Any Horror Novels Where the Protagonist Is an NPC? 有木有那种主角是NPC的恐怖类型的小说

1. 1 开 Divorced from the Start: Returning to the Village to Fish for Treasure 开局离婚：回村赶海捕鱼捞宝藏 Siren Is a Fish塞壬是条鱼Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted (Beachcombing + fishing + taking down scumbags + family life) Fu Wan, a fisherwoman, has been reborn! In her previous life, after she was thrown out, her daughter was sold into the mountains. Her father went out to sea and was caught in a storm, his fate unknown. Her brother, whose leg had been pierced by a stingray and left him bedridden, killed himself. Her mother couldn’t bear the shock and took rat poison. But Heaven treated her kindly: not only was she reborn just before her divorce, but th 111kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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   This is an incredibly good book; you won't be able to put it down, the kind that will keep you up at night.

2. 2 阳 Getting Roasted in the Living World, My Fans in the Underworld Help Me Get Even 阳间被喷，阴间粉丝帮我找场子 Rehab Expert复健达人Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Funny and lighthearted + playing a ghost + scaring people and ghosts alike + horror livestream + no female lead + top-tier star of the underworld + reverse brainwashing + misunderstandings + ghostly illusions] Shen Si is an obscure actor who loves performing but has mediocre acting skills. In other people’s eyes, he’s a strange, awkward speaker with stiff limbs who crawls faster than he runs. One day, he receives a script and enters a supernatural film set. Here, his awkwardness is because he’s 14.3kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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   Book 1: Humorous and lighthearted + ghost-playing + scary and terrifying + underworld acting + Shen Si, a top underworld celebrity, is a struggling actor with mediocre skills. His dark and sinister antics make underworld fans scream in terror, and underworld fans silence the haters in the mortal world!! Book 2: The female protagonist transmigrates into the "Time Gear" game and becomes a clone. --- Players of the Time Gear, hunters who strip awakened individuals of their abilities, an undercover agent planted in the police department by a dark organization, a boss who awakens his self-awareness, and his inevitable demise. Book 3: A collision of time and space! Please be mindful of your role in public, avoid out-of-character (OOC) behavior, and refrain from any actions or speech inconsistent with your character! Please be careful not to reveal your NPC role to other players! Please be aware! Please be aware!

3. 3 救 Help! There’s No Way She’s a Player 救命！她不可能是个玩家 The Body Cannot Bind the Soul皮囊不缚灵魂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse519k WordsOngoing [Game invasion + travel between two worlds + lone wolf + escalating plot] [Set in a fusion of cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic wasteland worlds] Shu Ying, the chief assassin of the Undertakers Association, is dead. It's a little embarrassing to admit, but she was killed by one of her own. The good news is that, halfway through dying, a game called Gears of Time cut in and stole her away. She ended up inside the game. System: The requirements are simple: become a Hunter and help deal with rule-brea 246Reads9.3Score—Shelves
4. 4 生 Survival Game: I'm the Big Shot's Golden Finger 生存游戏，我是大佬的金手指 Delighted by Flower Blessings喜闻花福Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.5M WordsOngoing In the New World Galaxy Butterfly game space, to promote the development of a republic of star citizens, the Heart of the Universe, Nazhi, has custom-designed the [Star World Order Plan] for Blue Star citizens, with the aim of selecting outstanding star citizens. The New World Galaxy Butterfly game officially launched on Blue Star on July 3, 2025. In the first phase, one million Blue Star residents entered the closed beta. Ruan Pingxia, frail and sickly since childhood, somehow received a beta i 10kReads8.6Score939Shelves
5. 5 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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   "Player? You're mistaken. In your terms, I'm a dungeon NPC." A girl's ethereal, eerie laughter echoed. In the castle corridor, blood soaked the floor, the vibrant red of her exquisite Rococo skirt gleaming. A black cat emerged from the shadows and nuzzled her leg. "Go." The black cat looked at the bloodstains, a human-like smile spreading across its face. Its mouth opened, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth. Humans, a weak species, simply couldn't survive in this strange world. [—Dungeon data being cleared.] [—No players survived in Rose Castle.] [—Dungeon closing soon.]

