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- 151 Harry Potter: The Pain of Being Cursed to Forget HP：被施了遗忘咒的痛觉 When the Wizarding World uses “cheering potions” and formulaic wish-fulfillment stories to erase every painful memory, wands begin to fight back by carbonizing themselves. A group of awakened people labeled by the System as “emotional defects” launch a suicidal revenge campaign against the Dementor AI that has robbed them of the ability to feel pain, armed with mithril etched with blood and tears and the fibers of patched sweaters. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Paratroopers Are Born to Be Surrounded 伞兵天生就是被包围的 [Hardcore + realistic style + no heroine + special operations + action-packed combat, drawing on real-life experience to tell the story of airborne troops] “Surrounded by the enemy? Nonsense. I'm the one who has them surrounded!” “My name is Chen Yan. I'm an airborne soldier from the Thunder God Commando.” “I swear to defend the honor of my motherland's skies with my life!” Even when trapped and surrounded, Chen Yan fights to the death without retreating, still shouting hoarsely to his comrades: 2kReads8.4Score14214d adds
- 153 A True Account of World War II (24 Volumes) 第二次世界大战实录（共24卷） Drawing on the latest research and newly declassified materials from China and abroad, and compiled with the guidance of relevant experts and departments, this book traces the course of the Second World War. It covers the war's major historical periods, theaters and battles, as well as its leading military and political figures, presenting a sweeping panorama of the conflict. This series consists of five main parts: Part One, “The History of the War,” covers its origins and background, the outbr 551Reads9.4Score10014d adds
- 154 The Chronicles of Xuyuan 墟垣实录 (The new book's rating just came out, and it's a little low. It'll definitely go up later. Thank you all for your support (｡ò ∀ ó｡)) What? You're saying we're high school students who are immune to zombie fungi? We're the only ones left in the world? What are we supposed to do? This is a story about a group of high school students struggling to survive in an apocalyptic world overrun by fungal zombies. Post-apocalypse, softly realistic, no System, as grounded as possible. This book has no connec 164Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 155 In the Apocalypse, a Gun Is a Weapon 我在末日，枪是武器 A former weapons-focused self-media writer tries his hand at web fiction. No golden finger, no System, just pure survival: metal and fire against zombies. No carbon-based life-form can withstand 12.7 mm. If there is one, then 14.5 mm will do. 4.3kReads8.7Score34014d adds
- 156 Delta Force: World War III 三角洲行动之第三次世界大战 [Hardcore realism + ensemble cast + no System + no cheats + super-fast updates] (Lead writer: Cangmang Yipian Co-writer: Yan Zhi Gui Gongzi) The years-long struggle between GTI and the Hafk Group, which had felt like a dream, did not bring the peace everyone longed for. Instead, it ignited a Third World War that completely changed the fate of the world. This was a calamity stretching from dawn to dusk, spanning land and sky, a cry of steel colliding with flesh and blood, a raging tide of dust an 166Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 157 Karmona's Tainted Blood 卡莫纳的污血 [No System, story-based, not a power fantasy, somewhat graphic] Kamona. Even after being isolated and turned into a ceasefire zone, it continues to bleed. Yet it is rich in rare resources such as gold and oil. Geographically, it lies on the front line of the conflict between Tevila and Koren. Both sides pour in a steady stream of talent, troops, and various forms of aid to seize this “bridgehead.” Countless people come here for all sorts of reasons. Some can't adjust to life without war, but don 460Reads8.4Score10514d adds
