Novels like Zombies Descend, but I Awaken a Romance System
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Zombies Descend, but I Awaken a Romance System, best match first.
- 51 How to Win Over My Handsome Husband 攻略漂亮夫君 Winning Over My Handsome Husband 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 King of the Jiangshi Vs. King of the Zombies 僵尸王大战丧尸王 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Escape + Superpowers + Strong Heroine and Hero] You just got into a prestigious university, with a bright future ahead, and now you're telling me there's a zombie outbreak? On the last day of her freshman year, Zhang Xueli asked Yao Yuan, her classmate from elementary, middle, high school, and now university, to help her move out of her dorm. Unexpectedly, a zombie outbreak struck... A beautiful, strong, and tragic heroine VS a mob boss's heir VS a model young man from 25Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 53 Years Later, My Childhood Sweetheart Fell from the Sky Again 时隔多年天降竹马又天降了 Years later, my childhood sweetheart drops from the sky again 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 A Dream of the Mortal World, a Carefree Wanderer 一梦红尘逍遥客 How can you speak of carefree freedom without entering the mortal world? In Huaiyin Village, a mischievous boy named Shitou heard a heartbeat beneath the earth by the well. He had no idea that he bore the karmic debt of eighteen thousand ancestors of the Luban Sect, who had all sacrificed themselves for the Dao. Nor did he know that the thunderstruck jujube-wood Pixiu in his arms was both a blessing and a curse. When the old well began to seep with rusty blood, and the cries of the "Dancing Dead —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Reborn, I Leave the Fake Heiress with Nothing 重生后我让假千金一无所有 Reborn, I Left the Fake Heiress with Nothing —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 After Drinking My Blood, the Cold Dragon Princess Started Acting Cute 吸我血后，高冷龙姬撒娇了 (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise. I hope 🥲) [Original illustrations + no System + traditional fantasy + magitech + Western Fantasy + romance + adventure] Aether has run dry and magic has fallen. This is a fractured age where traditional magic and magitech intertwine. Luxion: Saint City Academy’s only “F-rank special companion student,” with zero magical sensitivity, dismissed as “dust that happens to be alive.” Nono (Yalisticinia): The brightest dragon-born star of the Western Empire, a 160Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 57 Sky Island: Invincible from the Start with Omniscience 空岛：从全知开始无敌 Woohoo, it finally got a rating! My first book has come to a satisfying conclusion! [Everyone Gets a Sky Island + Lordly Competition + Genius Protagonist + Myriad Races + Multiple Female Leads + Fast Leveling + Satisfying World-Building] As the universe shattered, a flash of white light swept by, and humanity around the world transmigrated to a realm of floating islands. From the start, Chu Ci had a wonderful, mysterious perception ability that let him directly sense information about the surrou 3.9kReads8.1Score414Shelves
- 58 I’m Done Being This Rich Young Lady 这大小姐我可不当了 This is the story of a fallen heiress who is seduced by a tycoon, takes the initiative to pursue him, and ultimately becomes a god. Qianyuan was the sole heir to a family of spirit summoners, born with a natural gift for communicating with spirits. Then she accidentally discovered that her family had raised her as nothing more than a sacrifice. Determined to survive, Qianyuan secretly fled and made her way to Haicheng. After a chance encounter with Nian Xingyuan at a temple, he offered her a sta —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Top Student Is as Beautiful as a Flower 学霸她貌美如花 The Top Student Is as Beautiful as a Flower 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 The Beast-Taming Ancestor Thrives in the Modern World 御兽老祖在现代混的风生水起 The Ancestor of Beast Taming is reborn in the modern world in the body of someone with the same name. The original owner is drowning in debt and has been betrayed by both her best friend and boyfriend. It's a disastrous start, but she still manages to thrive. Alongside her rise as a beast tamer with pet companions, the story also offers down-to-earth pet-care tips… 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Memory Loss from the Start: A World in Chaos 开局失忆世界大混乱 Amnesia from the start + a System that makes life miserable + a world turned upside down. He wakes up with all his memories erased, and the world has gone completely off the rails: modern residential complexes have become ancient martial-arts settings, gym equipment has turned into legendary martial arts weapons, and all the modern people in the city have vanished, leaving only experts who crossed over from a wuxia world. He’s forced to bind himself to a sharp-tongued, freeloading System with bi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Divorce? President Mo Begs Me Not to Leave 离婚？