Novels like Hey, Hell's Vanguard, Take It Up with God
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- 1 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
- 2 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
- 3 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. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 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” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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, 340Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 You Made Me Captain, So Why Did I Take the Mercenary Company Public? 让你当团长，你把佣兵团卷上市？ After transmigrating to the stars, I start with a lousy mercenary corps. My crew are more unruly than I am, and our clients are poorer than ghosts. System? None! Golden finger? Broken! Good thing I’m a workaholic from Earth! “What the hell does ‘surprise’ mean? This is what the hell it means!” While other mercenary corps are still talking about brotherhood, I’ve already gotten my guys health insurance and a housing fund! While other leaders still rely on their fists to command respect, I use KPI 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 9 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. 18Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 10 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 2.1kReads6.2Score15214d adds
- 11 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
- 12 Marauders: We Are the Strongest Mercenaries 掠夺者：我们是最强佣兵 After losing his memory, 19-year-old Xu Jinhuan unexpectedly becomes a mercenary. He shows off his extraordinary abilities in an elite mercenary group, stunning everyone. The veterans in the group look down on him? He won’t stand for it. He challenges them on the spot and beats them soundly. A rival mercenary group mocks him? What a joke. He turns around and wipes out their entire team. Xu Jinhuan grows bolder with every battle and repeatedly earns major credit. But just as he reaches the peak, 33Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Reborn as a Mercenary 重生做佣兵 In his previous life, he was a good-for-nothing burdened with enormous debts, weighed down by worry every day. Then he was reborn on the 2015 battlefield. This life is much the same as the last, but the thirteen-year-old protagonist has no memory of the moments when he could have made a fortune. He remembers only the YQ outbreak and the World Cup upsets just before he transmigrated, but both are still four or five years away. Reborn on the battlefield, he decides to create value there and build 123Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 15 Kill Them Fast: A Michelin Assassin’s Record for the High Table 疾速追杀，高桌会米其林杀手实录 When the Boogeyman, John Wick, returns to the underworld over a dog, Chen Fan also happens to land a job at the Continental Hotel. In this mysterious world of gold coins, blood oaths, assassins, and the lofty High Table, all Chen Fan wants at first is to survive. While John Wick fights his way through a hail of bullets, Chen Fan carves out a different path with his cooking. But what lies behind the High Table? 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A College Girl Trapped in a Myanmar Scam Compound Fights for Survival 困于缅北园区的女大学生绝地求生 A vibrant young college student looks to the future with eager anticipation, only to stumble into the terrifying abyss of a scam compound in northern Myanmar. In this sunless place, she is isolated and helpless, surrounded by greed and evil. Beatings and enslavement come one after another, and her hopes of survival are all but extinguished. How can she escape this desperate predicament? Will she rely on her wits to find a chance of survival amid one peril after another, or will an unexpected tur 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 From the Start, I Join a Foreign Mercenary Force and Become a Gun God 开局加入外籍雇佣兵，我成枪神了 [No System + Not reborn + Female lead + Pure wish fulfillment, no frustrating setbacks + Mercenaries] [The man with the highest KDA in the mercenary world.] On November 26, 2024, a gunslinger arrived on this battlefield, where fighting had continued for three years, more than a thousand days. His aim was deadly, and he never missed. Everyone called the gunslinger Bruce. Only he knew his real name was Xie Yi. From foreign mercenary outfits to the Wagner Group, and then to American private militar 125Reads6.3Score28814d adds
- 18 The Mercenary: Rise of the Yellow Turbans 雇佣兵之黄巾崛起 Unable to accept that the Yellow Turban Rebellion had failed, Zhang Jiao is reborn in the modern era, just in time to witness countries clashing with one another before the S3 season. Zhang Jiao immediately rides this wave, raising the Yellow Turban Army once more and forging his own path toward world peace. “Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In this Jiazi year, may all under Heaven prosper! God of Thunder, Mother of Lightning, heed my command! I am Zhang Jiao. Prepare to die!” But o 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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
- 20 Mercenary: Fires of the Night 雇佣兵：夜的烽火 [Parallel World + Military Fantasy + Mercenaries + No System + Realistic Details + Cinematic Feel] In a world of guns and artillery, nobody is invincible. Those who survive have more than just basic skills: they have luck. Don’t say mercenaries fight only for money. They have bonds forged in battle, families, and faith in their hearts that can never be extinguished... 615Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 21 The Mercenary Empire 佣兵帝国 The English word “mercenary” is synonymous with “a person who acts solely for gain”! “Whoever pays gets your loyalty.” This is the basic principle shared by all mercenaries. When dreams of wealth collide with lives cut short, how will Zhang Siyu, a Chinese veteran who enters the mercenary empire, break through barrier after barrier in this world of money and death, self-interest and bloodshed, conspiracy and passion, and build a mercenary empire of his own? 1.8kReads8.8Score16814d adds