- 158 Apocalypse Legion: Gunslingers or Minutemen? 末世军团：枪手？义勇军？ [Zombie Apocalypse, Commander, Battlefield, Hardcore, No Supernatural Abilities, System, Morally Gray] Welcome to [Divine War]. Your mission is to survive in this apocalyptic world filled with zombies and mutated creatures, grow stronger, gather resources, and establish your own faction. But you are not alone. In this apocalyptic world, there are hundreds of thousands of other participants like you. Be careful: not all of them are friendly. Do your best to survive and become the king of the worl 248Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 159 From the Start, I Begin with a Heavy Combined Arms Brigade 开局从一个重装合成旅开始 I have no idea what to write for the blurb, so I'll just leave it out. Feel free to dive right into the book. The quality is guaranteed, and updates are steady. I'll be waiting for you inside. 616Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Venturing into the Middle East with My Daughter 带着女儿闯中东 Ming Hao is a stateless assassin operating in the Middle East’s gray underworld. Greedy and risk-averse, ruthless and driven by profit, he has lived by just two rules for more than a decade on the run: stay alive and make money. He believes in neither honor nor human kindness. His hands are stained with blood, and his heart holds nothing but the cold rules of a transaction. A drunken mishap in Dubai one early morning leads him to take in Fatima, an eight-year-old girl carrying a world-shaking s 9Reads—Score12114d adds
- 161 Commander of the Lexington Fleet 列克星敦号舰队指挥官 On one particular timeline, as the Pacific War began, nearly the entire U.S. Navy's fleet of capital ships was wiped out. Richard, a descendant of legendary naval commander George Dewey, was entrusted with command of a carrier task force in the midst of the crisis… 479Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 162 On High Alert: An Aria on the Blue Line 严阵以待：蓝线上的咏叹调 [Ready or Not + Bleak City of Sin + Military Detail + Sound Values + Yuri] [Ready or Not fanfiction] An original romance. The main storyline mostly follows the game's plot. Over 50,000 words already written, so feel free to read without worry. Los Sueños is still a city that brings wealth to some of its residents, but for many more, the good things in life are becoming increasingly scarce. In this city on the brink of collapse, the LSPD's SWAT team is repeatedly sent into one high-risk scene a 206Reads8.1Score11514d adds
- 163 Operation Wolf Hunt: The Leopard Commando Collection 猎狼行动猎豹突击大合集 This work offers a sweeping account of the bloody journey of the Cheetah Special Operations Team, an elite squad of 25. Across nearly a hundred volumes, it chronicles the team's passionate campaign. Led by Captain Qin Feng, the team faces everything from frozen battlefields in cold regions to steamy rainforests battling terrorism in hot zones, from sheer mountain cliffs seized in daring assaults to raging waves during coastal raids. They confront a host of threats, including drug traffickers, te 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Wasteland Is Dangerous? Tell That to My Heavy Weapons Engineer 废土危险？跟我的重装合成师说吧 [Wasteland]+ [System]+ [Massive Army]+ [No Female Lead]+ [No Goody-Two-Shoes Protagonist]+ [Steel Tide]+ [Base Building] [How Did I Become a Commander Right After Arriving in the Wasteland?] [The Apocalypse? Take It Up With My Armored Forces] Freshly arrived in the Wasteland, Fang Yuan can summon China's steel tide in exchange for gold. Through steady development, he becomes the Wasteland's foremost power broker! Fang Yuan says, as long as he's got enough gold, any mutant creatures or corporate- 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Best of China's Mercenary Corps: Dragon Spine War Soul 中华雇佣兵团之最：龙脊战魂 This is the third installment in the Dragon Spine series. Lin Feng leads his team into battle in the Middle East, where they will destroy the terrorist organization Viper and take on Blood Covenant, the world's most mysterious evil corporate army. A world-shaking war is about to begin... The love between Lin Feng and his nine wives is also about to bear fruit. Love and hate, partings and deaths... This book will depict them in vivid detail. Chinese weapons will also shine in these pages. Lin Fen 19Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 166 Thanks for the Invite: My Deadbeat System Drops Me Straight into a Middle Eastern Battlefield 谢邀，坑爹系统开局落地中东战场 Firearms + hard-core military fiction + mercenaries + a screwed-up System + comedy + everyday life He is a ghost haunting the battlefields of the Middle East. He is also the White Reaper of the Nordic snows. And he is the tiger of the Southeast Asian jungles. An ordinary office worker, he was forced to transmigrate to a Middle Eastern battlefield because of a mistake made by the intern System. Starting as an ordinary man who had never even touched a gun, he gradually grows into a capable sol 3.1kReads6.9Score17514d adds
