Any Stories About a Highly Intelligent Protagonist Taking Part in a Death Game? 有没有主角是高智商，参加死亡游戏的

1. 1 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves

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   The first book is high-IQ with multiple identities and plot twists; the second needs no introduction; the third is entirely high-IQ mystery, the kind that requires a mental break halfway through; and I personally really enjoyed the fifth book, although it has two male leads, it didn't detract from the reading experience, it was smooth and full of plot twists.

2. 2 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
3. 3 地 The Eighteenth Level of Hell: No Lying Allowed 地狱十八层：这里禁止说谎 Two Liang of Plain Water二两白开Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [No System, no power fantasy, no harem, no saintly protagonist. Mind games + wits and strategy + locked-room mysteries + deduction.] Chen Ran is a good person. He went to hell. This is the Tongue-Ripping Hell, where lying is forbidden, so everyone lies about their lies. Differences in how people believe lies should be handled gave rise to two major alliances. The Lie-Slayer Alliance: Lie, and you're killed instantly. The Strange-Tongue Alliance: Turn lies into the truth. A beginner's tutorial wi 74.6kReads9.1Score11.6kShelves
4. 4 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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   The first book is similar to "Ten Days to the End," but the game in it focuses more on human nature and strategic gameplay. The protagonist is a highly intelligent financial expert who understands both finance and human nature. He engages in strategic battles with various professional players, and even with gods, within the game. The characters are well-developed and vivid. If you enjoy death games and strategic gameplay, you might want to check it out.

5. 5 玩 Players at Stake [Infinite Flow] 玩家对赌中【无限流】 Check Catcheck猫Two Male Leads2.1M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Welcome, player, to the life-or-death gambling game!] [Mandatory gamble has begun!] [The gamble: Can you survive this instance until you clear it?] [Choose: Yes/No] Xie Chu: ...Running an illegal casino, and nobody’s reported you? If nobody has, then I will. System: ? Wow. · ·The synopsis is detailed enough. Please read the tags and mind your preferences → -Cake Yan × Fork Chu (actual feeding), with a brief memory-loss plot point· · 1. 1v1, two male leads, unlimited-flow story. Yan 30.1kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
6. 6 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
7. 7 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 102.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves

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   A thriller-filled infinite flow genre, with a protagonist possessing high intelligence. Except for the first book where the protagonist wipes out the entire instance, the rest of the stories feature the protagonist calmly and collectedly navigating "death games."

8. 8 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 335.3kReads9.5Score66.6kShelves
9. 9 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves
10. 10 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
11. 11 神 The Game of the Gods: Apostle Number Thirteen 神明的游戏：第十三号使徒 Walking a Snail牵蜗牛散步Eastern Fantasy665k WordsCompleted (A battle of human nature + suspense game + in the vein of and + ensemble cast + infinite-loop progression) The doomsday bell tolls A divine oracle appears without warning, a magic cube descends, and the firmament splits with a roar! The selection tournament for the game [The Primordial Age of the Gods] begins. Attention: [The Thirteenth Apostle] has awakened. Now making his entrance [The Thirteenth Apostle] [The Founder of the End] [The Blood-Red Clown] [The 961Reads8.0Score104Shelves
12. 12 我 I Slaughter My Way Through the Survival Game with an Evil Ghost on My Back 我背着恶鬼在生存游戏里大杀四方 Mo Sibei陌肆白Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + suspense + horror + ensemble cast + mysteries to solve + powerful male lead and strongest female lead couple] [Residents of Nameless City, greetings. The Cleaners Project is a mandatory undertaking for every citizen. Purifying the world is everyone’s responsibility. Please take part in the Cleaners Project. Your assessment results will determine your fate. Believe us, Eden is waiting for you.] Nan Yue came from Nameless City and was one of the lowest-ranked trash people. Like al 15.5kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    They're all top-notch! And all feature protagonists with high intelligence.

