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- 1 Surviving the Apocalypse: I Become a Saint Through Space-Themed Scratch Cards 末日求生，我靠刮刮乐星空成圣 [Nontraditional apocalypse | multidimensional invasion | scratch-off tickets | roguelike | decisive and ruthless] In the first year of calamity, the abyss breaks at dawn and countless horrors descend upon the world. Insectoid abominations slaughter their way through the streets, vengeful spirits from a thousand years ago haunt the living, and unspeakable Old Gods awaken and whisper... Horrors from countless dimensions breach the barriers and invade all at once. The prosperous world collapses ov —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Blizzard Doomsday: I Have an Apartment Building to Rent Out for Free 暴雪末日，我有栋公寓免费出租 [Apocalypse] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Stockpiling Supplies] + [System Story] The blizzard Apocalypse arrives. I have an apartment building and have established a secure fortress. Once the targets selected by the System move in, there are my girlfriend's mother, Li Weiwei the accountant, my younger sister who's traveling, Niu Aihua the pet owner… 93Reads—Score124Shelves
- 3 Endless Corpses: A Doomsday Symphony 无尽尸骸：末世乐章 Apocalypse survival + human nature + catastrophe + zombies + special forces + ensemble cast + high martial arts + System Lin Yu is a demolition expert in the special forces. After being injured when an explosive mission goes wrong, he wakes up in a hospital overrun by zombies. Humanity has suffered a catastrophe, and the world has become like the one in The Walking Dead. Together with a group of survivor companions, Lin Yu must fight zombies and gangs that prey on others to steal their resources 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Doomsday Sign-In: Starting in the Ruins 末日签到：从废墟开始 Black rain fell, turning seventy percent of humanity into bloodthirsty infected. Lin Chuan, a programmer, awakened the one and only “Doomsday Sign-In System.” He could sign in just once a day, and the more dangerous the location, the greater the reward. While everyone else hid in safe zones to scrape by, he headed straight for deadly places: signing in in a sewer earned him a system space; signing in amid a horde of corpses raised his ability by two levels. It wasn’t until he rescued the “imp 215Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Misfortune and Disaster: Keep Your Distance 霉运天灾：请勿靠近我 Misfortune and Calamity: Keep Your Distance from Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Late in the Apocalypse, I Sell Zombies in My Livestream 末世后期，我在直播间里卖丧尸 [Absurd laughs + punishing livestream grind + apocalypse profiteer + cute zombie pets + thinking big] The late apocalypse: zombies everywhere? No, business opportunities everywhere! I'm Lin Zhou. From the start, I awakened the Zombie Capitalist System and started livestreaming zombie sales. Who else gets me, folks? Housekeeping zombies mop floors and wash dishes, pretty zombies dance online, and even special-ops zombies are getting sucked into the 996 grind! I thought I was on my way to the top, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 After the World Fell Apart 世界坏掉之后 Beneath the smoke and dust lies a collapsing old society, and a new world that is hard to get used to. Order has vanished, civilization has faded, and humanity is no longer the only master of this land. Faced with a changed place in the ecosystem and the end of the old era, Chen Mo chooses neither silence nor complete assimilation into this savage new world. He only wants to prove one thing: Even after civilization has collapsed, people can still choose how they want to live. So, among the ruins 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Save Her, She Says I Harassed Her, and After I Die I Become a Tree 救她，她说非礼，我死后变成了树 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Reborn with My Mortal Enemy Before the Apocalypse 重生和死对头回到末世前 [Rivals + Reborn + Apocalypse + Stockpiling + Golden Finger + Space + System + Otherworld] Heatwaves + cold snaps + acid rain + insect plagues + zombies… In their previous lives, the two argued as they went off to get themselves killed by zombies. When they opened their eyes again, they had both been reborn, one month before the apocalypse!!! Reborn Jiang Ran has a space ability and goes on a frantic shopping spree, secretly