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- 1 Red Flag Mercenary Squad 红旗雇佣兵小队 Lin Ye was once a sniper in an elite special forces unit. After a conspiracy drove him out of the organization, he became a mercenary operating in the gray areas of the world. His marksmanship is godlike, but he never kills indiscriminately, and every assignment comes with hidden risks. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Mercenary: Sold from the Start? I Saw Through the Entire Army 雇佣兵：开局被卖？我算穿了全军 [Mercenaries + golden finger + comedy + tearjerker + ensemble cast + brotherhood forged in blood and fire + underdogs strike back] Sold off as cannon fodder from the start? Forty-two Longxia brothers are thrown into the Black River slaughterhouse to serve as live targets! Li Longhao awakens an ability as blood streams from his eyes. Trajectories, blind spots, and a 0.2% chance of survival: he calculates it all! Chen Mu, the sharpshooter, can kill with a single knife. “The Thousand-Faced Gunman” 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 3 Blood-Red Mercenaries 血色雇佣兵 The Black Flash Mercenary Corps is a rising star in the mercenary world. Its boss is a retired major from Country M, codenamed War God, whose business name is Sean. Black Flash’s rise was anything but smooth. At first, it could only attach itself to established forces like the Rattlesnakes. Later, thanks to Sean’s business acumen, he led Black Flash step by step onto the mercenary world’s round table. Black Flash may not have many members, but every one of them is a fierce fighter. An army’s str 254Reads6.7Score2914d adds
- 4 From the Start, a Mercenary Sniper God 开局佣兵狙神 [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Romance] [Mercenary] [Assassin] Shen Dai transmigrates and is hunted from the start. After gaining a ballistic correction skill, he turns the tables and begins killing his pursuers. Starting in a lawless zone ruled by violence, he fights his way up with his marksmanship, becoming a legendary gun god feared by all. “How long had that guy even been handling a sniper rifle when he first picked one up? At seven hundred meters, he punched through the target with a beat-up 2.1kReads6.2Score15414d adds
- 5 Shadow Force: Joining the Ranks 影子部队之入行 A master sergeant in the Foreign Legion, codenamed “Gunpowder,” is captured after being ambushed during a military operation by an elite band of mercenaries known as the Shadow Unit. Initially hostile toward the group, he gradually comes to fit in and joins them on a series of high-risk missions, growing stronger through one battle after another... 76Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 6 Mercenary: From the Start, They Took My Kidney 雇佣兵：开局被噶腰子 From the start, I was in northern Myanmar, and they cut out my kidney... All I wanted was to get my kidney back... Qian Cheng became a mercenary, tracking the culprits across a thousand miles and searching for them across ten thousand. The Golden Triangle, the Silver Triangle, Kashmir, North America, Northern Europe... Across a vast distance, he pursued his kidney... The sun rises as usual every day. No matter how fiercely it shines, there are always dark corners it cannot reach! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Rogue Mercenary 痞子佣兵 A child survives a failed attempt to modify him with biochemical drugs. His godfather pins the blame for his father's death on him, and so the ignorant boy struggles, strives, and grows up amid hatred for a crime that never happened. What will he choose when the truth finally comes to light and all the darkness is laid bare before him? When he discovers that the person closest to him is actually his greatest enemy, will he point his gun at the one he once loved more than anyone? 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 War Hyena 战争鬣狗 An ordinary college student starts out with nothing but a butcher’s knife and a crossbow, then unexpectedly gets caught up in a fight to the death. From that moment on, the course of his life is completely changed. In the mercenary life, where death can come in an instant, the hunt and the counterhunt never stop. With death just ahead, finding a way to survive this battlefield of slaughter becomes everyone’s driving force… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Operation Stepping Stone 2026 垫脚石行动2026 In 2026, the situation in the eastern Mediterranean teeters on the brink of chaos. A small fortress nation that still flies the red cedar flag is caught between a powerful southern neighbor, a terrorist-controlled zone to the east, foreign peacekeeping forces, and pressure from the great powers. A military plan called Operation Stepping Stone is taking shape. The southern neighbor is preparing to advance into the border buffer zone, while another great power’s special operations forces launch co 581Reads—Score13014d adds
