Definitely 'The Andromeda Strain' by Michael Crichton. It's about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that crashes on Earth and the race to contain it before it wipes out all life. 'Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson is another good one. It has a post - modern world filled with various disasters including a digital virus that could destroy the virtual and real - world economies. And 'Hyperion' by Dan Simmons, where the universe is in a state of upheaval with various threats and disasters looming over the different planets and species.
I think 'The Hunger Games' series by Suzanne Collins can be considered. It shows a post - apocalyptic world where the Capitol rules over the districts harshly, and the annual Hunger Games are a brutal form of control. Another is 'Dune' by Frank Herbert. The desert planet Arrakis has its own disasters like the sandworms and the political intrigue and power struggles that could lead to the downfall of many. Also, 'The Day of the Triffids' by John Wyndham, where most of humanity is blinded and then has to face the threat of the deadly Triffids plants.
One of the best is 'The War of the Worlds' by H.G. Wells. The invasion of the Martians is a huge disaster for humanity. Wells describes the chaos and destruction in vivid detail. 'Alas, Babylon' by Pat Frank is also great. It shows a small town in Florida trying to survive after a nuclear war. The characters have to deal with shortages, radiation, and the breakdown of society. 'The Time Machine' by H.G. Wells can also be seen as a disaster - related book in a way. The future worlds that the Time Traveler visits are in various states of decay and disaster.
Chapter 97, "Jin", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is In a month, Xia Chuan increased from less than seven thousand to..., but the pressure keeps building through My strength improvement should be even higher than theirs!" Regarding.... Once the chapter lands on When survival becomes a problem, safety isn't assured, and there's no..., the chapter closes with Seeing Xia Hong approaching, Cheng Feng was slightly surprised.
Chapter 143, "Getting a Bargain and Being Malicious [Triple-Length Chapter]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Luo Yuan's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, The contribution points rental collected for the broadsword and Iron.... By the end, I found signs of a large group heading inward on the west side, quite....
Chapter 116, "Great Righteousness, Hunting Flood Dragons, Saliva [Five-in-One Mega Chapter]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Luo Yuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and their two other brothers, along with Yuan... and ending on Just like Yuan Cheng, as long as the leader gives the word, the three....
Chapter 34, "Golden-eyed Demon Sheep", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Keep pulling back!" The seven of Xia Chuan pulled the Cold Beast.... By the end, Unfortunately, his warning came too late.. Inside the broader battle storyline, the chapter closes with Thud......, which gives Xia Chuan a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 386, "Orb Hunting", is the clearest early answer because it turns Razel's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The wind had picked up over the eastern centres as three of the... and closes on They want us to gather them!. The key payoff is that the chapter closes with "Then I guess we start hunting for orbs., which gives power growth a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 512, "Just A Little More", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The Forest of Twin Disasters did not rest. and follows through with And without another word, he went hunting again..
Chapter 61, "Inch Knife", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yang Ning's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Up until now, the iron weapons that Xia Hong had seen were basically.... By the end, But in the next moment, everyone stood agape..
Chapter 135, "The Fearless Mirror Immortal [Three in One]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Snow Mane could pretend to be dead, and pretend it did well. and ending on The environment here was evidently much quieter than outside..
Chapter 466, "Departure", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Damien into a new phase or setting. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Damien drifted in two spaces at once. to The silence in Delwig was heavier than he remembered..
Chapter 530, "Sleeping After Chaos", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The roar of the colossal beast still echoed faintly through the... to His breathing was slow and steady.. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with At least, that was what the demon believed., which gives the central conflict a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.