Web novels tagged Survival, sorted by what's popular on NovelCult.
A mountain-sized elephant, carrying a city on its back, strolls into horrifyingly dangerous territories one after another, facing hordes of monsters endlessly. Living in this city, among 40,000 humans, are a group of seven individuals trying to survive, by going against every Geneva Convention possible. Strap yourselves for this journey.
Anvelope · Adventure · 51 ch
Trust in yourself, they said... but which one? Ellen is a young adventurer who duplicates every time she dies. And she dies a lot. All she wanted was to follow in her legendary grandfather's footsteps and become the greatest adventurer who ever lived! Was that too much to ask? Now she has to dodge government tax audits, endure unrelenting System notification spam, and wrangle a dungeon core bent on making her life as miserable as possible! But hey, if she can just learn to work with herself, it'll be fine! Probably! (Updates Thu-Fri + Bonus) (Also posting on RoyalRoad as ThePudding)
ThePudding · Slice Of Life · 129 ch
Ten thousand years ago, the Ascended Masters abandoned this realm, leaving behind a saturated, chaotic wasteland. Now, the remnants—towering, violent giants bloated on stagnant Qi—rule the ruins of the golden age. They don't cultivate. They just exist, trapped in an endless, brutal loop of survival and stagnation. Julian didn't reincarnate with a magical system, a heavenly physique, or a mysterious master. He fell from the void as a hundred-and-twenty-pound mortal with a degree in Ethnobotany, a pocket of stainless steel acupuncture needles, and a terrifying realization: he is the weakest thing in a world of predators. To the giants, he is just a rabbit. A piece of soft meat. To survive, Julian must prove he is a useful tool, but not too useful. He can't fight them, and the tribe only wants to use him, but Julian didn’t dedicate his life to studying the lost arts of cultivation for nothing. Using forgotten mortal medicine to bypass overloaded meridians, he begins to systematically hack the anatomy of the world's monsters to forge his own foundation. But the giants are a dead end. Clinical, selfish, and obsessed with their own survival, they will never see Julian as anything more than an expendable asset. When forced to choose between the familiar cruelty of humanoid masters and the terrifying, toxic unknown of the deep wild, Julian walks into the dark. He chooses the monsters. Stepping into the domain of a dying, Sovereign-tier horror, Julian leaves humanity behind. He won't just hack his way to a foundation; he will engineer his own faction from the ground up. Julian is going to build the Unbound Sovereign Sect, and he won't use a single human to do it. <Author’s Note / Disclaimer:> The medical, anatomical, and acupuncture theories discussed in this novel are based on real-world traditional practices and botanical science. However, they are heavily dramatized for the sake of survival fantasy. Do not attempt to use two-inch surgical steel needles to vent your friend's stagnant Qi, treat snake bites with random ferns, or perform deep-tissue Shenshu point demolition on yourself. It will not give you the physical mass of a giant; it will just put you in the hospital. Read the fiction, leave the needles to the professionals.
Magic · Eastern Fantasy · 107 ch
Billions died during the First Trial on Day One. The day the devil came to Earth to play. The Planetary Games. An intergalactic game show. Earth is the Colosseum—and humanity its gladiators. Empowered with alien magic and knowledge, humanity is pitted against each other in a vicious struggle for supremacy, where there is only one survivor. Dan is dead set on making it to the end, but not for himself. Every night, Dan dreams of the family that died, but he wasn’t the only one who survived the First Trial. His sons gave their lives protecting their newborn sister, Aurora. Their sacrifice will not be in vain. He will do whatever it takes to ensure she makes it to the end before taking his own life. Aurora will win the Planetary Games. The only problem is, young children were never meant to survive the first trial, let alone the rest of the game. » WHY READ THIS: - A LitRPG System Apocalypse Game Show - Slow Burn Progression - A Unique Fantasy/Sci-fi Mix - Weak To Strong To OP Characters - A Plot Other Than "Numbers Go Up" - Emotional Depth *** Warning: Contains Mature Non-Sexual Content *** Ebook, Paperback, and Audiobook Available on Amazon.
K_J_Kiki · Apocalypse · 113 ch
In the slums beneath Veston, Kael fled before his mother's body grew cold. No sun. No flowers. No hope. No dreams. Winter and gang lords buried them all. "Pray to the gods and endure for a better tomorrow," his mom said. Why would he pray to the same gods who denied him peace? Who thrust him into this nightmare? No, he'd carve a way to Veston with his own hands, and it started by breaking his promise to his mother for survival. But the job for gang lord Garrick Vane went wrong. He was left for dead with nothing but a ledger salvaged from a submerged temple. But he refused death. "I persist." Two words that awakened a forbidden power, an unlicensed truth anchored to belief and paid for in the warmth of his most precious memories. Now a heretic hunted by priests who burn the unfaithful, Kael discovered the ledger tracked everything: his stress, his anchor, the price he had already paid. Every choice stresses his truth. And if his anchor breaks, he wouldn't just die: he'd become something worse. What to expect: - Analytical main character who thinks his way through problems. - A deep, original system to decipher along with Kael. - A lore-rich worldbuilding with its own religions and epochs to discover. - Truths that aren't free entries on a stat sheet. - No harem Length: 1,600 – 2,000 words per chapter. Schedule: 1 chapter daily.
Adamus_Auguste · Fantasy · 65 ch
Humanity faces extinction in a fractured dimension ruled by a Demon King. Zack "Kazz" Foreman, having failed to save them once, sacrifices his memories to reset the timeline for a second chance. Transported to a dangerous new world, Kazz rejects the overpowered "Hero System" offered by a voice in his head, instinctively knowing the easy path is a trap. Instead, he relies on a "Ranching System" to empower a team of outcast monster girls and masters Shamanic magic, determined to claw his way back to the Center of Everything and end the Demon King’s reign.
Magic · Litrpg · 96 ch