vowing to survive to the very end this time!!! And to stay away fr 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Black Moon Falls 黑月坠落 Ensemble cast + multiple storylines + wild imagination + no System + apocalypse At the end of the Golden Age, a black hole codenamed “Black Moon” devoured the moon, spawning a strange celestial body that hurtled toward the surface... The “Star Hunt Project” was launched to confront this catastrophe. After a mass evacuation, the survivors left on the surface received a distress signal from a space fortress that had fallen from orbit... “The Star Hunt Project failed years ago. Who could have sent —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Kidney Crisis: Everyone, Stay Positive! 肾化危机：所有人保持积极向上！ A cataclysm began with a virus leak from a laboratory in America. In just two and a half months, the disaster swept across the globe and utterly destroyed the once-brilliant human civilization. The land lay in ruins, and zombies roamed everywhere... I had only just graduated from college and found my first job, ready to support the parents who had worked hard their whole lives. Instead, I was faced with the tide of an era that no one could resist through their own strength. Does knowledge change 24.6kReads—Score2.2kShelves
- 12 After Doomsday Struck, the CEO Became My Private Property 末日降临后，总裁成了我的私有物 Although the System's mission requirement to “coerce” her rubs him the wrong way, when you think about it, Wei Shuyu is a glamorous female CEO whose company is worth tens of billions, a figure no one in Muchen City's business world can ignore. And somehow, he happened to stumble upon what she's like behind closed doors... 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Doomsday: One Slipup, and Not a Trace of Me Will Remain 末日：一不留神，死无全尸 [One Female Lead] [Growth] [Superpowers] [Smart Protagonist] A doomsday virus suddenly breaks out. Some are revered by millions thanks to their Superpowers, while others win the support of millions through their influence. To survive, you need to be more calculating than others, more ruthless, and calmer. With the arrival of the doomsday era, how many people will make it to the end, and how many will become ashes crushed beneath the wheels of the new age? What is the truth behind this era? 1Reads—Score112Shelves
- 14 The End of Slaughter 杀戮终 A traditional apocalypse story, with no golden finger and no rebirth. When the apocalypse arrives, the World Special Crisis Response Agency (WSC) establishes humanity’s last line of defense: the Beast Cage. Chen Yuan slowly works his way up, one step at a time, from a rookie to the pinnacle of humanity. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Stockpiling Supplies in the Apocalypse: Struggling to Survive Natural Disasters 末世囤货，天灾里艰难求生 Disasters strike, and the end times arrive. Everyone struggles to survive. Torrential rain, extreme cold, endless nights, scorching heat... Lin Nuo struggles to survive in the apocalypse, only to be betrayed by her younger brother and grandmother and meet a tragic end. Reborn, she sets out to take revenge on the so-called family who betrayed her while using her pocket dimension to stockpile supplies in advance. Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation: she buys everything in sight. By chance, 712Reads—Score112Shelves
- 16 Apocalypse Rebirth: Keep Your Head Down Until the End, and You'll Have Everything 末世重生：苟到最后应有尽有 (No CP) (Pocket Dimension) (Farming) (Everyone in the World Has Superpowers) The apocalypse erupted. The plants people grew sprouted teeth and began biting one another. They could even use their branches and leaves to pick up stones and attack passersby. Trees grew as tall as buildings, and with just their tentacles they could easily demolish one high-rise after another. Animals seemed to have gained intelligence, too, gathering together and claiming territory. Humans alone remained unchanged. C 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Zombie Apocalypse: From Hunting Organs to Mechanical Ascension 丧尸末日从狩猎器官开始机械飞升 When everyone has a gun and is basically an ADC, Bai Yi is left clutching a tiny hand-fashioned dagger, lips trembling and eyes bloodshot... Don't ask why my eyes are wet. The answer is: I love this so deeply. The toolbox his grandfather left behind turns out to be alien technology: the Exploration Assistant. But it's just a civilian model, and the moment it binds to him, it forbids the use of all firearms... “Oh my god... Are they trying to get me killed or what...” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Endless Night in the Apocalypse: Infinite Flow, Starting by Slaying the Sanctimonious 末日永夜无限流，从斩杀圣母开始 [No Saintly Protagonist] [Infinite Flow] [Game Invasion] [Apocalypse Survival] [Wits and Brawn] [Tower Defense] [Ruthless] [Nonstop Thrills] The entire world is shrouded by endless red clouds, and every player must rely on their own efforts to survive. Eternal night has fallen. Yet atop a Republican-era gun tower standing by the river, a ray of sunlight shines down. Lin Xun is back. In his previous life, he was a cuckolded workhorse. Now that he has been reborn, he must have his revenge! He'l 3.1kReads—Score243Shelves
- 19 My Dorm Became a Fortress in the Apocalypse 我的宿舍成了末世堡垒 A no-brainer power fantasy + strong female lead + special abilities + an adored ensemble cast + everyone has powers! The apocalypse arrives, and zombies surround the city. While everyone else struggles to survive in the wilderness, our Dorm 518 turns the dormitory into an apocalypse fortress! Song Lening has spatial powers and stockpiles food all the way to the ceiling; Yan Shutong uses her defensive powers to seal the dorm doors shut; Ruan Zhiyi can retrieve supplies from a distance with pinpoi 2.9kReads6.7Score267Shelves
- 20 Doomsday: The Fifth Kind 末日：第五类人 A virus suddenly swept across the world. Those infected became monsters that ate human flesh. With no will of their own, they attacked anyone they saw, like crazed beasts. Humanity called them the Second Kind: zombies. After huge numbers of people were infected, humanity's survival hung by a thread. Fortunately, the military developed a superhuman serum. Those who took it gained extraordinary strength, becoming the Third Kind: ability users. A soldier was bitten by a zombie while on a mission 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Apocalypse Descends: From the Start, I Was Targeted by a Reborn Survivor 末世降临：开局被重生者狙杀 A black bird devouring the sun tore across the sky as monsters roared and the apocalypse descended. Zombies, mutated beasts, aberrant creatures, and monsters from the abyss came one after another. But the enemies ahead were not only monsters. There were also the reborn, who knew what was coming. “Lin Shan, in my previous life, you dishonored my wife and daughter and destroyed my home. Now that I’ve been reborn, I’ll make you pay for every drop of blood.” There were also transmigrators who tried —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 A Journey of Survival in the Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland! 在末日废土的生存之旅！ Lin Mo wakes in a wasteland apocalypse, surrounded by roaming zombies. The once-prosperous city is now nothing but ruins and despair. Hunger and cold follow him everywhere. Survival is the only rule. At the brink of death, a mysterious System quietly activates, lighting a spark of hope. With the System’s help, he hunts zombies and gathers scarce supplies. Step by step, he strengthens himself amid the ruins. Faced with hordes of mutated beasts and schemes born of human nature, he stays calm. With —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Apocalypse Game: From the Start in the Underworld, I'm Frantically Stockpiling Troops! 末世游戏：开局地府我疯狂囤兵！ [Territory Tower Defense Growth | Apocalypse Game Rules | Ruthless | Multiple Women Pursue One Man] A red moon hangs in the sky, and disaster descends! One billion players around the world are forcibly pulled into an apocalyptic survival game. From the start, Shen Mo unlocks a unique, growth-type [Underworld] territory. When eerie creatures appear, everyone else hides inside their territories and clings to life, while he quietly stockpiles a million Yin soldiers! While others team up to explore 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Apocalypse: I'm the Only One Who Can Evolve Without Limits 末世之只有我能无限进化 Chu Feng is an underground fighter. Lately, the news has been full of violent attacks, and the world is starting to get strange. A sudden zombie virus, mysterious text messages... And what do you mean my dad is the Overlord and my mom is the Mother Body? 