- 10 Just a Mercenary, So What If They Call Me a Demon God! 雇佣兵而已，叫魔神怎么了！ Li Tianran, a senior at Yandu University, is an orphan whose specialties are marksmanship and wilderness survival. When he woke up, he found himself in a Middle Eastern war zone, with a whole set of tactical instincts in his head and more than twenty armed rebels in front of him. The good news: He got away. The even better news: He met Rip Kane, a former Delta Force operator codenamed Baal who talks more than he shoots. From then on, these two oddballs formed the Demon Mercenary Company. Their m 3.2kReads—Score32614d adds
- 11 I Was Knocked Out While Traveling and Became a Mercenary 我旅行被打晕去当雇佣军 Tao Yu is an ordinary office worker who has just wrapped up a project and wants to unwind with a trip. Late one night in an unfamiliar foreign city, he wanders through neon-lit streets, unaware of the shadow creeping up behind him. A sudden numbness spreads across the back of his neck, and everything goes black. When he wakes, his hands and feet are bound with thick rope, and he is trapped in a sealed camp with no sunlight. This place is known as the "Prison of Ten Thousand," and it holds refuge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Hyena Mercenary Corps 鬣狗佣兵团 [Mercenaries + No transmigration + No melodrama + No System + Sniper + Revenge. This is a fictional world based on reality, and the novel features friendly guest appearances by the beloved mercenary outfit Wolfpack, cherished by countless military enthusiasts...] Mercenaries are killing machines on the battlefield, deadly fiends who strike fear into people's hearts. Qin Feng, the champion soldier of the Han Kingdom, accidentally joined this despised profession. After one bloody, tear-filled batt 1.3kReads6.5Score12614d adds
- 13 After Retirement, I Became My Enemies' Nightmare, Free of All Restraints 退役后不再有约束变成敌人噩梦 [Power Fantasy] [No System] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [Decisive and Ruthless, Merciless to the Core] After returning from retirement, he discovers that his younger sister has been tricked into going to northern Myanmar. He goes completely berserk and turns into a killing machine, growing hardhearted and ruthless. Decisive and merciless, with nothing left to hold him back, he encounters a group of like-minded "lunatics" along the way and unleashes a frenzied feast of slaughter. 23Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 14 Qingwan Special Operations Squad 青湾特别行动小组 This novel is set in an imagined world. It’s a hardcore story combining tactics with everyday life, born from the author’s wild imagination. Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts in the comments. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Mercenary: Starting with a Narrow Escape from Moscow! 雇佣兵：从莫斯科死里逃生开始！ You pay us, we solve your problems! We don't discuss politics or believe in ideologies. Our only bottom line is hearing that final payment come through. From smoke-filled tropical jungles to dangerous city alleys, as long as the stakes are high enough, even hell is a place we clock in. Don't ask about our past. In this line of work, names are just aliases, and our gravestones are never engraved. If you run into trouble that neither the law nor morality can solve, have gold or cryptocurrency read 34.4kReads8.1Score3.4k14d adds
- 16 Hell's Mercenary 地狱雇佣兵 Don't read this book. Don't read it. Don't read it. Don't read it. Don't read it. Don't read it. Don't read it, or you'll just be wasting your time. It's no longer being updated on Fanqie. The author deleted everything and ran. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 War of Resistance: From a Chilly Rifle at Changjin Lake to a Furious Barrage at Shanghai 抗战：从长津湖寒枪到淞沪怒射 [Realistic + Fights Through Every Battle + War of Resistance + Sharpshooter] Xu Feng unexpectedly transmigrates into a special world formed from countless classic war films and becomes a new recruit in the Seventh Company, just as it is sent to reinforce the Korean battlefield. Starting at Lake Changjin, he’ll leave no regrets: Lei Gong, Yu Congrong, and Wu Qianli must all survive! Never abandon anyone, never give up. The story begins at Lake Changjin! —Reads—Score11.2k14d adds
