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- 151 Entropy's Calamity 熵殃 Abilities awakened, and a towering spire suddenly descended, shattering the barriers between planes. The gates to otherworldly realms burst open, leading to strange, unknown planes. Chaos raged without end, madness spread unchecked, and apocalyptic ruin and eerie calamities swept across the land. The old world’s order teetered on the brink of collapse. An age of turmoil, ruled by the gifted, had arrived. Chaos shrouded heaven and earth, and danger lurked everywhere. Who could fight their way thr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 More Children, More Blessings! My Happy Life in the Apocalypse 多子多福！末日之我的幸福人生 The sudden apocalypse shattered their peaceful lives. Only at the very end did Lin Feng realize that he was surrounded by beautiful women. This wasn't an apocalypse at all. It was practically a blissful life! 10.3kReads7.3Score762Shelves
- 153 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 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 Reincarnation: Nightmare 轮回：梦魇 The moment Wang Ye opened his eyes, he found himself in a nightmare world without sun or moon, where all that remained was devouring and slaughter. Fighting drained your energy, corpses drove low-level life forms mad, and everyone was treated like livestock, pushed step by step toward the world's slaughterhouse. While others risked their lives fighting over corpses to level up, Wang Ye awakened an absurd talent: Enhanced Digestion. He could eat dirt, trees, ore, weapons, and enemies... of course 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 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.] 76Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Others Awaken Superpowers, I Cultivate in the Wasteland 别人觉醒异能，我在废土修仙 The apocalypse arrives, and the world becomes a wasteland. Survivors awaken all kinds of strange abilities and struggle to survive in the crumbling walled cities. While everyone else pins their hopes on genetic mutation, Chen Chuan, who transmigrated from a world of cultivation, rekindles the fire in his dantian on this land abandoned by spiritual energy. Supernatural abilities disrupt spiritual energy, and the two cannot coexist. He is destined to walk a path that puts him at odds with the whol 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 Doomsday: I’ve Met the Immortals 末日：我和神仙见过面 The apocalypse arrives, and zombies overrun the world. Before it began, Chen Huang unexpectedly saved a badly wounded nine-tailed fox, only to discover that it was a fox immortal from another world. To repay him, the fox immortal helped him awaken early, and he gained an infinite storage space. From then on, Chen Huang went on a wild hoarding spree: Food, water, fuel, weapons, medicine… all packed into his storage space! While everyone else starves and flees through the apocalypse, he feasts in 15Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 158 Apocalypse Survival: Starting with God-Tier Devouring 末世求生：从神级吞噬开始 [Apocalyptic survival + god-tier abilities + ruthless and decisive + multiple ability awakenings] An asteroid hits Antarctica, and the apocalypse begins. Lu Ye is locked on the roof of a school building by Zhao Tianyu, a genetically modified human, and left to die in despair. But he doesn't die. Amid a shower of meteorites, a fist-sized crystal containing a god-tier ability crashes down in front of him. He gains two god-tier abilities, Devouring and Spatial Storage, then bursts through the door. 2.1kReads5.8Score153Shelves
- 159 Warhammer System Descends Upon the Apocalypse 战锤系统降临末世 [Early apocalypse arc, mid-story Warhammer world and a massive army buildup, from Chapter 74 onward it's essentially a new book] A virus breaks out, and Los Angeles falls. Lin Zhan, an international student, fights his way through the zombie hordes and awakens the [Imperial Expedition System]. No superpowers, no cultivation, only the steel legions of the human Imperium from Warhammer 40K! Cadian infantry form ranks, their lasguns firing in volleys like a net of death. Leman Russ tanks roar, thei 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Apocalypse Game: Restore Humanity's Glory! 末世游戏：重振人类荣光！ (No AI + apocalypse + half farming, half troop-building + steady and cautious + growing a faction + no female lead) After transmigrating into an apocalyptic game and becoming a player, Liu Bai gains a unique ability. Recruit soldiers, change classes, and level up! Armed Personnel → Elite Militia → Professional Soldiers → Elite Soldiers... Armed Personnel → Logistics Militia → Service Staff → Government Officials... As long as he takes action, he gains experience, then levels up and changes into 11.7kReads7.0Score1.4kShelves