6. 6 娇 The Sweet, Soft NPC Everyone Has Their Eyes On 娇软美人npc总被玩家们盯上 Jade Bean Cake翠玉豆糕Two Male Leads232k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + quick transmigration + silly, sweet, delicate beauty NPC + fragmented male lead + everyone’s favorite + love rivals galore + sweet pampering + all characters are virgins] Ning Zhu is the prettiest NPC in the Infinite Management Bureau. He’s spoiled and cries easily, and no matter how hard he tries, his performance is always at the bottom. He decides to lie flat and give up. But his negative attitude is deemed shirking his duties, and the System gives him a red-card warning of i 169Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   🧡ྀི💛ྀི❤️ྀིA very good novel, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is exciting, and it's the kind of book that keeps you reading. Don't miss it, I highly recommend it!! 🧡ྀི💛ྀི❤️ྀི

7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm a Nobody in an Infinite Game 快穿：我在无限游戏当路人 Black Cat Fun-Seeker黑猫乐子人Two Male Leads530k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite + Multiple Fragments of the Same Love Interest + Quick Transmigration + Infinite Flow + Catlike Protagonist + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One] “Play a background character? How hard can that be?” That's what the Host, whose beauty rating is S-tier, said. And then this happened: 1. A nameless student, cannon fodder in a campus instance. ✓ (return trip) He wanted to die but didn't manage it. The mission failed, and a group of people latched on to him. 2. A cannon-fodder s 4.5kReads8.9Score419Shelves
8. 8 我 I'm an NPC in the National Fate Horror Game 我在国运怪谈游戏当NPC Stealing a Pig from the Start开局偷猪啊Mystery478k WordsCompleted After dying suddenly from working overtime all night, Shi Qian was dumped by the System into a terrifying world of urban legends to work as an NPC. She slacks off, enjoys the show, and just wants to be a simple, happy little couch potato. But the contestants in the national destiny horror game mistake her for a powerful boss in the instance... She giggles and watches the fun through a crack in the door! The contestants scream and wail the moment they see her. Some even cry in terror through t 3.8kReads8.7Score394Shelves

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   Horror NPCs

9. 9 穿 I Entered a Farming Game and Became an NPC in the Starter Village 穿进种田文游戏中，我成了新手村的NPC Desert in the Misty Rain烟雨沙漠Sports953k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + farming + NPC + full-dive online game] After Lu Yunxi suddenly died from working 996, she was reborn into a farming family without even drinking Meng Po's Soup. She swore she would be a carefree slacker! No more 996, starting with her! What?! The little wooden house was falling apart? No problem. It could still keep out the wind and rain, and its quaint style made it a lovely sight! What?! The fields were full of field mice, and they'd eaten all the grain?! No problem. There we 1.4kReads7.8Score137Shelves
10. 10 所 Everyone Thinks I’m an NPC 所有人都觉得我是NPC The Fish in Fish Fish Isn’t a Fish鱼鱼不是鱼的鱼Modern Romance175k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a full-dive online game, I opened a shop, so every player thought I was an NPC! Apparently there's a word limit in the blurb, too!!!? What were you thinking?! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 失 An Unemployed Extra Becomes an NPC in an Infinite-Flow Game 失业群演在无限流游戏里做npc Speechless and Choked Up, Making Buns无语凝噎包包子Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Liang Mumu, an extra who can't find work, lands a job playing an NPC in an infinite-flow game. Her conviction that she will never be written out keeps her going as she clears one instance after another. No CP. 109Reads8.0Score—Shelves
12. 12 无 Infinite Flow: I Reincarnated as an NPC in a Horror Game 无限流：我穿成惊悚游戏的NPC Casual Doodles随笔涂鸦Mystery582k WordsCompleted The sun falls, and the entire world transmigrates. Gu Xin, who has heart disease, had planned to take things easy, get eliminated early, and enjoy what little time she had left on Blue Star. But an error occurred during the transmigration, and she ended up as an NPC in a horror game. While she ran her doll shop and picked up odd jobs in other dungeons, hoping to earn an immigrant ship ticket as soon as possible, three strikingly handsome men suddenly appeared before her. Each claimed Gu Xin was 1.3kReads8.7Score144Shelves
13. 13 惊 Shocking! The Horror Dungeons Are Exploiting Retired NPCs 惊！恐怖副本竟压榨退休NPC Xiao Qing'an肖庆安Mystery138k WordsCompleted One heroine + top-tier dungeons + pure wish fulfillment + no bleeding-heart protagonist + face-slapping + mild horror I'm an NPC in a horror dungeon. I hit my quota of 1,000 people and retired successfully, only to be dragged back into a dungeon in the middle of the night. I heard the final dungeon was over capacity, and the boss wanted me to keep the numbers down. But just as I agreed, he assigned me, the one who was supposed to appear on the final floor, to compete alongside everyone as a frag 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is not only eerie, but also the most powerful eerie entity in the top-tier dungeon!