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 5) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第五季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Five) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 6) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第六季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Six) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Visitor in the Basement 地下室的访客 The Basement Visitor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Apocalypse: I Can Take People Between Two Worlds 末世：我能带人两界穿越 [Apocalypse + two-way transmigration + cooperation with the state + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + infrastructure building] Lin Yueluo is just an ordinary office worker. One morning, on her way to work, she finds the streets deserted and blood on the ground. When she goes to a convenience store to buy breakfast, she runs into a zombie! After being rescued by a group of people, she also reunites with her best friend. Her friend tells her that this is the apocalypse, three years in 715Reads8.3Score115Shelves
- 29 The Seventh Winter of the Great Freeze 极寒末日之第七个冬天 The sun took a nap, so humanity had to become the sun itself. In the first year of the disaster, temperatures in the northern city of Huafeng dropped by twenty-three degrees in a single day. The power grid failed, an order to evacuate south was issued, and the entire city went dark. Jiang Xu, a thermal power engineer blacklisted by the industry, headed back to the power plant against the flow of fleeing traffic. Before dawn, he had restored power to half the darkened city. From then on, Huafeng 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Night Shift Company 夜班公司 The Night Shift Company —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Survive in Lockdown: Everyone on Earth Shrinks to One-Hundredth Their Size 禁闭求生：全球人类缩小一百倍 [Survival in Confinement] [Fight Monsters and Level Up] [Survival in Another World] [Teamwork] This story is divided into the Wilderness arc, the City arc, and the final arc. The other world is like a game world, where you fight monsters for gear and struggle to survive in the wilderness. The Creator punishes all of humanity, shrinking everyone in the world to one hundredth of their original size. The technological civilization humanity built over its entire history is wiped out overnight. Gu 331Reads—Score118Shelves
- 32 Guest of the Far North 极地之宾 [Ensemble cast + Saving Earth + Zombie apocalypse + Golden finger] The heroine isn't invincible, and the team fights together. If that's not your thing, don't read. The world has “blown up.” Zombies are everywhere, and all kinds of freaks and supernatural ability users are banding together to survive, unaware that the safest place is the national base. “You think spreading rumors during the apocalypse means you won't have to go to prison?” Shi Jian shook her head in disdain. “Sorry, you're still 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Chinese Dynasties Descend into the Modern World at the Apocalypse 末世，华夏历朝降临现代 [Wildly imaginative] [Dynasties from every era descend to fight for supremacy] [Hardcore apocalypse with no System] [No mindless wish fulfillment] All the dynasties of Chinese history, their emperors throughout the ages, and their civil and military officials have descended upon the modern world! The First Emperor beats Hu Hai senseless and executes Zhao Gao in front of everyone! When Zhu Yuanzhang learns of the Jingnan Campaign, he grabs a blade and chases his rebellious son Zhu Di! Li Shimin r 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Apocalypse Is Here, and I Just Want to Lie Flat 末世降临，我想躺平了 [Infinite Flow] [Apocalypse] [No CP] [Farming] "I'm done! I'm done, I'm quitting!" Song Zhixing angrily ripped off her employee badge and flung it in front of her supervisor. A monthly salary of 4,500, while working three jobs, and now they wanted to cut her pay? Who'd want a lousy job like this? Just as expected, she was fired. She took her severance pay of twice her monthly salary and went to prepare for a job interview, but the moment she stepped into the elevator, she was thrown straight int 1.1kReads—Score194Shelves
