「末世」是網路小說中正在成長的一個類型。它反映了當下社會現實中普通勞動者的身份職能及其工作狀況的新變化，以及人們相應的心理體驗與行為反應。本文以「活著」在「末世」小說中的呈現和表達為基點，試圖揭發其中的內蘊。「活著」是「末世」小說的生存體驗，也是它的生存信仰，還是它的生存困境。「末世」小說必須終結「活著」的意識形態霸權，才能真正成為「末世」，進而，催產本土化的「末世」圖景，改造傳統文化觀念，誘導大眾心理構造，潛移默化地成為未來「烏托邦」建設的一種預備。

“Apocalypse” is a growing type of online novels. It reflects the new changes in the status, functions and working conditions of ordinary workers in the current social reality, as well as the corresponding psychological experience and behavioral responses of people. Based on the presentation and expression of “living” in “Apocalypse” novels, this article attempts to expose its inner meaning. “Living” is the survival experience of the “Apocalypse” novel, its belief in survival, and its survival predicament. “Apocalyptic” novels must end the “living” ideological hegemony in order to truly become “end of the world.” In turn, they induce localized “Apocalypse” vision, transform traditional cultural concepts, induce the psychological structure of the masses, and subtly become the future “utopia” construction.