- 18 Flames Rise Across Every Channel 全频道烈焰升腾 Blood and tears under a total communications blackout Fire and iron beneath rising flames The collision of eras The final chance Let the earth sink Let the sky burn Let the seas boil Let the fire consume everything, let the flames rise! 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 19 Mercenary: An Arms Dealer Walking Through the Dark of Night 雇佣兵：行走在暗夜当中的军火商 When the King of Hell says you’ll die at three in the morning, he won’t let you live until five! As long as the money’s right! Weapons no one else dares to sell? Pay extra! People no one else dares to kill? Pay extra! Places no one else dares to enter? Pay extra! People no one else dares to save? Pay extra! As long as the money’s right, even if the Three-Body World came crashing down, we’d smash it to pieces! The ghost army marches! Kill any god who stands in our way, and any Buddha who does the 1.9kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 20 Hell's Commando: Starting with Underground Fights in Southeast Asia 地狱尖兵，从东南亚打黑拳开始 After leaving the military, Chen Wentai spent ten years fighting in underground boxing matches across Southeast Asia. He was the deadliest “wild dog” in the cage, leaving countless men dead at his fists. He traded blood for meager pay, slowly rotting away amid mud and darkness. Then a phone call dragged him from his cheap Bangkok apartment back into a past steeped in blood and fire. His former company commander arrived without warning, carrying a million dollars and an offer he couldn't refuse: 43Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 21 I Transmigrate Back and Forth Between the Battlefield and School 我在战场与学校之间来回穿越 Repeated transmigration between two points in time Caught between the battlefield and the school Wu Tongsheng, an elite commander in the 149th Special Tactical Guidance Team, transmigrated back to his high school days during an operation. His new perspective drew him into a shocking conspiracy that had originally had nothing to do with him. A thoroughly realistic war story, depicting a battle hymn of blood and fire 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After Retiring, I Became a Mercenary. From the Start, I Went to Northern Myanmar to Rescue People 退役后当雇佣兵，开局去缅北救人 [Security guard after retirement | play the pig to eat the tiger | rescue his younger sister | Myanmar scam compounds | beautiful CEO pursues him | return of the soldier king | face-slapping and showing off | one against a hundred | satisfying power fantasy | invincible protagonist | special forces | mercenary] Lin Ye, former captain of the elite Longya special forces, retired out of guilt over a comrade's death and became the king of international mercenaries, the Night King! Three years later, 352Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 23 Day of Battle: The Mercenaries’ Resistance 战斗日(佣兵的反抗) An orphan of war turned assassin is drawn into war once more by a twist of fate. Experience the cruelty of war amid a hail of bullets. After enduring life and death, find your faith again. War is not so far from us. Perhaps it has always been here in another form. Are you ready? 9Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 24 I Studied Abroad, and the Moment I Landed, They Took Me to the Recruitment Office 留学的我落地就被带到征兵办公室 Li Han is an ordinary undergraduate. Hoping for a brighter future, he made a decision that went against his ancestors’ wishes: go abroad and earn a dubious master’s degree. But he couldn’t afford it, and it seemed out of reach until he came across a short video from a shady study-abroad agency. But this isn’t the road to Ulan Royal College, is it? Those words on the building up ahead clearly translate from Ulanian as “Recruitment Office”! —Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 25 I Just Transmigrated, and You Say I'm a Mercenary? 刚穿越，就说我是雇佣兵？ Mercenaries + comedy + urban life; Chen Mo wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has fallen into the hands of armed militants. To stay alive, he keeps insisting that he's just a civilian. But calling himself a civilian does nothing to dispel the crisis. As Chen Mo, already identified as a mercenary, is dragged off to be executed, he realizes he has to calm down and fight his way out on his own! 179Reads—Score14114d adds