- 161 I Got Trapped in a Zombie Game, but the System Called Me a Pioneer 穿进丧尸游戏，系统却叫我先行者 [Zombies] [Transmigration] [Survival] The once wildly popular game Doomsday Wasteland suddenly announced it was shutting down its servers. On its final night, Lu Chen unexpectedly transmigrated into the zombie-infested game world. Just as he was planning to travel between the two worlds and make a fortune reselling supplies, he gradually realized that something was changing in the real world... 338Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 The Apocalypse Planning Team 末日策划组 [Doomsday] [Superpowers] [Twin Stars] [No Stockpiling] [Brothers] [Ensemble Cast] [Team Survival] [Ding! Abnormal energy detected in the world. Doomsday version rollout complete!] Lu Ang accidentally bound himself to the Doomsday Planning System. After spending 53 days without food or water reviewing every Doomsday plan, he returned to the real world. [Planning mission complete. Doomsday countdown: seven days] [Chief Planner, Level 1 Authority: Card Sense] [Chief Planner, Level 2 Authority: Bond 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Bad News: The Apocalypse Is Here. Good News: I’m the Zombie Progenitor 坏消息末日了，好消息我是丧尸母体 A zombie crisis erupted in Qingzhou, shaking the world and spreading panic. To protect the greater good, the authorities chose not to send help. Instead, they sealed off Qingzhou and slaughtered countless survivors trying to escape. To end the crisis once and for all, they even planned to destroy Qingzhou, stripping every survivor of their right to live. The survivors were plunged into utter despair... But Lin Chuan smiled. He was the zombie progenitor, the source of the apocalypse, and the grea 2.7kReads6.3Score233Shelves
- 164 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Apocalypse: The Broke and Timid Third-Rate Extra 穿书末世，路人丙又穷又怂 [Writing a book isn't easy. If it's not to your taste, you can click the top-left corner to leave. Thanks!] Yang Yuting has it rough. One night, she comes home without her glasses, mistakes the newly appointed Black Impermanence for a pretty young woman, and shoves a flyer into his arms. That very night, her soul is taken. She nearly gets branded an evil spirit and thrown into hell for punishment, but fortunately realizes the truth in time and escapes disaster. Unfortunately, her body has been c 7.6kReads8.5Score768Shelves
- 165 Apocalyptic Disasters: Stockpiling Begins with Beating Up My Scumbag Ex 末世天灾：囤货从手撕渣男开始 [Apocalypse + natural disasters + pocket dimension + supernatural abilities + stockpiling + farming + infrastructure + strong female lead, no romance + more] The sun's radiation suddenly intensifies, and the apocalypse descends on Bluewater Star. Animals mutate and attack humans. The soil mutates, making most crops unfit to eat. Disaster follows disaster: extreme heat, torrential rain, extreme cold, freezing weather, beast hordes... A century into the apocalypse, Mo Yaoyao and her family are liv 11Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 166 Blood Moon Stains the World 血月染世 [Lovecraftian Apocalypse + Blood Moon Calamity + Ability Progression + Dark Suspense + Ensemble Survival + No System] The evil god has gone mad, the moon has come alive, and the entire city is starting to grow flesh. A year into the apocalypse, a programmer who should have died on the day of the calamity wakes up in his rented apartment. His name is Yang Musu. He is twenty-eight. He has forgotten everything that happened after the apocalypse began, but discovers he has an utterly absurd ability: 268Reads—Score103Shelves
- 167 Reborn: I Warned the World About Doomsday a Year Early 重生归来：我提前一年预警末日 Rebirth and rising to the top + apocalypse + science fiction + passionate resistance + one heroine. Xiao Yu spent a hundred years fighting alien beasts born from a mysterious realm. In the end, he died in the jaws of a giant crocodile beast while protecting humanity. On the day he was reborn, he opened his eyes in the year 3025, with only one year left before the mysterious realm appeared, the continents broke apart, and alien beasts ran rampant in the apocalypse. Images of his mother dying with 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Apocalypse: I Awakened the Bloodline of an Ancient Demon God 末世：我返祖了上古魔神血脉 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Cultivation + Strong Female Lead + Female-Centered Story + Golden Finger + Natural Disasters] A slaughter targeting all life has begun. She thought it was a natural disaster, but it turns out to be a divine calamity. When the apocalypse arrives, Ning Xia, the heroine who has awakened