- 22 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: 46Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 23 A Boyfriend for Hire? No, I'm a Mercenary for Hire! 日租男友？不，我是日租雇佣兵啊 Xia Yang awakens a daily-rental mercenary System. But he never expected his first client to be neither a business tycoon nor a powerful official, but the campus belle from his own university. And she wants him to pretend to be her boyfriend to avoid her family's pressure to marry? You've got to be kidding. You're only just eighteen, campus belle! And could you stop clinging to me? I'm only your pretend boyfriend... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Tales of the War Dragon 战龙记 The War Dragon, a special forces unit of Huaguo, intensifies sniper training for its special forces soldiers in preparation for the stern trials of counterterrorism operations and localized wars. Forged through brutal tests, these elite soldiers are like daggers plunged straight into the enemy’s heart. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Forget Playing Fair, Who Taught You to Charge Like That? 不讲武德，谁教你这样士兵突击？ (Transmigration + light System + everyday life + lighthearted comedy + no female lead) After transmigrating as Jiang Chen, he awakened a System and gained a passive buff aura that he could switch on or off. Every time his admiration score reached a target, he unlocked a new skill. Before long, Jiang Chen became a legend. XXX: Look at the tables Jiang Chen wiped. A fly would do the splits if it landed on one. His blanket is just barely passable, too. Now look at yours. I wanted to praise at least 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 You Sent Me Abroad to Collect Corpses, and I Became the Strongest God of War 让你出国收尸，你成了最强战神 An overseas mission to retrieve a corpse led Li Jie to build the most powerful mercenary group in the world. He is the world’s top assassin and its greatest agent. He is also known as a pianist of the century, an actor, a painter... He is the world’s strongest all-around God of War. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My Shadow Looms Behind the Actions of Every Nation 世界各国行动都有我的影子 Entebbe’s “Operation Hercules,” the SAS “Operation Nimrod” in 1980, the 1994 F Airlines hijacking... The cold voice of a machine tears through Zhong Mu’s ordinary life, as the System inserts him into the scenes of some of the most devastating military operations of the modern era. He is no longer a bystander to history, but flesh and blood beneath the barrage of fire. Caught in the vortex of rescuing others and being rescued, he experiences war in its most primal form, leaving scars that can nev 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Livestreaming as a Mercenary on My Period, Yet I'm Invincible 直播雇佣兵大姨夫，我却无敌了 Winter, 2019. Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, Longguo’s economy is going through a difficult period, making life even harder for Cao Xiaoqi, who was already struggling to make ends meet. Determined to find enough to eat and save up to marry a wife someday, Cao Xiaoqi decides to take a chance. But no matter how carefully he plans, he never expects to be scammed. The shady employment agency takes the little money he has left and sells him off. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Killer Series: The Killer Arena 杀手系列之杀手竞技场 Assassin Series: The Assassin Arena 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Killer Series: The Rules 杀手系列之规矩 Assassin Series: The Rules 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Stop Asking for Updates, or I'll Really Disappear 别催更了，再催人真没了 (Realistic, slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Please don’t read if that’s not for you.) Web novelist Lin Mo was dragged into the world of his own unfinished war novel, Broken Arrow. This was a “dungeon hell” born from readers’ resentment, and he had become a cannon-fodder recruit. He must personally endure every blood-soaked battlefield he had written, and experience everything he once put on the page! If he wants to return to reality alive, he must finish the stories left “on hiatus” in every du 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Mercenary in the Dark 黑暗中的佣兵 Who wouldn’t want a free and carefree soul, and an ordinary, peaceful life? A person who walks through the darkness of nations strives to dispel the endless gloom, longing for clouds of red. 125Reads—Score414d adds
- 34 We Came from Hell to Shout “Ura!” Three Times 我们自地狱来，只为高喊三声乌拉 [Mercenary] + [Sniper] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Russia-Ukraine War] + [Hardcore Action] [Adapted from my real experiences serving in an international security force.] Wei Zhen is the finest student in the VIP Protection Program at the International Defense Academy. After going to prison for avenging his mother, he thinks he's as good as dead. But then he crosses paths with a group of guards eager to make a quick buck, just as the Wagner mercenaries arrive to recruit from the death row block. Survi 613Reads—Score10214d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 Mercenary: Starting with Inheriting a Mercenary Company 雇佣兵，从继承佣兵公司开始 [Mercenaries + System + The World's Sixth Biggest Rogue State + Satisfying Payback + No Female Lead] In the Dragon Kingdom, Qin Feng is a first-year student at Shanhe University. He inherits his uncle's mercenary company and binds himself to the God of War System. He grows the business step by step, eventually becoming "the world's sixth biggest rogue state." Set in a fictional world! Welcome, all you handsome guys and beauties. ❤️ 42Reads8.1Score614d adds