- 167 Global War 全球战争 War has broken out. Across the land, ironclad columns thunder forward as the scorching electric-heat armor-piercing rounds of main battle tanks echo across the cold desert. Over the Pacific, guided-missile destroyers fire high-energy strategic lasers that slice through the darkness before dawn like swords... 51Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 168 Digital Consciousness 数字意识体 In 2055, Earth's resources are nearly exhausted. Humanity has established a permanent base on the Moon, and its Mars colonization program has just begun. Then, the discovery of a “super-Earth” 3,000 light-years away ignites humanity's last hope. Lin Mo is a man who died thirty years ago. His consciousness was uploaded to a quantum server, making him one of the first “digital dead.” Thirty years later, he is awakened, only to find himself trapped in a cold metal box: no body, no sense of touch, o 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Special Forces: Operation Thornbreaker 特种兵之行动代号：破棘行动 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 219Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 170 Snow and Iron: Chronicles of the Eastern Front 雪与铁：东线纪年 Snow represents the harsh conditions of the Eastern Front, the bitter winter at Stalingrad, and the cold, merciless nature of war. Iron stands for military life, an unbreakable will, and the machinery of war, while also echoing Germany's military tradition. The Eastern Front Chronicle identifies the Soviet-German battlefield as the central setting, hinting at a dual record of both one man's life and history. 165Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 A Lone Army Heading North: Starting with a Single Gun 孤军向北：从一把枪开始 When Taiyuan falls, a promise and a debt of gratitude send him north against the tide. He never meant to be a hero, but he’s forced to take charge of a guerrilla unit that knows how to farm but not how to fight. “I’m going to teach you two things: how to kill the Japanese, and how to make it back alive.” Farmers, workers, soldiers, doctors, orphans, puppet policemen, black-market traders… A group of ordinary people who should have passed each other by are brought together by him amid the flames 7.6kReads7.1Score78814d adds
- 172 National Tragedy: A Chronicle of the Kuomintang's Resistance War on the Main Front, Volume 2 国殇：国民党正面战场抗战纪实（第二卷） This is the second volume of The Nation's Ordeal. It recounts the arduous transition of China's War of Resistance from the strategic defensive phase to the stalemate phase, focusing on several major battles fought on the Kuomintang's front between October 1938 and 1943. It gives detailed accounts of the Nanchang Campaign, the Changsha Campaign, the Southern Guangxi Campaign, the Battle of Shanggao, and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, among others. It celebrates the patriotism and heroism of Chine 686Reads9.5Score12014d adds
- 173 Gunpowder, Guns, and Revolution 火药、枪炮与革命 Wheels, stirrups, bows and arrows, gunpowder, and sailing ships: along the timeline of history, every object has a story worth telling. They have sparked changes in nations and brought different civilizations into contact, shaping the history of human civilization. That is also what makes history so mysterious and fascinating. This is the first volume in the Details of History series. Beginning with the invention of the wheel, it explores how people improved and used it, and the nations, wars, a 986Reads8.9Score32414d adds
- 174 Ultimate Agent: Counterterrorism, Strike Back! 终极特工：反恐，反击！ Guns, guns, and more guns! Li Sen, a retired Chinese special forces soldier, unexpectedly becomes an international counterterrorism agent! Hostage rescue, special operations, infiltration and reconnaissance, evacuation, armed assaults, crisis response! He activates the Ultimate Agent System! S-Rank Talent, from the start: Sudden Emergence: Increases all physical attributes by 30%! Increases proficiency with all firearms by 30%! S-Rank Talent: Regenerative Warrior: Increases the body’s natural he 472Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 175 Yes, Yes, That's Right, I'm a Security Guard 对对对，我就是保安 Shanmao, a soldier medically discharged due to injury, had planned to graduate from engineering college and settle into an ordinary life as a construction worker. But a phone call from a former comrade-in-arms draws him to a chaotic region of Africa, where he becomes a bona fide PMC employee and embarks on a thrilling life unlike any other! 2.3kReads8.2Score17914d adds