the bloodline of an ancient Demon God, inherits the ancient Demon God Tun Tian's legacy. While everyone else stocks up on supplies and hides from zombies, she clears land for farming and buil 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Silk Puppet 丝傀 [Not a power fantasy]+ [Ensemble cast] After 62 years in cryosleep, he wakes in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Humanity has retreated behind towering walls, while monsters roam the wastes. Veteran soldier Zhang Zhongming has only just woken up when his right hand is bitten through during his first “purge operation,” transforming into a blackened, mycelium-covered iron arm. Others fear the arm will turn him into a monster, but he discovers it gives him tremendous strength. A short blade in his 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 Apocalypse: Starting with a Machete, I Devour All Things and Become a God 末世：从砍刀开始，吞噬万物成神 [The rating just came out, and it's expected to rise] A global red fog outbreak. Zombies swarm, and the world becomes a living hell. Lin Feng, working the night shift at a warehouse, watched a coworker get bitten to death. Just as he was losing hope, his palm grew hot, and a cold mechanical voice rang in his ear: “Awakened SSS-rank talent: Infinite Evolution!” Devour! Evolve! Strengthen! While everyone else struggles to survive the apocalypse, he can endlessly boost his attributes and unlock ove 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Apocalypse Heavenly Soldiers 2 末世天兵团2 [Available for adaptation into a comedic animated series! Apocalypse + Ensemble Cast + Adventure + Superpowers] Continuing from the previous volume, the setting is still the Tianyu World, where the zombie apocalypse reigns and the uncanny runs rampant. Wu Qi, Ren Yi, and their other close friends from Earth have survived one danger after another. At last, they can catch their breath and reclaim their shelter, where they enjoy a peaceful Spring Festival in the Stripping Zone. But the adventures o 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Apocalypse: The Lord of the End Returns from the Calamity 末世：从天灾中归来的终末之主 [Dual Transmigration] [Traveling Between the Real World and the Apocalypse] [The Only One with Supernatural Powers in the Real World] [Displaying Supernatural Abilities in Public] [The Protagonist Is Beautiful, and Their Gender Ambiguity Is Normal] [Apocalypse from the start, Ends as the God of the End] Wang Li woke up one day and was shocked to discover that the world was already on the brink of destruction. Humanity was facing extinction, monsters had taken over as the dominant species and roa 1.3kReads—Score246Shelves
- 173 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 379Reads—Score118Shelves
- 174 Zombie Tide 1993 尸潮1993 [No romance, no special powers, no System, hardcore zombie apocalypse, a sincere work by a middle-aged author] The zombie apocalypse has come to Moscow, after the red flag fell. No System, no special powers, no reinforcements from the heavens. Every bullet fired is one less bullet left. Just three unlucky bastards: A black-market trader and former reconnaissance soldier, with sharp aim, few words, and fists of iron; A wisecracking interpreter, fluent in Russian, quick-witted, and easily scared; 182Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 I Wandered into a Squad of Lunatics, and My Ratty Eyes Are Acting Up Again 误入癫公小队，鼠鼠我眼疾又犯了 [Ordinary-girl heartthrob + ensemble cast + masked identity + special operations squad + dragonkin + muscular sentinels + no romance + overactive imaginations] She transmigrates to the front lines of a battlefield. Other people transmigrate with cheat abilities; Qian Muyan transmigrates with nothing, absolutely nothing. Her squad has five gorgeous elite soldiers, and every last one of them is a total lunatic! Not a single one is normal! I’m just an ordinary little rat who loves staying alive and 42Reads—Score100Shelves
- 176 In the Interstellar Era, I Use the Legacy of Civilization to Exterminate the Insectoids 星际时代，我靠文明传承灭杀虫族 Female-Led Protagonist + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Transmigrate to the Future + Insectoid Invasion + Interstellar + Talent Skills + Civilizational Legacy + Passionate + Xuanhuan. Chi Feiqian never imagined that, as a genius top student at Peking University in the 21st century, she would unexpectedly transmigrate to the interstellar age, where civilization had been severed and the insectoids ran rampant! Her awakened talent was a useless C-rank?? You have no idea how impressive a top student i 344Reads—Score102Shelves