- 38 The System Sent Me to Become a Mercenary 系统让我去做雇佣兵 [College student + System + mercenaries + Northern Myanmar + general + aircraft carriers and warships + war + hard-core] After an ordinary college student is betrayed by the campus belle, his fate takes a dramatic turn. He unexpectedly acquires a mysterious System and embarks on a path filled with challenges and legend. Resolutely heading for the perilous region of Northern Myanmar, he sets out to destroy its criminal scam compounds. Along the way, he engages in fierce battles with warlords and 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Dark Zone Impostor 暗区伪装者 Gaming? I’ll lead a player army and sweep through everything! Reality? I’ll lead Ajax to victory after victory! A young Chinese man stranded in America accidentally forms a mysterious link with a newly released game. His life abroad is turned upside down, and a whole new world opens up before him. As the boundary between the game and reality begins to blur, should he be a hero or a villain, a good guy or a bad guy? Just like the line of welcome that left such a deep impression on Vincent: “Welco 50Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 41 King of Mercenaries in the City 都市之佣兵之王 A fateful accident drove Lin Yuze away from the capital! But eight years of struggle made him an unrivaled king of the world! Yet when the secrets of that year came to light, it seemed nothing was as simple as it appeared! 24Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 A Young Girl’s Frontline Diary: Notes from a Losing War 少女填线：烂仗记录 Also known as: “How We Kept Coming Back to Life in Grozny, Yet Had to Endure the Pain of Dying” “The System gave us flawless bodies, but refused to erase our pain.” January 1995, Grozny. Snow, black mud, jammed rifles, and tons of “Cargo 200” (the war dead). For the seven undead members of the ragtag squad, this was their entire daily life. As a doomed unit forced to sign the “Ashen Contract,” they had a cheat no regular soldier could help envying: resurrection. But there was a price. Every time 174Reads—Score2314d adds
- 44 A Mercenary? That’s Exactly What I Am! 雇佣兵？当的就是雇佣兵！ A chance trip during his senior year at college lands Liu Yi in the middle of a mercenary operation, and so his life as a mercenary begins. Liu Yi: “Peak right after graduation? That's weak. We have to be both graduated and completely unhinged!” [Mercenaries + Urban life + Ensemble cast + Comedy] 7.4kReads7.0Score50914d adds
- 45 Hell’s Mercenary 地狱佣兵 A synonym for cannon fodder An ancient profession Elite killers From the moment Zhang Yuan became a mercenary, he knew he could never return to his former life. Witness how one man, once cannon fodder, grows into an elite mercenary. 3.7kReads8.7Score31814d adds
- 46 Dual Snipers, Full Firepower 双狙，火力覆盖 Chen Zizhou, a third-generation immigrant, joined the Vana Private Military Company at twenty so he could put his younger sister through medical school. Alena, a young woman from Yekaterinburg, took the same path that year to repay her younger brother’s loans. After five years as partners, they were the deadliest team on the battlefield: he was the shooter who pulled the trigger, and she was the eye that calculated the trajectory. From Mariupol’s eighty-two-day siege to the ambush on the road to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 For the Sake of My Future, I Became a Mercenary 为了钱途，我去当了雇佣兵 [Precision Shooter]+ [Mercenary]+ [PMC] Mercenaries, or “dogs of war,” are always caught up in conflict and war, hovering on the edge between life and death. It's an extremely dangerous line of work. Through a twist of fate, Li Peng becomes a mercenary. “War hyena” might not sound flattering, but the pay is great! He originally planned to quit once he'd earned thirty million, but after the first thirty million came another thirty million. In the end, Li Peng realizes he might not be able to walk 7.6kReads8.6Score45914d adds
- 48 Hey, Hell Trooper, Your God Has Logged Off! 嘿，地狱尖兵，你的上帝已下线！ Ji Qing was a sniper in the S.D.U. Flying Tigers, code-named Knight. Three months ago, his best friend was killed by a Middle Eastern mercenary. But Ji Qing was the one who pulled the trigger, and he was the one stripped of his civil service status. Ji Qing was so touched that he flew all the way to the Middle East himself, supposedly for a vacation, and sent every employee of that mercenary company to meet their Maker. After that job, Ji Qing planned to join Saeed’s mercenary squad. He was pass 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Code Name: Phantom 代号幽灵 This is the author’s first novel, so don’t expect it to be especially well written. Hopefully, it’ll be fun to read. Right now, the author can’t think about anything except, “How should I write this?” [Note: This is a modern warfare series. It does not include the Cold War, advanced warfare, or futuristic warfare. Please also note that it contains a lot of original plot written by the author.] This is a turbulent era. Long years of peace have bred even more conspiracies. The discovery of a new e 110Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 50 Ace Mercenary 王牌雇佣兵 Just twelve hours pass between being kidnapped and getting married: a super-soldier king and a beautiful special agent tie the knot in a flash. Wang Dan, the world's top mercenary king, returns to the city and inexplicably ends up with a beautiful special agent for a wife. Protecting her is only natural… 51Reads6.8Score—14d adds