14. 14 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.7kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves

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    The first one is exceptionally good, trust me.

15. 15 我 I Teach as a Vicious Ghost in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做猛鬼老师 Red Bean and Braised Meat红豆角炖肉Mystery505k WordsCompleted A horror game descends upon the world. Su Yun, the game’s first A-rank player, suddenly vanishes from public view. When he reappears, he is a teacher at a kindergarten for evil spirits. This is an F-rank instance with a death rate as high as ninety percent, but no player believes it. “Little Chubby is so honest. How could he be dangerous?” “The ghost girl is so kawaii. There’s no way she’d hurt the players!” But Su Yun knows that these adorable, good-natured little ones are all evil spirits, 1.3kReads9.1Score124Shelves
16. 16 惊 Thriller: You Were Told to Escape, but You Became an NPC 惊悚：让你去逃生，你成了NPC Butterfly in the Rain雨中的蝶Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Choices + Comedy + Irreverent + Building a Personal Power Base] Ten years ago, the horror game descended upon Blue Star. As the protagonist, Lin Qi was inevitably dragged into the horror game too. While everyone else struggled to survive, he made choices. At the Death Restaurant, everyone else was careful not to anger the customers. Lin Qi had already become the restaurant owner. At the Ghostly Cemetery, others searched for clues and for the missing Grave No. 7. Lin Qi simply 13.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    The plot is full of twists and turns, the story is fast-paced and immersive, and there is no romantic pairing.

17. 17 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
18. 18 规 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈：我比诡异还变态！ Hurry Up and Eat Hot Pot抓紧吃火锅Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + rebellious + no female lead + hilarious + bizarre + national destiny] My name is Xu Ye. I was born without the ability to feel pain, and my favorite thing is looking for a thrill. I heard that the Rule-Bound Horror arrived, and every country would randomly select a “Chosen One” to enter a game instance. After waiting a whole month, and watching five Chosen Ones die one after another, I finally got my wish and became the sixth Chosen One, the real wild card representing the Dragon Kin 35.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
19. 19 抽 I Spanked My Husband for Three Days, and He Finally Admitted He's an Evil God 抽了老公三天，他终于承认是邪神 MISS XiaoxiaojieMISS小小姐Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [Infinite death game + horror instances + two male leads, one-on-one + both are each other’s first and only + equally powerful leads + face-slapping] (The blurb isn’t great, but if the story’s bad, you can hit me.) What do you do when you accidentally marry a trickster evil god and he won’t let you run away? Wen Shi always thought the patients at the clinic were normal people who just looked strange. Only after his consciousness awakened did he learn that he was the boss of the weakest F-rank in 4.2kReads9.3Score716Shelves

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    This opening paragraph says that although it's a new book, it's really good.

20. 20 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 67.9kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves

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    ✨1️⃣Explosive action, super scary😱! You unlock the profession "Small Town Exam-Taker" at the start, which lets you help ghosts make choices. [Sadako pounces on you, it—] A. Tear this broken-up man to shreds; B. Tie him up and whip him repeatedly until he dies; C. Suddenly get interested and decide… I choose C.