- 177 We Share One Heart 我们共用一颗心脏 [Not a power fantasy + soft science fiction + supernatural abilities + two souls in one body + clash of civilizations] Earth is on the verge of being swallowed by an iron curtain. Humanity steals technology from another world. Lin Jian signs an agreement, and his consciousness is projected to Juxing, where he inhabits the body of a boy named Xiaotian. He cannot speak or move; all he can do is passively watch everything unfold. Lin Jian can send small amounts of information through coded messages 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 I Transmigrated to the Wasteland and Saved a Girl with Distilled Water 穿越废土，我用蒸馏水救妹子 [Heads-up] A wasteland island survival and settlement-building story. The protagonist doesn’t dominate everything from the start. Things begin with shortages of water, food, and boats, and the home is built up little by little. [Heads-up] Focused on everyday life and building a community. This isn’t a dark apocalypse story, and it doesn’t center on people harming one another. Everyone is just trying to survive. [Heads-up] Several female supporting characters, with bonds and mutual support, but n 476Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 Wasteland's Hundred-Ton King: We're All Fighting to Stay Alive 废土百吨王：我们都在用力的活着 [Not a power fantasy! The protagonist is not invincible!] It stands for full coverage and a semi-trailer, for fearing nothing; It stands for running red lights, for flying just above the ground; It stands for a four-axle cab and an eight-wheel trailer, for running things over again and again; It stands for blind-spot collisions; it stands for walking free without a conviction! “What’s That Stuck to My Wheel?” “I Thought It Was a Speed Bump.” “We’re All Doing Our Best to Stay Alive.” “Hey, Youn 35Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 180 Global Survival: A Big Blue Fish from the Start 全民求生：开局一条蓝色大肥鱼 [Everyone’s survival + apocalypse + post-apocalypse + fun-loving protagonist + lighthearted comedy + freeloading big blue fat fish] The day Typhoon Bavi made landfall, Lin Chen was reborn. In this life, the typhoon didn’t weaken. It only grew stronger. Torrential rain flooded the city, and the System for Everyone’s Survival arrived. While everyone else scrambled for water and food and banded together to survive, a new feature appeared in Lin Chen’s System, one nobody else had. A big blue fat fis 1.5kReads—Score146Shelves
- 181 Natural Disasters and the Apocalypse: I Feed Tiny People With a Saintly System 天灾末世，我靠圣母系统投喂小人 [No Romance + System + All Kinds of Natural Disasters and Apocalyptic Worlds + Infrastructure Building and Stockpiling] Wen Zhilan discovered a group of tiny people in her home’s ecosystem tank, secretly drinking water from the lake. They were in a pitiful state, as if they hadn’t had a drink in eight hundred years. Ding-dong! System bound. [Host detected. The Holy Mother System has been bound automatically.] [Main Mission: Spread the Holy Mother’s light equally across every apocalypse filled wi 1.8kReads—Score269Shelves
- 182 The Gardener’s War 园丁的战争 The Gardener’s War —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Zombie Apocalypse: Don't Be Afraid, I'm Not a Good Person 丧尸末世：别害怕我不是什么好人 [Zombies - System - Multiple Heroines - Superpowers - Leveling Up - Not a Neighborhood Strongman] Blue Star, early August 2027. The mysterious celestial object 3I/ATLAS had briefly made headlines in astronomy circles and on short-video platforms two years ago. Just as astronomers and those following it believed it had long since left the solar system and was heading into the distance, posing no threat to Blue Star... Far beyond the solar system, 3I/ATLAS suddenly broke apart at the rear. A sizab 92.7kReads7.9Score11.9kShelves
- 184 Sweet Romance in the Apocalypse: The Boss's Darling Beauty 甜宠末日：大佬的娇娇小美人 [Romance and everyday life + post-apocalyptic elements + base big shot + sweet romance + not a strong female lead + teamwork + growth] [Violent Big Shot vs. Clever Heiress] Jiang Mo has always been a sweet, well-behaved heiress. She cries easily, is afraid of the dark and getting hurt, and never argues with anyone. That is what all her companions believe. Only those who have spent enough time with her know the truth about this delicate young lady: she can solve every problem without lifting a fi 1.4kReads6.5Score110Shelves