13. 13 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 20.5kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
14. 14 欢 Welcome to the New World [Infinite Flow] 欢迎来到新世界【无限流】 Yi Er一尔Mystery603k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Horror Game + BG + Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside sharp-tongued beauty x Cold on the outside, shameless on the inside suit-wearing thug + A touch of ensemble cast] [Do you have an urgent wish? Money, a life, power, health, revenge... Whatever you wish for, the New World can make it come true, as long as you pay an equal price. Welcome to the New World.] On her birthday, illustrator Ding Yi inexplicably enters the New World because of a wish she can't remember making. S 9.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
15. 15 在 Roleplaying in an Escape Game 在逃生游戏里角色扮演 In the Lanshan Mountains岚山里Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Horror and Suspense + Two Powerful Leads + Twists + Ensemble Cast] [When human nature brushes against the narrow gap between death and survival, desire and pain become entangled. Will you tame despair, or enter a cycle that leads to certain doom?] On the verge of death, Bai Zheng was dragged into a horror game that required players to stay in character. She didn't want to die, so she chose to become a player. The game's evaluation of her was: [Player, please be careful not to br 5.8kReads9.2Score829Shelves
16. 16 无 Infinite: People Can Die, but You Must Never Lose the Game 无限：人可以死游戏绝不能输 Ran Tu染途Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Infinite Flow + Logical Deduction + Death Games + Brain-Burning + Slightly Unhinged Female Lead + Strong Leads] (Content warnings at the end of Chapter 1) After her parents died, Xin Zhixia witnessed the ugly faces of her relatives during a dispute over the inheritance and grew disgusted with the world. She devoted herself to the games she loved and drifted through life in a daze. Finding life pointless, she decided to jump off a building and kill herself. A man appeared beside her. 12.7kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
17. 17 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
18. 18 无 Infinite Escape: The Museum Curator Rules the Livestream 无限逃生：馆主飒爆直播间 Ling Yu令鱼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + mostly imaginative horror + romance + ensemble cast] Lu Yu is a little-known actress who has spent three years in the entertainment industry. TV director: “What is this garbage acting? Get out of my production!” Variety show director: “You have no sense of variety-show humor. How could someone as mediocre as you think you can make it in entertainment?” Agent: “You’re good for nothing but your face.” But after Lu Yu becomes the owner of a game arcade and enters an escape game... 10.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
19. 19 糟 Oh No! The Horror Boss Is Both Fierce and Clingy 糟糕！惊悚boss又凶又黏人 Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition has been published under the title Beneath the Mask, Lost Without End [Infinite Flow + Multiple Instances + Mystery + Devoted Couple + Rivals-to-Lovers] [The male lead is a horror boss disguised as a player. At first, both leads want to kill each other. The story mainly follows the infinite-flow instances.] Jiang Lian is dragged into a horror game. While everyone else avoids it at all costs, she has spent three years painstakingly searching for it. On her first instance, she l 69.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
20. 20 我 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ My Conscience Is Clear我心有无愧Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 195.3kReads8.6Score13.8kShelves

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    Does anyone understand this novel?! The protagonist is highly intelligent, but the ghosts inside are even more formidable, with one plot after another. Honestly, unless you're right at the very last moment, you'll have no idea what the rules of murder are.

21. 21 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
22. 22 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
23. 23 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
24. 24 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 169.4kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves
25. 25 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery714k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score588.3kShelves

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    The first book is about the myriad worlds, the calamity of humanity, and the struggle between all races in the universe! The second book is about the apocalypse of the myriad worlds, including Gu Long's heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The third book is about survival for all and the invasion of games!

26. 26 全EN Global Death Exam: Straight from the Execution Grounds to the Test Room 全球死考：刚下刑场你让我去考试 I Love Eating Cat Chips我爱吃猫片哇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Tactical battles + mild horror + infinite-world adventure] The Deadly College Entrance Exam has arrived, dragging thirty million candidates into hell. The exam questions have been replaced with scenes from horror movies and disasters. Even staying alive is a pipe dream. Pass and earn rewards. Fail and be erased! Ten points earn ten million. One hundred points earn Tyrant genes. One thousand points earn the Apocalypse. Only ??? can make it out of this exam. To investigate, the military “ 1.6MReads9.3Score315.2kShelves

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    This works; it's an infinite flow novel. The author has experience completing 5 million words of novels and has relevant expertise. The protagonist is highly intelligent with exceptional reasoning skills, and the difficulty increases starting from the second arc.