- 176 The Horizon We Share: Warplanes and Fox Tails 同行的天际：战机与狐尾 [Military + Romance + Alternate History + Everyday Life] In 1990, an unknown disaster called the “Devourer Swarm” descended. Conventional weapons were almost completely ineffective against it, and human civilization collapsed overnight. In their darkest hour, a tiny number of people awakened as “Wing Callers.” Their soul-deep convictions could condense into tokens, which then took physical form as standard fighter planes from the early days of World War II. Only the firepower of these planes cou 566Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 177 Ah! The Navy! 啊！海军！ “With Heaven and Earth as my witness, I solemnly swear that I shall uphold the honor of a serviceman in the Imperial Navy and defend the interests of the Empire and its people. Even if I must give my life, I shall do so without regret!” For more than two hundred years, guided by this oath, the servicemen of the Donghuang Empire’s navy and their warships flying the red-and-gold dragon flag became the backbone of the Empire. The rise of the great powers in the East and West challenged the Empire’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Iron-Blooded Arms: The Pinnacle of Southeast Asia 铁血军火之东南亚之巅 Chen Xiao, a discharged special forces soldier, ventures deep into the jungles of northern Myanmar to take on a telecom scam and drug lord all by himself. In a war-torn land, every step is a struggle. He is cut off from help, with death a hair’s breadth away. By chance, he gains a golden finger that gives him control over modern and contemporary weapons from around the world. From Glocks to AK-47s, from T-72 tanks to Scud missiles, he can summon anything in the full arsenal. The System broadcast 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Revolution 1792 革命1792 An ordinary person transmigrates into the body of Louis XVII before the outbreak of the French Revolution. How will he escape his fated death? 14Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 180 Nuclear Attack on Japan 核袭日本 The nuclear attack on Japan was the first use of nuclear weapons in world history. The Japanese fascists’ desperate resistance gave the United States a rare testing ground for its atomic bombs. The suffocating preparations before the nuclear attack, the tension and excitement during it, and the staggering scenes of destruction afterward… This book gives readers a detailed account of what happened from a unique perspective. 1.3kReads9.5Score10814d adds
- 181 World War II: Eastern Front Fries 二战：东线薯条 [Slow Burn] + [Sci-Fi What-If] + [Fantasy Game] + [War Across Time and Space] + [Mass Transmigration, Chaotic Transmigration] A special warning: Nearly a million words are spent setting up the story's background. If that's not for you, don't start reading! At first, this is nothing more than a perfectly ordinary story about players who transmigrate into a game world and slaughter their way to victory. But later, once the System reveals the truth about itself, the story becomes an expedition acro 231Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 182 Operation Fulcrum: ZERO 支点行动：ZERO (Mecha) (Military) (Espionage) (No System) The adventures begin when a group of “state-owned enterprise mercenaries” unexpectedly recover a powerful mecha that the country lost many years ago. No System, not a power fantasy, and more on the hard-edged side. The bonus chapters might be even more exciting than the main story. I mean it, really. I'm focused on making the plot logic, central themes, and military elements work together convincingly. That means I often go back and revise details, but 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 The Silver-Haired Girl Doesn't Want to Become a Tactical JK 银发少女不想成为战术JK [No System + beautiful girl + gunfights + special forces + hard-hitting + characters stay smart + decisive, ruthless protagonists] A wealthy heiress is cast out onto the streets amid a bitter struggle over her family fortune. To survive, she has no choice but to join a band of assassins. But... what am I to you, really? “...Hey, Mr. Sanderson, I really have been trying my best.” The silver-haired girl resting her head on her knees says it softly, 19Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 184 The Agent Transmigrates: The Movie Star Is Up to No Good with Me 特工穿越：影帝对我图谋不轨 Ace special agent Xiao Ying was killed in action and transmigrated into Tang Wanwan, a famous eye-candy actress in the entertainment industry. Actor