墨总跪求我别走 [Marriage before love | Contract marriage | Remorseful pursuit | Devoted CEO | Fateful reunion] One unexpected night, an earring as the token, and a marriage contract later, she becomes Mo Jingchen’s wife in name only. They agree not to fall in love or cross the line, but his tenderness and favoritism have already made her fall for him. What began as a transaction turns into true love for him, and she gives him her heart in return. But then a conspiracy strikes and trust crumbles. She tears up 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Supernatural Operations Team: Xiao Ling 超自然行动组：逍零 Supernatural Operations Team: Xiaoyao/Ling 293Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Get Lost, Jerk! Your Sister Loves Me More! （百合）滚呀渣男！姐姐更爱我！ (Yuri) Get Lost, Scumbag! Big Sis Loves Me More! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Entangled by My Fiancé's Brooding Brother 缠她：被未婚夫的阴湿哥哥缠上了 [No holds barred] [A sinister, ruthless villainous man] [Rivals vying for her later] One woman, two men: a stubborn, resilient heroine versus a sinister, ruthless, calculating CEO brother versus his sunny, sharp-tongued, devoted younger brother Lin Du first met Zhou Yan in the third row by the window in their high school classroom. Sunlight fell on his eyelashes as he handed her a pen and said, "That's a lovely name. I'm Zhou Yan." She thought that was the beginning of a love story. Only later d 433Reads—Score185Shelves
- 66 After Saving My Sister with My Heart's Blood, I Dumped That Jerk! （百合）用心尖血救了姐姐后，踹了渣男！ (Yuri) After Saving My Older Sister with My Heart's Blood, I Dumped the Scumbag! 138Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Doomsday: The Dead Rise on Campus 末日：尸启校园 [Not a Power Fantasy + Illustrations + Campus Zombie Apocalypse + Audiobook and Short Drama Now Available] This is a firsthand account of a group of ordinary college students facing the apocalypse. When an unknown virus suddenly breaks out, their sealed-off university campus turns into a living hell amid screams and snarls. This is not a story about born heroes. It follows a group of ordinary students as they struggle and grow in desperate circumstances: From ordinary people cowering in their do 3.3kReads8.2Score167Shelves
- 68 Special Transmigration: Cooking Homestyle Dishes in a Parallel World 特殊穿越：我在平行世界做家常菜 [Multiple heroines + a touch of yandere + happy ending] “Why is the food here harder to swallow than chemical weapons?” Lin Mo gazes at the charred, bloody fried chicken and the rainbow-colored “creative cuisine” before him, asking the question that cuts to the soul. All he wants is to live quietly, relying on his ordinary cooking skills in a world with advanced technology and flourishing art, but a broken sense of taste. However, when he uses home cooking to comfort those around him, he accide 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Clouds for Garments, Burning Without End 云为衣兮燃之不尽 Now that I’ve figured out the workings of heaven and earth, why should I keep working hard at cultivating immortality? I might as well open a pleasure house, travel around the Six Realms, and collect handsome men from every realm. (Not a disguised-identity story. One woman with multiple partners; avoid if that’s a dealbreaker.) (What kind of author gives a web novel a title like this? It has absolutely nothing to do with the story!) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 The Fallen Palace 倾圮的皇宫 Fictional history Ji Zizhen is the third daughter of Ji Xingyuan, emperor of Wu in a war-torn age. Her mother is Empress Li, and she falls in love with Xu Lin, her father's adopted son. When Xu Lin asks to marry her, the emperor considers the matter from every angle, revokes Xu Lin's status as his adopted son, and has him take the powerful minister Xu Ru as his adoptive father. He approves the marriage and holds a grand engagement ceremony for them. Just as Ji Zizhen is immersed in the sweetness 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Help! The Cold School Heartthrob Fell for the Sweet Class Rep 救！高冷校草爱上软萌学委 Help! The aloof campus heartthrob has fallen for the sweet, soft-spoken class representative. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Supernatural Action Squad: Xiao Ling’s Romance 超自然行动组：逍零恋 1V1, two male leads, both strong: a scheming, sweet-talking junior VS a steady, taciturn senior with a cool, adorable face Some aspects of their personalities and backgrounds differ from the game. If that bothers you, don't read. Xiao Ling appears across multiple timelines, and all pairings are exclusive. The following scenes are tentatively planned. They may remain in the story, be briefly mentioned, or not appear at all: 1. Bai Ze Xiaoyao lowers the hunting rifle in his hand and looks down at 437Reads8.9Score106Shelves