27. 27 从 Starting at the Cheater's Tavern, I Deceive the Gods! 从骗子酒馆开始，欺诈诸神！ No Admiring at Dusk日暮不赏Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A satisfying power fantasy + mind-bending twists + reversals + slow burn + battles of wits + nonstop thrills] When people all over the world were “kidnapped” and locked in a prison, they were forced to take part in a game of death. In this game, only the winners had the right to survive. Su Yang received the talent “Call Your Enemy Dad” from the start. [Call Your Enemy Dad: After activation, if you make another “player” call Su Yang “Dad,” you can control their actions.] But when the talent fai 47.5kReads8.6Score4.1kShelves

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    The first book is about all of humanity being pulled into a cage to participate in a death game. The plot is exciting, and the writing is excellent; I highly recommend it. Currently, there's no female lead. The second book is about the protagonist and a chosen group participating in a series of death games. It's also quite good, and currently, there's no female lead.

28. 28 五 Fifty People: The Death Game 五十人：死亡游戏 Ye Is a Shut-In七叶是死宅Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Battle Royale] [An Upgraded Version of Squid Game] [Human Nature and Darkness] [Psychological Warfare] Fifty people are kidnapped and taken to an unknown place. Every night at eight, the death game begins. In the end, only one person can make it out alive. They’ll win ten million in cash. Who will be the ultimate winner? 25.8kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
29. 29 神 The Disciple's Game 神徒游戏 Hu Qiuqiu胡球球Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing The entire world is plunged into a terrifying death game, with 8 billion people taking part! A global battle royale for survival has begun! Only 12 of the 8 billion will survive! The survival rate is less than 0.00000000015%! Hospitals, schools, prisons... Any location anywhere in the world could become a death-game arena! Terrifying ghosts and monsters take part in the game alongside humanity! [Welcome to the Disciple Game] [Light horror + mind games + games + infinite-world adventure] (This no 75.8kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves

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    I think both of these are great, highly recommend them!!! The main characters are incredibly intelligent! 💕😘😘

30. 30 班 The Class's Nightmare Game: I Rule the Whole School! 班级噩梦游戏，我主宰全校！ Inuisha Sakura犬舍樱Mystery251k WordsOngoing [Death Game] [Light Ensemble Cast] [No Saintly Hero] [Closed Beta Turns Open Beta] [Overpowered Wish Fulfillment] [Multiple Female Leads] The first-year finance class at a university becomes the testing ground for a nightmare game's closed beta. Classes, tests, monthly exams: one nightmare game after another drives the entire class to the brink! Jiang Xing awakens an SSS-tier talent, [Sleep God]: invincible while asleep! On top of that, he develops the outrageous abilities to control other peopl 624.9kReads8.8Score130.5kShelves

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    It's so hot! It looks amazing! So satisfying!

31. 31 已 Do Not Move the Deceased 已死亡者请勿移动 Born Not Too Late未迟生Urban206k WordsOngoing In this era, no miracle is ever truly created. Its price is merely pushed into the future. When Pei Du woke on his own autopsy table, he discovered that he was already dead. The bank had frozen his account, the Liquidation Bureau had erased his identity, and his mother had collected his death compensation. Yet his death certificate had been signed by his own hand, fifty-six years in the future: Do not wake again. In an age when lifespans can be borrowed, memories sold, and the future mortgag 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Death is a series of automatically executed procedures. Accounts are frozen. Identity is cancelled. Employment is terminated. Insurance payouts are made. Estates are distributed. Medical records are sealed. Social media accounts are changed to memorial status. These things happen quietly after death, without requiring family members to apply for them one by one, nor requiring any individual to make a decision. The social system, like a sophisticated machine, gradually peels the deceased away from the world of the living.