- 35 Apocalypse: What Should I Do Now That My Boyfriend Is the Corpse King? 末世：男友成了尸王咋办？ [Not a mindless power fantasy + no invincibility + no System + no reborn protagonist + two powerful leads + apocalypse + survival] The polar ice caps melt, and a black fog brings an ancient virus back to the world. The whole planet becomes a living hell. In the fog, some people fall, some awaken, and some turn into zombies. This is the apocalypse. For most people, it is hell, but for some, it is a celebration. No golden finger, no System, no reborn protagonist. In the apocalypse, he awakens as t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Mutual Collapse Protocol 共溃指令 [Apocalypse Survival] [1v1 BG] [Small Ensemble Cast] [Business Elements] New-energy tycoon × old-school robot Wan Junshu is a tycoon: young, rich, and orphaned. The apocalypse arrives on the very day she is ready to make her mark. Alien bugs invade the city. Blood flies and bodies litter the ground. At the brink of life and death, she activates a robot. He kneels on one knee. "According to my programming, I will be absolutely loyal to you, protect you with my life, and strictly carry out this di 1.5kReads—Score202Shelves
- 37 The Ninth Corpse Realm 第九尸界 [Ensemble cast + realistic + imaginative + suspenseful + vivid characters + no stupid decisions] After experiencing another “fast-forward,” Qiu Sheng truly felt that his life was a messed-up old movie playing with constant glitches on a cheap player. Most of the time, the picture was smooth. He could clearly feel himself breathing, walking, and interacting with the world. But every so often, without warning or any discernible pattern, everything would suddenly go black, or rather, his consciousn 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Funeral Portrait in the Photo Studio 照像馆里的遗照 The Memorial Portrait at the Photo Studio 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Apocalypse: Five S-Rank Powerhouses Beg Me to Mend Their Lifelines 末世：五位S级大佬跪求我修命线 [Apocalyptic Disaster] [Expandable Inventory Space] [Stockpiling Supplies] [Superpowers] [Monsters] [Infected] [Survival Against the Odds] [Power Growth] [Safe Zones] [No Saintly Heroine] [No Cliches] Thirty days before the apocalypse, Ji Xiaoqing sees a countdown above everyone's lifeline. If the apocalypse is coming, fine, but why does she have five seconds less than everyone else? Is she so stupid and useless that she doesn't even qualify to enter the apocalypse? Or does she have less than th 323Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Zombies? Can You Even Bite Through My Eight-Wheeled Truck? 丧尸？咬得动我的大八轮嘛？ The apocalypse arrives, a blood moon hangs in the sky, and billions of people around the world are reduced to a ferocious tide of corpses! While everyone else is barely clinging to life in basements over a bite of moldy bread, Chen Fan, a retired field reconnaissance platoon leader, binds himself to the [Apocalypse Legion System]! From the start, he drives fourteen fully armored ZBL-08 eight-wheeled infantry fighting vehicles out of an underground parking garage! The roar of their 30mm fully aut 1.8kReads—Score175Shelves
- 41 Grass Spirit Survival in the Apocalypse: The Whole World Is Waiting for Me to Heal Them 草灵末世求生：全世界等我奶一口 [Apocalyptic disasters + a growth-and-leveling journey + a team + everyone’s favorite + a touch of being universally adored] Mutual firsts / an evil-but-healing little grass spirit vs. a scheming, great-cook male mom [Heads-up: Slow pacing and a slow-burn romance. The early chapters focus on survival; her healing powers aren’t revealed until the middle.] A little grass spirit living in a crack in a cliff spends every day wishing she could see the outside world. Perhaps her wish moved the heavens 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Mutated Corpse Horde 畸变尸群 When the zombie apocalypse strikes, every other natural or man-made disaster pales in comparison. As civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, what kind of future awaits humanity as it faces an unprecedented crisis? [Slow burn, not a mindless power fantasy.] [This is my first time writing a novel, so please feel free to point out anything I could improve.] 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Global Zombie Outbreak: My Lovesick Older Sister 全球尸变：我的病娇姐姐 [Sci-fi apocalypse, zombies, no System, no rebirth, one female lead, yandere, both pure, character growth] “Longlong, I finally found you. From now on, you belong to me alone.” She held me, on the brink of death, tightly in her arms, her voice gentle yet possessive. Han Qingwan, the older girl I accidentally rescued as a child, has now become the ruler of ten thousand corpses. She treats me with tenderness and a disturbing possessiveness, while showing nothing but coldness and ruthlessness t 21Reads—Score102Shelves