21. 21 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
22. 22 诡 Trail of the Haunted Tomb 诡坟迷踪 Little Brother of the Galaxy星河小哥Mystery178k WordsOngoing Chen Mo returns to his old home deep in the mountains of western Hunan and unexpectedly discovers a mysterious sheepskin scroll. It depicts an upside-down ancient tower and a giant serpent. The moment he touches it, he is swept into a bizarre adventure spanning a thousand years. As his investigation deepens, Chen Mo gradually uncovers the truth behind his grandfather’s and father’s disappearances, along with a shocking conspiracy to resurrect the Serpent King. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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23. 23 别 Don’t Mess with NPCs: My Boyfriend Is the Supreme Deity 别惹NPC，我的男友是主神 Han Wangzhou寒望舟7k WordsCompleted Don’t Mess with NPCs: My Boyfriend Is the Supreme God 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who was betrayed in his past life and is then reborn. The second book has no romantic pairing; the protagonist's entire family is wiped out and becomes bizarre bosses, traversing various dungeons.

24. 24 诡 In a Bizarre World, My Whole Family Is Bizarre 诡异世界，我们一家诡异 Lettuce to Those Who See Me见者生菜Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing When Su Mo was eighteen, his older brother died saving someone, and his father was killed in a workplace accident. When Su Mo received his college acceptance letter, his mother passed away from overwhelming grief. On his eighteenth birthday, Su Mo was the only one left in his family of four. He died of illness at twenty-four, only to be reborn as a ghost. That was when he discovered that this world had a realm of ghosts, where his parents and older brother were waiting. His family had become a n 29.3kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
25. 25 规 Rule-Based Horror: [Incorrect: NPC] 规则类怪谈【错误的：NPC】 Prime Brownie质数布朗尼Mystery140k WordsCompleted The paranormal descended upon the whole world. Ordinary people could suddenly be dragged into isolated “paranormal instances,” terrifying enclosed spaces governed by rules. When Su Yao was pulled in, a few “errors” occurred. To stay alive, she had no choice but to begin various forms of “disguise.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book is pretty good.

26. 26 电EN Elevator Survival, I Can Foresee Floor Information! 电梯求生，我能预知楼层信息！ North City One Mao北城一毛Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System, Survival, Unconventional Infinite-World Novel, Power Fantasy] [No do-gooder heroine!] When Lin Feng woke up, humanity had entered a world where people had to survive in elevators. Each day, an elevator randomly arrived at a floor. People could choose to explore it or stay inside the elevator and wait for the next day. Lin Feng unexpectedly awakened a precognition System that could warn him about the dangers and treasures on each floor. [The floor you are about to enter contains 20 ordin 37.8kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
27. 27 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves
28. 28 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
29. 29 地 Hell's Top Salesman: I Entered a Horror Game to Catch Ghosts! 地府销冠，我进惊悚游戏抓鬼！ Dugu Qiudao独孤秋刀Mystery404k WordsCompleted [Invincible] + [Feel-Good Fiction] + [Urban] + [Supernatural] “Mr. Wang Teng, how have you managed to hold on to the title of champion ghost hunter for a hundred years straight? Is there some secret?” “I hear you've been nominated as one of the Underworld's Ten Outstanding Youths. Is there anything you'd like to say?” “Mr. Wang Teng, I'm a fan of yours. Across the vast Underworld, no one can match your achievements. Could I have your autograph?” Horror descended, and one treacherous instance 5.8kReads8.8Score626Shelves
30. 30 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 148.7kReads9.7Score13.6kShelves
31. 31 惊 Infinite Horror: The Monsters Fight Over the Irresistible Darling 惊悚无限流：万人迷被诡怪们疯抢 Late on April First四月一日晚Mystery374k WordsCompleted Jiang Liqing received a team invitation to a hellish game from her childhood sweetheart, who had gone missing. Without a second thought, she accepted. [Congratulations, Player! You have gained the ability: Helping Others! Earn one Merit Point for every person you help. Collect ten Merit Points to earn one chance at resurrection!] Player A trembled in fear, too scared to do any quests. Jiang Liqing gritted her teeth. “I’ll help!” Player B had a livestream room but was a total coward. Jiang Liqing 2.9kReads9.3Score505Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist with an irresistible charm. Her childhood sweetheart sends her into a hellish game, where she enters and, due to a system-rewarded skill, is forced to help others gain resurrection opportunities, and then... The second book is a cheat-like story; the male protagonist inherits his ancestors' fortune in a horror world after death, and then it's a cheat-like world of buying and selling... ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑

32. 32 惊 Thriller Game: Inheriting My Ancestors' Trillion Netherworld Coins from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局继承祖宗万亿冥币 Peach Blossoms Bloom Every Night桃花夜夜开Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Horror game + terror returns + power fantasy] A horror game descends upon the world, and Chen Xun is unexpectedly chosen as a player. Break a game rule, and you die. At that very moment, Chen Xun successfully activates the System and inherits nine trillion Underworld Coins from his ancestors. In the Blood-Red Train 404 dungeon, Chen Xun becomes the most distinguished Platinum Member. In the Bloody Kindergarten dungeon, Chen Xun simply buys the entire kindergarten. Inside the dungeons, his rules 47.7kReads9.1Score7kShelves
33. 33 恐 Do Horror Movie NPCs Have to Do This Kind of Work? 恐怖片NPC也要干这种活吗 Meow, the Cat-Eared Girl猫耳少女喵Mystery192k WordsOngoing A harem of admirers Zhu Xi opens her eyes to a brand-new world and is forced to work for the System every day. She dutifully plays an NPC in horror movies, and not only does she have no script, she also has to face all manner of murderers, demons, and monsters. She only wanted to show her face and keep her head down until it was over, but everyone else kept flocking to her one after another. ┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉ Every man who gets close to the heroine is chaste, a little virgin who’s never done it b 43Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 我 I Am an NPC in a Horror Game 我是恐怖游戏的npc Invincible Black Handsome霹雳无敌黑大帅Mystery8k WordsCompleted I'm an NPC in a Horror Game 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 职 Professional Game NPC: Players Cry After I Beat Them 职业游戏NPC：玩家被我虐哭了 Lettuce Egg生菜蛋子Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [No female lead + lone wolf + ruthless and decisive + video game NPC + multiple worlds + players + light comedy + a bit absurd] [The protagonist never lets lust override reason] [The protagonist only wants to grow stronger] Gu Yeming transmigrates into a game and becomes an NPC, specifically Subject 1145 of the Moreid Corporation. A disastrous start! Wait, why are his combat talents maxed out from the start? What? He can choose an unlimited number of classes, too? Years later, when Gu Yeming ap 7.5kReads8.8Score764Shelves

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    The first book was excellent and very addictive, with a vivid female lead and a captivating plot. The second book had no harem or overly idealistic protagonists; the main character was intelligent, and the pace was fast and satisfying. The third book featured a single female lead but didn't stray from the main storyline, combining fantasy and online gaming elements. The following books were also all highly rated and excellent.