- 26 The Gray Hound 灰色猎犬 In the shadows of this world, a group of people walk the edge of the law. They are mercenaries, ghosts in the gray zones of war. Our story follows one legendary figure among them: Lin Mo, code-named “Grayhound.” Lin Mo was once a sharpshooter in the special forces, feared by all who knew his name. An accident during a mission, or perhaps a setup, forced him to leave behind the uniform he had worn with pride. To make a living, and more importantly to uncover the truth buried beneath the incident 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Mercenary Hell 佣兵炼狱 One simple accident brought Lin Yuan into contact with mercenaries. Then one mishap followed another, as if fate were pushing him forward, until he had no choice but to enter the underworld and become a mercenary who risked his life for a living. Follow a legendary mercenary’s journey from the Giant God Mercenary Corps to building the Giant God Group, a powerhouse spanning private security, private armies, and cutting-edge military technology! 1.2kReads8.4Score—14d adds
- 28 No Way Out of a Sea of Debt: I Settle the World with Guns and Cannons 债海无路，我以枪炮定乾坤 Zhou Feng was an ordinary civilian, buried in massive debt and driven by loan sharks to take up a mercenary’s life. He had no special talents or cheat abilities, and his marksmanship was nothing exceptional. He fought his way forward through sheer hard work. Loyal and true to his word, he earned the trust and support of his fellow soldiers by bringing them together with sincerity. Deeply versed in combat tactics and power struggles, Zhou Feng spent years moving between countries, maneuvering a 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Dragon Flame: The Blade of Fate's Defiance 龙焱：逆命之锋 He was once the King of Soldiers in “Dragon Flame,” the nation’s sharpest blade. But after a conspiracy branded him a traitor, he fled overseas and became a mercenary who lived by the gun. Through the deserts of Africa, the rainforests of South America, and the battlefields of the Middle East, he held on to one belief: survive, and uncover the truth. When his brothers’ blood stained his uniform, his fiancée was imprisoned, and a massive conspiracy capable of shaking the world began to emerge, th 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Peace at Last 终将安宁 Bloodfist... a knife at the throat of Everlasting City, driving its people to turn against each other and turning their homes into a battlefield. The NCPD's job is to make Bloodfist disappear and restore peace to the Bisrik Federation. But this world is far from peaceful, and some people are already making their move... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 King of Mercenaries 佣兵之王 In a world of scheming mercenaries, a super-soldier suddenly appears. Amid a war of blood and fire, his skin makes him stand out. He is the king of soldiers with yellow skin! 174Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 32 Transported to Another World, I Founded Its First Special Forces Unit! 穿进异世界，成立首支特种部队！ Ron, a special forces soldier driven to the brink of suicide, transmigrated. He found himself in a shopping mall under terrorist attack. Ron couldn’t stand by and do nothing. But, to his utter surprise, he thought he’d only done what needed to be done. Instead, the daughter of a great noble in this kingdom specially recruited him as an instructor at the Royal Military Police Academy! After learning about the country’s military forces, Ron understood why. As outrageous as it sounded... The truth 1.6kReads7.2Score20514d adds
- 33 Dragonflame Special Forces: Above All Nations 龙焱特种部队：万国之上 Every appearance is merely an empty shell. Every rule in motion hides unseen undercurrents; every calm facade conceals a web of tangled, secret checks and balances. Layers of overlapping circles nest within one another, hidden threads silently intertwine, and invisible channels stretch across territories and seep into every fiber, quietly plotting in places no one can see. Interests shift without a sound, desires pull in secret, and every outcome has long been quietly marked out in the shadow 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 34 Special Forces: Joining Task Force 141 from the Start 特种兵：开局加入141特遣队 (Call of Duty + special forces + no System) When Lin Zhi opens his eyes, he finds he has transmigrated into the world of Call of Duty. He's joined the SAS Special Air Service assault team and become a rookie alongside Soap! Fortunately, he inherits all of his predecessor's