- 44 Apocalypse: I Become a Butcher in Africa 末世，我在非洲做人屠 A purple star descends over Blue Star. More than 70 percent of humanity turns into zombies, plunging the entire world into a terrifying apocalypse. In the wastelands of Black Africa, at a construction base built with Longguo's aid, Zhao Ritian, betrayed by a woman and responsible for the death of his closest friend, unexpectedly returns to the day the catastrophe began. He swears that this time, he will protect his friendship no matter what. As for women, he gives a cold laugh: "A wife is like a 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Apocalypse: Plunder System, From the Start I Share a Body with the Demon Lord 末世：掠夺系统，开局和魔尊共生 The Red Moon descends, rifts to the abyss tear across the globe, and zombies and mutated beasts run rampant. The world becomes a living hell. Lu Yuan transmigrates into the apocalypse, only to find his soul sharing a body with the Nine Nether Asura Demon Venerable. The two hold debates in his head every day. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 A Plot of Land from the Start, with Seeds That Can Be Fused Without Limit 开局一块地，种子无限合成 [Survival] [Lone wolf] [No romance] [Growing crops] [No saintly do-gooder] Gu Linchuan had been unlucky his whole life, until a demonic game called [Global Crop-Growing Survival] began. Ten billion people around the world were thrown into the survival game, fighting to stay alive, and he unexpectedly discovered that he had a special ability: unlimited blood. A Rank B talent that lets you combine seeds is useless in the early game? You need to spend blood to combine seeds, so you can’t afford to 42kReads8.3Score5kShelves
- 47 Apocalypse Disaster: I Stocked Up on Supplies, but My Home Was Raided 天灾末世：囤满物资的我被偷家了 [Natural disasters + pocket dimension + hoarding supplies + pets + romance] Earth's environment deteriorates, and disasters strike without warning. Lin Nian, an ordinary nobody who struggled to survive for three years in the apocalypse, still failed to make it. When she opens her eyes again, she finds that she has been reborn at the very beginning of the apocalypse. She reopens her modest pocket dimension and fills that little world with supplies purchased using her parents' inheritance. She fig 3kReads8.5Score320Shelves
- 48 Apocalypse: A Gun from the Start, with Endless Ammo 末世：开局一把枪，子弹打不光 [Apocalypse + transmigration + System + pocket dimension + no saintly heroics + invincible protagonist] “I transmigrated!” “And I have a System?” System: “Here's a special handgun. It has no recoil, and its bullets never run out.” “10” “9” “Damn, what the heck! Why has a countdown started?” “3” “2” “1” “A global apocalyptic virus outbreak has begun. Host, do your best to survive!” Du Yan has only just transmigrated into this body. He hasn't even figured out what kind of place this is, and th 697Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 49 Weren't I Supposed to Be Cannon Fodder? Why Is the Villain Calling Me His Wife? 不是说炮灰，反派怎么叫我老婆 [Two male leads + both virgins, both powerful + a touch of harem vibes + alternate apocalypse + a touch of Lovecraftian horror + satisfying power fantasy] A goofy, flirtatious beauty as the bottom and a cold-faced, inhuman commander as the top Shen Zhixian was a hapless wage slave dragged in by a System. In his previous life, his prospects had been so bright that he was struck dead by lightning. Then he transmigrated into an apocalypse. In the original story, he was the real young master, a pit 2Reads—Score109Shelves
- 50 A New Beginning in the Apocalypse: Everything That's Mine, I'll Take 末世新生：该我的，我都要 [Hardcore apocalypse, grounded in reality + telekinesis + inventory space + apocalypse + supernatural powers + multiple female leads + ensemble cast] A long, slow-paced novel. Before the apocalypse, Gu Su took the blame for his boss and lost his job. After the apocalypse, that same boss lowered the shop's roller shutter, trapping him among the horde of corpses. Everyone thought he was dead. But Gu Su came back alive. The meteorite's core awakened his telekinesis and gave him an inventory space. 148Reads—Score160Shelves