- 73 I’m Writing a Thesis? The Zombies Are Knocking! 我在写论文？丧尸在敲门！ [Zombies + no supernatural abilities + realistic + team + escape] At the start of the autumn semester, Lin Long, an eccentric loner, is frantically working on her thesis in her dorm when someone suddenly knocks on the door. A horde of man-eating monsters surges in. The corridors, landscaped grounds, and freshman military training field all become zombie territory. With fake sweethearts, sanctimonious do-gooders, bullying upperclassmen, self-serving survivors, and authority figures unworthy of be 367Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 74 Transmigration: Have I Become Xiao Yan’s Sworn Brother? 穿越：我成为了萧炎的义兄？ [Battle Through the Heavens fanfiction + mildly yandere + no breaking up the original couple + one heroine + master and disciple] Transmigrated as Xiao Yan’s sworn elder brother, Xiao Yan knew the story’s twists but chose a different path. When faced with Yao Lao, he politely declined to become his disciple. “Senior, your alchemy knowledge is all I need.” He left the opportunity for his younger brother. He helped Xiao Yan resolve the crisis with the Misty Cloud Sect, and the brothers showed pe 2.2kReads—Score101Shelves
- 75 I've Dreamed of Cultivating Immortality Since Childhood, So Why Am I Chicken Now That I've Got the Chance? 从小幻想修仙，给机会反而怂了？ Han Li, male, high school senior, longtime fan of cultivation novels. His grades had been falling ever since he started high school, so naturally he pinned his hopes on “cultivation becoming real.” As he put it: no need to think, you can make things happen just by saying them, and best of all, you don't have to go to school! One night, Han Li had a “dream.” In it, he really did start cultivating. When he woke up, well, his dream had actually come true. But before he could even celebrate, Han 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 My Bro Turned into a Sword Maiden? Well, Sorry About That, Hehehe 好兄弟变剑娘？那对不起咯嘿嘿嘿 [Gender-Bender + spiritual qi revival + Sword Girl + Single Heroine + System + No Harem + Pure Romance + Multiple Couples] [I'm terrible at writing blurbs, so please, please, please give the story a chance. I'm really begging you!] When Luo Xi woke up, she discovered she had become a sweet, soft girl. And her true form was actually... a sword! Then, by a twist of fate, she formed a contract with her silly, clueless best friend. The winds shift, strange changes arise, and spiritual qi returns. Th 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Transmigrate into a Book: I Pushed Shen Qingqiu into the Endless Abyss 穿书之我把沈清秋推进无间深渊 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Pushed Shen Qingqiu into the Abyss of Endless Torment 266Reads—Score117Shelves
- 78 A Femboy Accidentally Gains the Power to Fuse with Demonic Beasts 男娘少年，意外获取妖兽融合能力 [Monster fusion | Monster bonds | Body-tempering cultivation | Single heroine | Traditional cultivation | Funny and action-packed] Wei He was born mortal. He lost his father young and lived with his mother, keeping watch over a bamboo grove. A moment of kindness led him to rescue an injured immortal, but brought endless pursuit down upon them. His mother weathered every storm for him. An old ox gave its life to stay by his side. The girl Qing Ci waited for him for years. Bearing the blood sacrif 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 My Mom Is a Spirit Medium 我妈是神婆 My mom is a famous spirit medium for miles around. She never charges anyone for “treating” their illnesses, but this time she insisted on taking a billion yuan in incense offerings. She even used my life to save someone else for the money! A car haunted by ghosts, a hanged ghost, a walking fox, a house of the dead, a temple of evildoers, a ghostly maze... No one would believe what I went through that summer! (This story is completely made up for entertainment. If it sounds familiar, don't ask me 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Desolate Sky Cat 荒天猫 “Meow?” Li Tianyu was struck as if by lightning! He tremblingly raised a hand. It was a furry black paw. “How is this possible... How did I turn into a cat?!” Li Tianyu looked around. He was in a desolate yet magnificent valley, beneath a sky of chaotic gray. This was the primordial world, newly emerged from chaos! “Congratulations, Host. You have been bound to the Primordial Choices System.” A System voice suddenly rang out in his mind. He froze as if struck by lightning, then was overcome with 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 I Have a Blade That Can Slay the Tathagata 我有一刀，可斩如来 #Slay the Buddha #Buddhist Disciple’s Rise #Evil Buddha #Slay the Buddha to Attain the Dao They say I am the Buddha’s chosen one, destined to kneel before the blood-soaked lotus throne and sacrifice the mortal world to nourish the new Buddha. But all I want is to slay the Tathagata. So I replaced my right arm with the hand of an Impermanence Ghost, planted a Flower of the Other Shore in my right eye, and tore my own name from the Book of Life and Death with my left hand. I swallowed sword inte —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Nuclear Pollution Crisis: The Zombie Horde Is Coming 核污危机：丧尸狂潮来袭 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Campus + Strong Female Lead + Strong Male Lead + No Saintly Protagonist] Nuclear wastewater from the island nation pollutes marine life, causing all kinds of mutations. Unexpectedly, humans who have eaten seafood begin mutating just like the creatures of the sea. The