abilities, saving him from dying on his very first mission. Assaulting a cargo ship, Death from Above, The Bog, The Sins of the Father, The Gulag, One Shot, One Kill, Cliffhanger... Watch as Lin Zhi survives one dangerous 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 King of the Jungle 丛林之王 [Invincible]+ [Passionate]+ [All-Round]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] I'm Lao San. I was set up and accidentally ended up in Myanmar! What did I go through, from being the top dog in a village to becoming a special forces soldier? I'll tell you through my own experience: nip danger in the bud, keep a low profile while you grow, fight back when challenged, and remember to smile. 19Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 36 A Bloody Journey Through American Television 在美综的血火征途 [A pure, hard-hitting military action novel: every punch lands, every bullet draws blood] [No System, no superpowers, just military skill and experience where one plus one is greater than two] [Everything in this book takes place on the parallel-universe Blue Star and has no connection to any real-world country or politics. Please don't project or distort it!] [This is not an episodic story cobbled together from TV plots. It has a main storyline and original ideas, and every setup pays off. Read 605Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Rapid Pursuit: From Tailor to Elder of the High Table 极速追杀：从裁缝到高台桌长老 [Stitched-Together World (John Wick + Assassin’s Creed + a Shared Movie-and-TV Universe)] [Transmigrator Protagonist] [Superpowers] [Slow Burn] “I think I’m lucky.” Lin Yan Adolf looked at the strange and wondrous world before him. Just six months ago, it had seemed almost no different from the peaceful, warm world he’d left behind when he transmigrated. But after that rainy night, he stumbled into the Continental, and everything changed... “Wait... John, what do you mean you have Superpowers to 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Snow White, Blood Red: Full-Band Jamming 雪白血红：全频带阻塞 When an electronic storm covering the entire spectrum, “full-band blocking interference,” swept across the battlefield, the central nervous system of modern warfare was severed in an instant. Satellites went dark, radar was blinded, and communications were cut off. The steel behemoths that depended on information technology became scrap metal. On the frozen, snow-white battlefield, warfare abruptly regressed to its most primitive form: hand-to-hand combat. Enemy and allied soldiers alike were tr 208Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 On My Assassin Livestream, Every Boss Is a Client 杀手直播间内，大哥都是我的客户 [System] + [Livestream] + [Killer Ranks] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Comedy] In a parallel world, Song Zhong is bound to a killer livestream System. Rewards are determined by the target’s fear level and the audience’s satisfaction! Fail a mission, and the System will impose a random punishment! “Streamer, I want you to take out that foreigner from the U Country who said women from Dragon Country are cheaper than steak. He deliberately lures innocent girls into sleeping with him, secretly films the 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Holding On to Grief 持念殇 [War] [Science Fiction] [Civilization] [Cosmos] [Hard Science] [Tactics] Three volumes: [The Bearing Era]: Internal conflicts within a near-future civilization Main cast: Zhu Yi, Zhang Yu, Zhang Shiyong, Li Hongzhi, Qin Haicheng, Leng Su, Chen Gang, Xu Lingnan See the main text for the other two volumes. Ignore the tags, I picked them at random! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Live from the Battlefield: A Call with Mozi, Sniping While Suspended in Midair from the Start 战场直播连麦茉子，开局滞空狙击 Ye Zhong transmigrated to a parallel world and became a mercenary. At that moment, he ventured alone into a den of tigers, disguised as a victim to infiltrate the border! Hundreds upon hundreds of innocent people had been tricked into coming here. What they suffered was too horrifying to look at! Seeing the victims around him suffering such unspeakable horrors, Ye Zhong flew into a rage, and the System awakened! [Ding! The Awe-Inspiring Across the Eight Directions Battlefield Livestream Syst —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 From Introductory Armor-Piercing Defense to Mastery of Integrated Firepower 从甲弹对抗入门到信火一体精通 All descriptions of weapons and equipment in this work are based on publicly available information, combined with some personal speculation. This work represents only the author's personal views and should not be cited as a source. It contains no leaked information. 37Reads—Score414d adds