Gu Changming signed Tang Wanwan, a C-list actress, because of her inhuman wilderness combat skills. It was a guaranteed profit! But he never imagined that this woman was as wooden as a plank! He gave her roses, and she studied whether the thorns could be used as weapons. He played the hero and rescued her, only for her to throw him over her shoulder 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 The Special Forces Immortal King 特种仙王 Lin Yu, an elite soldier known by the codename “Dragon King,” transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation, where he finds himself an ordinary mortal. The sect is bullying me? I’ll teach you a lesson with modern tactics! Monsters are running rampant? Just watch me turn you into a wilderness survival exercise. As he tempers his Dao heart with an iron will and uses a special forces soldier’s mind to devise cultivation techniques, the entire cultivation world begins to change beyond recogniti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Blast Zombies with a Shotgun 末世：开局一把喷子打爆丧尸 [Apocalypse + Escape + Zombies + Strong Male and Female Leads + Escape from Tarkov + Dark Zone Breakout (doge)] Liu Yingyang is a third-year college student. While returning to campus, he also goes to help train the second-year students who missed freshman military training for certain reasons. But on the final day of training, just as he is about to say goodbye to the instructors, he wakes to find the world transformed. All internet and communications stopped working four hours ago, and just th 3.3kReads8.4Score26414d adds
- 187 Bloodbath at Songhu 淞沪浴血 True-to-life Republican-era setting, with no System and no golden finger. Chen Huaiming transmigrates into the body of a sergeant squad leader in the 88th Division who shares his name. Fortunately, this Chen Huaiming is a motor transport squad leader. Having arrived in a time of chaos, Chen Huaiming’s first thought is how to get promoted to officer, then find a way to retreat from Songhu. But a mission leaves him injured and hospitalized. By the time he recovers, the Japanese army is on the verg 17kReads7.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 188 Qing Dynasty Captain: Remaking the Laiyuan Online 大清舰长，在线魔改来远 Zhiyuan sinks, Jingyuan burns, and Dingyuan takes a hit. History is following that blood-soaked script toward a crushing defeat. Behind him are more than two hundred young sailors about to be added to the casualty lists, and an empire's last barrier at sea. 95Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 189 Huangpulang 黄埔郎 A modern-day mercenary transmigrates to the battlefield of the Battle of Shanghai and experiences the brutal War of Resistance firsthand... The Japanese invaders trample the imperial court, enraging a hundred thousand Huangpu cadets. The green hills are stained with heroes' blood, and their loyal bones are sacrificed to the Chinese nation. A modern-day mercenary transmigrates to the battlefield of the Battle of Shanghai, beginning a firsthand journey through the eight-year War of Resistance. Sta 9Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 190 Three Shifts in a Row 一连三班 A moving story about a group of young soldiers who, after the Korean War broke out, gave up their comfortable lives and resolutely returned to the military to defend their country and fight bravely. 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Blood Wolf Awakens 血狼苏醒 Awakening Blood Wolf is a hard-hitting military novel written by a veteran with firsthand combat experience. It takes you onto real battlefields of blood and fire, where you can feel the blood-soaked bonds between soldiers. My name is Jiang Shijun, Captain of the Blood Wolf Squad. The alpha of the Fourteen Wolves, the world's top mercenary organization. It begins with an assassination mission in the jungles of the Golden Triangle. We fight our way through the secret battles of the Mekong, the Yu 304Reads—Score5414d adds