36. 36 我 I Became the Newbie Village Boss 我成了新手村BOSS Seven Two Zero Zero七二零零Sports1.8M WordsCompleted [Monsters, Game Fusion, Transmigration, Fantasy, Female Lead] Li Sanjian transmigrates into a game and becomes the Newbie Village Boss from the start! He has a status panel just like the players. From then on, the players' nightmare begins. "He's just the Newbie Village boss, right? Ah! How did he kill me with one sword strike?" "No way! That guy's a pro player. How did he get wiped out too?!" "Damn it, how can a newbie village have such an overpowered boss? He's not giving us a chance to live.. 20.9kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
37. 37 氪 Paying to Marry an NPC, My Wife Comes to My Door on Her Own 氪金强娶NPC，老婆主动上门 Ji Zhou季粥Two Female Leads343k WordsCompleted [Two female leads ‖ HE, 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance, livestreaming, mildly frightening alternate world] Truly unhinged, wife-obsessed top Ye Susheng × emotionally oblivious, love-struck bottom Hua Suihe Hua Suihe spends a fortune on a romance game that’s about to shut down and disappear, only to be forcibly pulled into its world. Her thought process: I can flirt with NPCs up close now? [Welcome, new player, to “The World Beyond This Life.” Pl 7.6kReads9.5Score965Shelves
38. 38 网 Online Game: How Did I, a Player, Become the Strongest NPC? 网游：我一玩家成了最强NPC？ Qing Qinghan清清寒Sports492k WordsCompleted [Online game + invincible + gender transformation + breathtakingly beautiful + ruthless + the luckiest player alive!] The game later descends into reality... Jun Ningyan, the most beautiful woman in the world of Illusion, the strongest NPC in history, the dream girl of countless players, and also the nightmare they could never escape! [Ding! The god-tier boss Jun Ningyan will besiege the city in ten minutes. All players, prepare your defenses and hold Qinglong Main City!] Inside Qinglong Main 4.7kReads8.9Score425Shelves
39. 39 苟 I Survived Until I Became Emperor, and You're Telling Me This Is an Online Game? 苟到皇帝，你告诉我这是网游？ Mu Dalong木大龙Historical793k WordsCompleted [Farming, livestreaming, historical luminaries, laugh-out-loud comedy, the rise of nations, NPCs fighting back, and schemers everywhere] The metaverse game of the century, Rise of Nations, launches on Blue Star. Players take on the role of lords, starting from nothing and ruling nations across the world. The game features rival powers such as the Great Qin, the mighty Han, the Three Kingdoms, the prosperous Tang, and the iron-blooded Ming, alongside emperors, famed generals, and legendary beauti 2.6kReads8.6Score186Shelves
40. 40 惊 Thriller: This NPC Has Gone on Strike 惊悚：这个NPC罢工了 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery368k WordsCompleted [Thriller + unhinged beauty + not scary + no romance + killing all the way + invincible] The dungeon opens in Chapter Two. You can skip it. Shen Xiaoxiao is the famous S-rank dungeon NPC, the River God’s Bride, hated by countless players. One day, she suddenly realizes that players have tricked her into dying countless times. So she decides: “I quit! I’m done!” While other players painstakingly search for clues to clear the dungeon, Shen Xiaoxiao spends the whole time causing trouble in her own 3.4kReads9.3Score479Shelves
41. 41 禁 Do Not Covet the Beautiful NPC 禁止觊觎貌美npc My Heart Is Thrilled我心歆歆Mystery372k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow reverse harem + strong female lead + heroine is a heartbreaker + livestreaming + NPCs and players are all her admirers + rivalry between suitors] Puppy Training for the Darling Girl [The heroine is wicked. Don’t read if you dislike that.] Ghosts appear at midnight in the Yougui Apartments. Yucai High School has a long list of strict rules. A headless woman’s corpse is discovered in a remote mountain village. A zombie virus breaks out aboard an apocalyptic cruise ship... In every o 3.9kReads9.0Score450Shelves
42. 42 变 What Should I Do After Becoming a Wild Monster NPC? 变成了野怪NPC该怎么办 Friend W友人WSports487k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Comedy] [Transmigration] [Online Game] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] A different world, monsters, classes, races, evolution. How will a name-forgotten spirit from the void grow? The world is unsealed and players arrive. What awaits them? “Shocking! A woman has done this in broad daylight!” “Shocking! The terrifying Demon King is chasing her!” “Shocking!…” Vivitia: “What the hell are you so shocked about?!” A mimic chest that loves eating gold coins An elf guard whose dream is to b 3.9kReads9.1Score385Shelves