mutated humans become vicious, bloodthirsty monsters, stripped of reason and ready to bite anyone they see. Shen Yuxi’s parents divorced, and she was abandoned. She thought things couldn’t get much worse. The 997Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 83 Weird Hunt: All My Roommates Are Total Oddballs 诡异猎杀：我的室友都是奇葩 [Multiple female leads + mildly yandere] (Note: Not a transmigration story.) “Honey, dinner's ready.” His wife's gentle voice comes from outside the door. Shi Yan silently clenches his fists. He knows that if he answers, his smiling “wife” will gleefully kill him. This is the third time he's looped back to this fatal morning. Rule-based horrors lurk in every corner. “Not being seen” is the only rule for staying alive. Powerful horrors roam the cities and forests, and only a desperate fight, bloo 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The One Who Wants to Become a God 想成为神明的人 [Alternate World] [Combat] [Fantasy] A fantasy stage where anything goes! If I'm not gutsy, I'll do something reckless. There's no time to walk! I have to run! “Someone has to die! If that someone is me, then I'm willing!” “Ancestors, bear witness!” “Your unfilial child...” “I'll blow you to hell!” The early chapters are a little rough, and the protagonist starts out extremely weak. No System, slow pacing. This is an original story, and any similarities are purely coincidental. Please go easy on 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Land of the Living Dead 活死人之地 [A word of caution] No System, no golden finger, not reborn, no stockpiling supplies, and no collecting crystal cores. A first-person zombie-apocalypse survival story. What would you do if you woke up one day and found that the world around you had changed beyond recognition? When disaster struck, I was just a college student slacking off at school. Faced with the sudden upheaval, the authorities activated the S-rank Red Emergency Plan and moved some survivors into underground shelters. With zo 247Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 86 Stop Dying for Love! I’ll Shatter the Gods with One Sword 别殉情了！我一剑斩碎神明 [Slay the Gods + Two Male Leads + Multiple Women’s Redemption + Unhinged Villain + Apocalypse Power-Up + Dual-Timeline Perspectives + Cthulhu Mythos] When everyone believes in the gods, offering up their love and sacrificing their lives to them, I alone see through the gods’ false masks. He demands that I burn myself as a sacrifice, only to realize he’s been betrayed. I draw my sword in return and cut down those who would die for love! The old humans at the bottom believe that their “masters” ar 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Tales of the Zombie Doomsday 丧尸末日那些事 This is a collection of stories that will shake you to the core, each set in an apocalypse overrun by zombies. Every story runs hundreds of thousands of words, and together these independent tales weave a portrait of the end times, revealing both its cruelty and its hope. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 After Transmigrating and Being Reborn, I Got the Beloved-of-All Script 穿越重生后，我拿了团宠剧本 [Quirky, Unexpectedly Contrasting Heroine | Unconventional Beloved-by-All Story | Redemption | Regretful Pursuit | 1VN | Happy Ending] Yuan An transmigrates! Then spectacularly dies again! That was way too fast!!! The most tragic transmigrator in history, dead in under three seconds! Her trinket System has a change of heart and gives her another chance. She becomes the youngest disciple of the immortal of Penglai's Green Mountain, cherished by everyone. The System assigns a mission: win over the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Eternal Imprisonment of Sinful Souls 永锢罪魂 [BE] [Tough on the outside, gentle within; a humble, unloved heroine] [No CP] [Heartbreaking] She was the orphan of a hero. After transmigrating, she fell into the abyss, betrayed time and again. To save her companions, she willingly allowed herself to be imprisoned in hell forever, sentenced to two hundred million years. When the underworld trembled and sinful souls were deified, the tiny shackle around her wrist still seared her soul for eternity: the mark of her eternal sin. They owed her far 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Ink-Stained White Lapels 墨染素襟 [Alternate Ancient Setting] [Forced into Government Service] [Political Intrigue and Revenge] [Corrupted by the Desire for Power] [Multiple Supporting Character Subplots] [Traditional Slow Burn] One night, disaster strikes. Blood stains the gates of a noble household, and the entire Yang family is brought down. The only son, Yang Su, narrowly escapes death. The pampered young man he once was sheds his innocence overnight, burying an ocean of hatred deep in his heart. He has no interest in fame o 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Apocalypse: I Have an Infinite Arsenal 末世：我有一个无限军火库 Apocalypse + Team Survival + Zombies + Hard-Core Shooter Style On the day the apocalypse begins, Yinuo is lucky enough to acquire an Armaments System bound to him. Its arsenal has every kind of weapon, from small arms such as guns, grenades, and rocket launchers to heavy equipment like motorcycles, armored vehicles, tanks, rocket artillery, armed helicopters, and fighter jets. It even includes weapons of mass destruction such as biological and strategic nuclear weapons. With his powerful arsenal 476Reads7.3Score101Shelves