- 192 The Sky Realm and the Rain 天域与雨 [Cyberpunk + Alternate World + Military + Near-Future Science Fiction + Realism + No Plot Armor + Growth] Beneath the Federation’s blue ecological dome lies nothing but opulence and indulgence, while roiling gray fumes seep through every lawless corner. Dignity blooms amid swelling plasma clouds, and the armor-piercing rounds in our guns will pierce every hypocritical mask. A word of warning before you read: There will be heartbreak. There is no plot armor, and the protagonists are already at th 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Hello, Welcome to Griffin Security Contractors 您好，格里芬安全承包商欢迎您 Hello, you’ve reached Griffin Security and Defense Contractors. What can we do for you? What? Our main services? Griffin Security and Defense Contractors offers personnel security, undercover investigations (including unbeatable detective work), infiltration and sabotage, equipment repairs, academic research, tank maintenance, and aircraft waxing. Sorry, please hold. UMP9, you changed our ad copy again. Hehe, but Sister 45 said the changes were pretty good. She also said you weren’t stupid. What 117Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 194 The Battle of Montgisard: Legend of the Holy Land 蒙吉萨战役——圣地传说 The Battle of Montgisard: Legend of the Holy Land 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Eight Hours Until Doomsday: China Goes on Highest Alert 末日八小时，华夏进入一级战备 [Apocalypse] [Great-Power Military] [National Defense Lines] [Iron-Blooded Rescue] [Rivers of Blood] [Hard-Hitting Counterattack] The Great Wall in March, under a bright, warm sun. Tourists stream by, and red flags flutter in the wind. A girl with her hair in little pigtails holds out a small red flag to Ling Chuan, who is wearing combat boots, and asks in a sweet, childish voice, "Are you a soldier, Uncle?" 12:00. The world fell silent. The apocalypse struck without warning. Zombie hordes were 4.8kReads8.4Score28314d adds
- 196 Nagisa's Iron Will 渚的钢铁雄心 (Gender swap on the surface + war + international affairs + ensemble cast) On an ordinary day, Feng Lin opened Steel Division, planning to experience a little taste of World War II. But after loading a strange mod, he ended up transmigrating to another world “What? You're telling me humanity was plunged into an apocalypse because of psychic powers?” “What? You're saying the rampant psychic powers made animals and plants mutate and slaughter humans?” “What? You're saying the surviving humans and 173Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 197 The Last Army 末世孤军 [Apocalypse + Zombies + No Supernatural Powers + No Evolution + Government Rebuilds Order + Hard-Core Military] A virus breaks out, communications go down, and order collapses. Lingli City becomes an isolated island in a zombie apocalypse. As the only military force left, the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade support one another and fight with blood and grit, even after losing contact with their superiors. Amid the devastated ruins of the city, they save lives and rebuild order. [Ple 8Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 198 I Transmigrate to World War II and Set History Straight Alongside a Modern Army 穿越二战我跟着现代军队纠正历史 [Historical What-If]+ [Alternate History]+ [Transmigrate to World War II] What would happen if a modern army went back to World War II? If this unit didn’t need to worry about supplies and relied on modern military doctrine, how spectacular would its performance on the World War II battlefield be? As the chronicler, Su Bai will accompany a modern army loaded with supplies as it transmigrates across different historical turning points, violently correcting history that has been interfered with an 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Apocalypse: I'm a Regular Soldier 末世之我是正规军 Post-apocalyptic survival + multiple viewpoints + strategic conflicts + extreme weather Important: This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It requires some high school physics, chemistry, and biology knowledge. The story unfolds gradually and moves at a slower pace. You can skip the first volume or even the first two volumes. At first, people thought it was just an ordinary flu. But as time passed, the virus ran rampant, bringing massive floods, a global deep freeze, and falling satellites. The Bl 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The New Cold War: Invasion from Another World 新冷战：异界入侵 [A slightly alternate human world + no System + no golden finger + no one reborn] The Cold War has made the human world increasingly violent. Against a backdrop of nuclear fervor and universal militarization, Earth and a new world are about to intersect. Creatures from an unknown world appear amid the Antarctic Cold War, while a mountaintop passage leads to a whole new world humanity has never known. What happens when a Cold War world connects to a World War II world gone astray? What happens wh 151Reads7.6Score—14d adds