43. 43 诡 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC，我背负了全人类 Moonlight Tea明月茶Mystery855k WordsCompleted [Contains many scenes of illness and frailty. Proceed with caution.] Gu Heqing transmigrates one day and discovers he has become an NPC in a horror game. Humans keep entering the game world, while the real world is gradually being dragged into it. The livestreams show people dying horribly, and he is somehow connected to a “god” whose nature he cannot begin to understand… He has no idea where to go from here. But when he finally comes to his senses, he seems to have... become humanity’s onl 4.7kReads9.0Score572Shelves
44. 44 惊 Thriller Game: What Evil Could an NPC Possibly Have in Mind? 惊悚游戏：NPC能有什么坏心眼 Sun and Moon日月Mystery174k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Comedy] [System] Thank you for asking. When Xie Yao opens his eyes, he has no memories. All he has is a note that says: Your name is Xie Yao. If you don’t know anything, go get a job and earn money. So he comes to the service hall of a town called Ghost Domain NPC Roleplay, registers, collects his script, and begins his performance! Xie Yao discovers he has a sub-System no one else has. It tells him to collect fear points, which can also be exchanged for energy. And so, he begins dilige 358Reads9.1Score105Shelves
45. 45 惊 What?! An NPC from the Escape Game Is Clinging to Me 惊！我被逃生游戏的npc缠上了 Wen Ke Gui文可归Mystery260k WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Two Powerful Leads + 1v1 Romance + Love and Hate] After Ni Ke killed herself, she somehow ended up in a horror game. In the first instance, she foolishly provoked an unknown NPC. Afterward, she completed the mission and made a quick getaway. She thought it was all over and that she'd finally escaped his clutches, but then he showed up as an NPC again in the second instance, holding a grudge and blocking her at every turn. She finally lost her temper and smashed the NPC's head wi 920Reads9.2Score114Shelves
46. 46 觉 Awakened NPC Agency: The Truth Behind the Dungeons 觉醒NPC事务所：副本真相档案 mige007Mystery140k WordsOngoing When Su Wan entered the Midnight Convenience Store instance, all the players were searching for the rules to clear it. Only the NPC behind the register grabbed her hand, his voice trembling: "Help me. I don't want to be formatted." Everyone said NPCs were traps, clues, or tools the instance used to harm people. But Su Wan heard his plea for help. Instead of clearing the instance, she opened a case on his behalf. And so, the Zero Bureau officially opened for business. The Midnight Convenie —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 恐 Horror Game: I’m Really Just a Doctor 恐怖游戏：我真的只是一名医生 Bibi碧碧Mystery546k WordsCompleted [Long-form campus writing contest entry] [The only one on the entire site] Fu Bai is reborn as an NPC in a horror game. He considers himself an ordinary, normal person, yet players keep calling him the Murderous Ghost Doctor, the Mad Doctor, the Horror Doctor... Come on, he's a refined, cultured doctor with a rather wicked streak. How can people still criticize him like that? Oh? More players have arrived. Fu Bai swirls the blood-red wine in his left hand, toys with a scalpel in his right, and b 702Reads7.0Score122Shelves
48. 48 诡 Eerie: What Do I Do When the Boss Stabs Themself Every Day? 诡异：boss天天捅自己怎么办 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery123k WordsOngoing There are always rainy seasons in life that make us feel miserable. But every rainy season eventually comes to an end, and sunlight will pierce our eyes faster than we could ever imagine. From then on, those rainy seasons become rivers that nourish our lives. 50Reads6.9Score152Shelves
49. 49 惊 Thriller: Why Do I Still Have to Work After I'm Dead? 惊悚：为什么死了还要继续打工啊 Just a Person是个人哦Mystery121k WordsOngoing No romance, ensemble cast, NPCs + everyday life, protagonist is a villain. Yuan Heyi, a devoted fan of horror movies, is accidentally scared to death by one. When she learns she can be reborn in a world of horror, she is utterly shocked. But... As she stares at the baffling actor's report in her hands, she gradually falls into thought. Why do I still have to work after I'm dead? 15Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 我 The Villain and I Pretend to Be Deeply in Love 我和反派互演深情 Year After Year, No Fish年年不吃鱼Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted Lu Yao, who is suffering from late-stage brain cancer, is summoned by another version of herself from a different world. They switch bodies, and she becomes an esper with a treasure in her heart, hunted by others. Along with regaining her health, she also gets a baby who turns into a poisonous little skeleton whenever it cries, and a husband in name only who seems gentle but is actually a scumbag and a pervert. To survive, Lu Yao makes a move against her husband. Just as she watches him die with 4.7kReads8.9Score714Shelves

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