedback, feel free to leave it in the comments. The author will make changes in real time! In 2035, the "Life-Eater" —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Lost Among the Fields 阡陌迷途 [Apocalypse + team + zombies + combat ranks, but no special powers] After the heavy fog came, zombies overran the world and people struggled simply to survive. Li You moved into the villa her parents had left behind with her elders, brought in a senior medical student, and activated an artificial intelligence. After learning that her parents' generation had made progress in researching a zombie cure, she set out to find their research materials. Li You, the senior student, Dazhuang, and a cat se 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 That Insignificant Life 那微不足道的人生 This story is dedicated to those who feel lost and despairing about life. There’s no System, no rebirth, and no hollow, over-the-top power fantasy. Just realism, a slow build, and almost no guns. Even a knife is a rare sight. The story follows its characters as they step out into the world from school, one step at a time… (Note: If you find the pacing too slow, start from Chapter 6. Contains horror and fighting. Not suitable for minors.) The virus broke out without warning, and countless people 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 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
- 147 The Apocalypse Arrives, Red Underwear from the Start 末日来临，开局红裤衩 This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, so read at your own discretion. No female lead, no special powers, no System. Zombies and nuclear war, an ordinary person’s struggle to survive the apocalypse. When several college students escaped the blood-soaked university district and thought they had grasped a glimmer of hope, a sickly white flash pierced the night. It wasn’t dawn. It was the death knell of civilization, as nuclear weapons tore open the sky above the city! In an instant, a dazzling fireb 448Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 148 The Last Person in the Supermarket 超市里的最后一人 In late autumn of 20XX, a mysterious plague broke out without warning. Within three days, the city lost power and internet access, then fell deathly silent. The infected lost their minds, their skin turned ashen, and hoarse growls rose from their throats as they chased the scent of the living. Chen Mo, an ordinary night-shift stock clerk at a supermarket, was locked inside the Huimin Supermarket where he worked in the early hours of the morning the plague began. The supermarket became his island 32Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 149 I Rob, Kill, and Pillage in the Apocalypse 我在末世烧杀抢掠 [Apocalypse survival, zombies, laid-back pacing, fighting over supplies, territory, and people, building a base, no supernatural powers, no System, no goody-two-shoes, decisive and ruthless, no dragging things out] The hero, Li Bin, returns to the day before the apocalypse. This time, he will find his parents and lead the people around him to survive. He leads his people in fighting for supplies and territory and building a base. See how Li Bin burns and slaughters zombies, and raids for supplie 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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