- 92 Zombie Apocalypse: Surviving on Campus with My Classmates 丧尸末日：我与同学校园求生 No one knows how this disaster began. By the time people realized what was happening, the catastrophe had become inevitable. Food, water, daily necessities... These once-common things have become rare, and dilapidated classrooms are now the students' only hope of survival. What do they do about sleeping? What do they do without toilets? What do they do when conflicts break out between the boys and girls? A string of problems weighs on everyone's mind. In this struggle to survive, sacrifices are 292Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 93 Zombies on the First Day of School? Are You Kidding Me? 刚开学就闹丧尸？玩呢？ [Zombies] [No special abilities] [No System] [Not reborn] [No pocket dimension] [No harem] [Small-group survival] [Students] On the first day of registration at the start of the school year, the zombie outbreak began just after they had finished entering their personal information. Nanda University became a slaughterhouse. Faced with zombies that felt no pain, never tired, and attacked fiercely, how could ordinary college students survive? After the small group led by Li He and Wang Hao finally 2.3kReads8.5Score210Shelves
- 94 The Wandering Traveler 游世旅者 [This book is also called “Go! To the Next World!”] Su Bai's life of crime is brought to an end by a truck driver. But after dying, he doesn't arrive in the heaven or hell people talk about. Instead, he finds himself in a mysterious space station, where he meets an “elf” named Bai Yu. Normally, this wouldn't matter much, since Su Bai is already dead, but... “As long as you earn the approval of enough worlds, I can help you come back to life, or even live forever.” Longing for life, Su Bai and Ba 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 I'm the Madness Whispering in Your Ear 我是你的耳旁疯 Male leads | Mutual salvation | Mutual devotion | Sweet everyday romance His name was Shen Lan, a legend at the billiards hall. He looked cold and dangerously alluring, but he was actually a lunatic, tormented by his memories and struggling with hallucinations every night. His name was Lin Yu. He'd been secretly watching Shen Lan at the billiards hall for three months. He looked soft and sweet, and easily brought to tears, but he was a lunatic too: his senses were slowly fading, starting with 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 The Great Desire Hunt 欲望的大逃杀 Desire must be held in balance by other desires. When any one desire grows too powerful, it gives rise to something warped and uncanny. The student Su Qing and his close friend Wu Ji are dragged against their will into a battle royale born of desire. Beings from another era descend and charge them with saving the world, promising that if they complete the hunt, their deepest desires will be fulfilled and their fates rewritten. This isn’t a game show watched by an audience. It’s a crisis spawned 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Tales of Another World: The Age of Nonsense 言异世界：戏言时代 Did the world make Xie Zhiyan see what he shouldn't have? His ability may not have been born here, but at this moment, it mutated and began to spread. 1.2kReads—Score710Shelves
- 98 A Century of Sign-In: Who Dares Call Themselves Supreme in the Mortal World? 签到百年，谁敢在人间称尊 A century of sign-ins, then a dragon awakens. He has lain low for a hundred years in the shadows of the city. He has played the coward, endured insults, and been dismissed as worthless. Until the Shadow Pavilion comes knocking, until the Heaven Rankings stir once more, until someone lays a hand on the person he swore to protect. A hundred years of sign-ins, and today he steps out of seclusion. You can choose whether to watch on your knees or listen standing up. As his identity is gradually expos 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 When the Zombies Came: Surviving Alongside My Classmates 丧尸来临：与校友并肩求生 ☞Zombies + team escape☜ [Note: A realistic apocalypse survival story. No rebirth, no stockpiling, no System, no superpowers, and no goody-two-shoes heroine.] A zombie outbreak hits a university, and the campus is surrounded. How can a group of ordinary college students save themselves and survive? As zombies spread across the globe, a small team led by Su Yi fights its way out of the campus, struggling to survive as they search for the legendary survivor camp. Hang on. The light will shine again 1.4kReads8.5Score110Shelves
- 100 Nightmare of the Nuo 傩魇 Immortals? Immortals who live forever? There are no immortals who live forever in this world. Those who seek to become immortal spirits are merely greedy for eternity and trying to escape equality. They are nothing but pathetic, lamentable, laughable short-lived fools. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