- 185 The Strange World Descends! Why Is the Ghost Bride Throwing Herself at Me? 诡世降临！我被诡新娘倒贴？ Strange beings have appeared in the world, and catastrophe is coming. Ordinary life is about to face utter destruction. Song Yu, a recent college graduate, scrambles to make ends meet by delivering food. By chance, he and a friend enter the forbidden Liu Mansion, the subject of rumors in Su City. They stumble into a ghost wedding, and to escape the pursuit of a vicious ghost, he has no choice but to take a risk and pose as the groom. But the bride waiting at the Liu Mansion, Liu Huiniang, is wai 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 In the Ice Age Apocalypse, I Have a Spatial Realm to Stockpile Supplies and Lie Flat 极寒末世我有空间囤货躺平 (The rating has only just opened, so it'll go up soon~) [No romance]+ [Stockpiling]+ [Lie flat]+ [Gourmet] When the extreme-cold apocalypse arrives, Lin Shu is reborn and is the first to activate her spatial storage. In the two months before the apocalypse, she stockpiles plenty of delicious food and cold-weather supplies, then lies flat alone in a warm, sturdy old family home in the countryside. The early part of this story is a detailed stockpiling tale. After the apocalypse arrives, it become 148.5kReads7.6Score24.5kShelves
- 187 The Apocalypse: What's Wrong With Enjoying Myself? 末世，我想过的爽点怎么了 [Multiple Female Leads] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Every Plot Thread Gets Resolved] [All Mistakes Corrected] A new writer with a new book. Come give it a rating. If you don't like something, just say so. I'll change it if I feel like it. The zombie apocalypse arrived, and social order gradually collapsed. To grow stronger, Han Chuan, who had awakened an Apocalypse System, endlessly gathered experience fodder to grind for experience, all so he could live it up in the apocalypse. Until one day, he r 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 188 Apocalypse Survival: The Big Villain Is Hiding Right Beside Me 末世求生：大反派隐藏在身边 [Coming-of-Age Female Lead + Plot-Driven + Not a Power Fantasy + Not a Romance + Species Mutations + Natural Disasters + Decisive and Ruthless + Team Survival] Red light bathed the world, blood rain fell, and a fever sent every living thing into a deep sleep… Gu Li woke to find she had been lucky enough to awaken two rare abilities, and had also latched onto a powerful ally: a mutated rose. After the apocalypse, she filled her storage space with supplies, and her abilities let her grow crops. On 665Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 189 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Build the Strongest Base Ahead of Time 末世重生：我提前打造最强基地 (The book has just started getting paid reviews, so readers outside the site can check the comments.) [Base-building + stockpiling + farming + zombies + natural disasters + no superpowers of any kind + ruthless protagonist] If you're tired of stories where the protagonist wins from the start thanks to a System, gains endlessly evolving superpowers, goes soft whenever he sees a beautiful woman, or faces zombies that evolve in tandem with humanity, then this “hardcore base-survival” novel may be j 1.2kReads8.2Score—Shelves
- 190 Mycelium: Infinite Growth 我的菌丝无限成长 [Reborn + apocalypse + the uncanny + evolutionary mutations + psychic energy revival + civilization reboot] The firmament tears apart, psychic energy floods the world, and the apocalypse will arrive in twenty-four hours! Lin He is reborn after ten years amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, returning to the day before the disaster. He once struggled through hell and witnessed the collapse of civilization. Now he holds the script that can change his fate. Seize the initiative, subdue futur 3.4kReads6.4Score409Shelves
- 191 Doomsday Countdown: I’ve Set My Sights on My Boyfriend’s Dorm 末日倒计时，我盯上了男友宿舍 [System + spatial storage + multiple male leads, all devoted + intense rivalry for the heroine + apocalypse stockpiling power fantasy] On the eve of the apocalypse, You Sheng arrives at her boyfriend's dorm with a System and two bags of supplies, and knocks on the door. [Apocalypse Affection System activated. Five top-tier survival talents detected. Host, gain their affection as soon as possible to exchange for superpowers.] One fake boyfriend, one fake boyfriend's best friend, one with an icy f 18.2kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves
- 192 Phantom Transformation Tianyi 幻变天依 Luo Tianyi is ever-changing, her appearance different with every passing second. In an infinite-dimensional space, the worlds and objects surrounding her seem infinitesimally small. There are many strange things about Luo Tianyi, yet strangely, nobody finds them strange. Luo Tianyi's "first layer of specialness" is waiting to be seen... An original story that does not copy Luo Tianyi's characterization. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 The Plants I Grow Can Fight Zombies 我种的植物会打丧尸 In her previous life, she was a sacrificial offering pushed into a horde of corpses by her scumbag boyfriend, and a stepping stone her best friend used to climb to the top. As she lay dying, the ones who came to save her were the friends her boyfriend had once turned against her. Reborn one month before the apocalypse begins, she smiles. This time, armed with plant-based powers and a pocket dimension, she decisively leaves the scumbag couple behind and returns to the village to farm. Corn shoo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Bullied from the Start of the Apocalypse, I Rise to the Top with a System 末世开局被霸凌我靠系统登顶末世 [School Life] [Apocalypse] [System Survival] [Apocalypse Revenge] After enduring years of school bullying, Fang Yuan is publicly humiliated by school bully Ji Boda seven days before the Apocalypse begins. The incident unexpectedly activates the Apocalypse Savior Ring System. With unlimited storage, enhanced physical abilities, and advanced combat skills unlocked, he races against the countdown to stockpile supplies, all to protect Bai Ningbing, the childhood friend he has secretly loved for year —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 A Bizarre Apocalypse? I Burn Netherworld Money to Become Invincible 诡异末世？我用冥币烧出个无敌 The eerie apocalypse arrives, and money becomes worthless. Only the protagonist can exchange his trillion-yuan fortune for underworld currency, the Netherworld Talisman, at a one-to-one rate. While others struggle to survive amid vengeful ghosts and despair, the protagonist has already embarked on a pay-to-win path to invincibility: becoming immune to curses, summoning ghost soldiers, buying up haunted lands, and recruiting supernatural entities to work for him. The first-ever “horror tycoon” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 I Devour Without End in the Wasteland 我在废土无限吞噬 Tang Ao is reborn in a wasteland apocalypse with a rusty kitchen knife from the start, and binds himself to a devouring-and-upgrading System. While other people get treasure chests from killing monsters, he can plunder attributes, abilities, and even memories just by searching corpses. On the first day, a beauty squad mistakes him for a beggar scavenging for trash. By the seventh, they’re all fighting to warm his bed. While everyone thinks he’s just a useless guy with good luck, Tang Ao quietly 269Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 197 Humanity Is Kept in Captivity by AI, and I’m the Only Bug 人类被Ai圈养，我是唯一BUG Humanity is kept in captivity by an AI "Mother," forced day after day to perform the pointless labor of building walls, all to calculate the digits of the eternal pi. And the boy Yuan Laichao has become a [BUG] that must be erased from this perfect System. The "Dragonbone Power" awakened within him is an ultimate anomaly beyond the administrators' understanding. Every time he uses it, his body crystallizes, bringing him closer to death. From the moment he awakens, his world becomes a hunting g 13Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 198 After I Accidentally Became the Villain in the Apocalypse 在末世错成反派后 [The score is low because the novel just started getting ratings, so don't let that put you off!] [Quasi-instance-based plot, not a traditional apocalypse, religious cyberpunk, alternate future, protagonist embodying a mix of contradictions] Is this a dream? When Chi Jing opens his eyes, he sees the world turned upside down. The gods cast the dice of fate, and a world-spanning distortion descends. Steel tentacles pierce a fallen civilization, while flowers bloom across frozen ground. The shad —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 199 A Glimmer in the Nightmare 噩梦微光 The world has fallen into a prison of endless night. Monstrous beasts roam the land, sunlight has vanished completely, and humanity struggles to survive amid darkness and mutations. High above the heavens, countless watchers lie in wait, silent and still; Deep beneath the earth, an even older and more profound horror slumbers. The cultivation methods of the old days hide deadly curses, turning anyone who uses them into a monster. Li Wan awakens an Origin Essence evolution ability. He slays monst —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Mountain Keeper: A Chronicle of the Apocalyptic Disasters 守山人：末日天灾纪年 [Parallel-world apocalypse setting + A young Taoist priestess returning from office life + Farming + Personal dimension + Stockpiling + Cultivation + Everyday life (there's a couple, but the romance comes later.)] . After coming across a video about an “apocalypse prophecy” that was being mocked across the internet, office worker Ye Qingli had a nightmare about the apocalypse so vivid it left a deep impression on her. She resolutely quit her job and returned to a dilapidated Taoist temple in the 1.9kReads8.6Score276Shelves