- 43 A True Account of World War II: The Pacific Theater 第二次世界大战实录：太平洋战场篇 Before September 1939, anti-fascist resistance movements around the world had already begun, including China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and Ethiopia's war against Italy. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, officially beginning the global anti-fascist war. On September 2, 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allies, marking the complete victory of the great worldwide anti-fascist war. 73Reads9.8Score1214d adds
- 44 Reborn with a Mercenary System 重生之雇佣兵系统 In his previous life, he was a mercenary. During an assault on a laboratory, he seized an artifact from a mysterious civilization discovered in space by the enemy. But the laboratory self-destructed, and he was reborn. With the aid of a mysterious System from a level-nine cosmic civilization and its missions, he rises through the ranks from a level-one to a level-nine civilization. Armed with the mysterious civilization's advanced technology and the lives of the universe's civilizations, he jour 30Reads—Score214d adds
- 45 Wolf of Hell 地狱之狼 “We come from hell, and in the end we will return to hell, but it will make us stronger. “We have contracts, a pact with our country, and the conscience and justice in our hearts. “We are the Hell’s Vanguards.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Mercenary: Firepower Above All 雇佣兵：火力至上 (No System + Not reborn + Designated marksman + PMC mercenary + Firepower deficiency anxiety + Not invincible + Ensemble cast) Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia: wherever there's war, there's a place to make a living. In the gray zone, with all sides maneuvering against one another, survive between the cracks through one dead end after another. No halo, no legends, just one narrow escape after another. 1.2kReads—Score10614d adds
- 47 Mercenary: From the Start, I Draw the 141 Task Force 雇佣兵：开局抽中141特遣队 Lu Zhan became a mercenary in Ivia, and the System forced him to complete a bloody first kill. At the moment of despair, his beginner’s gift pack gave him the strongest squad in the Myriad Worlds: Task Force 141! When Price saluted him and Ghost melted into the darkness, he knew the world was about to change. Taking on a pirate den single-handedly? Easy! Chinese special forces want to work together? Sorry, I prefer to work alone! With this band of killers at his side, Lu Zhan aims not only to sa 12Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 48 How a Mercenary Is Made 雇佣兵是怎样炼成的 To fulfill a loved one's final wish, he travels alone to Europe to retrieve a mysterious package left for him in a safe-deposit box at RS Bank. As soon as he leaves the country, organized criminals seize him and steal the key to the safe. While they are transporting him to Africa, he escapes by jumping from a plane. Should he accept his fate, or fight back? After an intense struggle, he undergoes an accelerated mercenary training program and endures brutal life-and-death training across Africa, 492Reads—Score10114d adds
- 49 Fangs of Poison: A Mercenary's Life 毒牙 佣兵的日子 (New book, Mercenary Blood, is now online. I hope you enjoy it.) The roar of helicopters, the crackle of gunfire, the enemy's footsteps, the calls over the radio, and what else? Fire! Blood! Bullets tore through our bodies, carrying flesh and blood as they spun away... Listen! The earth is trembling! Look! Another comrade has fallen! Cruel? Brutal? No! This is the battlefield mercenaries cannot escape. Here, they live by the brotherhood of sharing life and death, earning handsome rewards amid th 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 50 Before the Return, a Helldiver Opens an Arms Shop in Space 归来前潜兵，在太空开个军火铺 [Helldivers] + [No System] + [Arms Dealer] + [Mercenary] On his very first day after waking up, Lin Feng gets captured by an African gang. They take his tactical tablet, the only way he can contact the Super Destroyer above him. The ship is called the Science Titan. It has an orbital cannon capable of leveling a city and a complete arsenal of black-tech weapons. Meanwhile, Lin Feng is trapped in an African slum, hunted by gangs and marked for a bounty by warlords. At first, they think he's just 171Reads—Score—14d adds