32. 32 规 Rule Horror: Nightmare City 规则怪谈：梦魇迷城 Mo Xia Li Xin莫夏离心Mystery322k WordsOngoing [Clever deductions + mind-bending suspense + instance challenges + strategic games + logical thinking + knowledge-based puzzles] Rules are both a way to control players and the key to breaking out of a dead end. The protagonist, Chen Mo, is accidentally drawn into a world of rule-based horror. He thinks he only needs to keep taking part in deadly games to escape. Then Chen Mo believes that collecting five keys with different attributes will let him leave the City of Nightmares, but one unexpecte 334Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is practically a sequel to The End of Ten Days; the intellectual battles and mystery scenes are incredibly satisfying.

33. 33 死 The Recipient After Death 死后收件人 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员Mystery133k WordsCompleted I'm a courier for a residential complex. Since last month, I've been receiving packages addressed to the dead. An empty apartment building, recipients whose accounts were closed long ago, parcels that no one ever claims. The property manager says I'm seeing things. My coworkers say I've been cursed. The police checked every security camera, but say everything looks normal. That is, until I opened the first package for a dead person. Inside was only a note: [You're next.] 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is forced to participate in a death game! One careless move and he's reduced to ashes.

34. 34 与 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Green Wine and Red Lips绿酒朱唇Mystery447k WordsOngoing Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 2.7kReads—Score255Shelves

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    I highly recommend a mind-bending horror novel called *Walking with Ghosts*! The protagonist arrives at a haunted school where classmates begin to die mysteriously one after another. The story is full of terrifying suspense and mystery, definitely worth reading—it's guaranteed to scare you! [Frustrated][Frustrated][Frustrated][You'll see]

35. 35 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves

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    I prefer the third book.

36. 36 规 Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟 I Eat Crayfish我吃小龙虾Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young 14kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
37. 37 开 Death Livestream from the Start: The World Watches Me Fight for Survival 开局死亡直播，全球看我绝境求生 Listening to the Waves of the Vast Sea沧海聆澜Mystery408k WordsCompleted [Mystery and wild ideas] [Livestream] [Survival against the odds] [Exploration] Chu Ci was wrongfully accused for three years, made a public enemy, and forced to face a death sentence. Confronted with an inescapable trap and the abuse of billions of viewers, he laughed coldly and turned the tables in his darkest hour! Using logic as his blade and human nature as his game, Chu Ci solves one puzzle after another. After surviving countless brushes with death, he discovers that the truth is... "Frie 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 惊 The Horror Game Is Too Hard? Huohuo, I Only Want Joy! 惊悚游戏太难？花火我只要欢愉！ Sweet Tofu Pudding with Extra Sugar甜豆腐脑再加点糖Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Mind games + fireworks + madness + infinite flow] I am Sparkle, but I am not Sparkle. I am in a world of despair. When the heavens and earth are torn open by an indescribable, mysterious force and countless “abominations from beyond” descend, humanity’s fate is forced into a horror game. Slaughter, monsters, abyssal dungeons, illusions, eerie towers... Every time someone clears a game, a new Cthulhu entity may step into reality. Everyone is fighting to survive. But amid all this despair, I’m l 2.2kReads9.2Score252Shelves

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    "Thriller Game, Fireworks Hot Item Arrives" - The sofa is ready, come join us! "Suspenseful Mind-Blowing + Supernatural + Infinite Flow + Thriller Game + Live Stream + Fireworks" - A superb concept, logically rigorous, completely original, with an extremely novel storyline and unparalleled twists that will leave you in awe. This pit is as deep as the sea!

39. 39 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    If you're not convinced in ten days, come and fight!

40. 40 全 Global Hide-and-Seek: From the Start, I Got Cheat Mode! 全球捉迷藏：开局获得作弊模式！ Entertainment King娱乐天王Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [The only one on the entire site!] Su Mu transmigrates to a parallel world where everyone is forced to enter a hide-and-seek dimension at the age of eighteen and become a challenger! Inside the dimension, they play all kinds of hide-and-seek games! Turn into an object and evade your pursuers! Explore a manor of coded puzzles and escape! Hide-and-seek in the style of Werewolf! Winners can earn money, superpowers, and magical items! Anyone who fails twice in the dimension will die! After entering 9kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    So beautiful! 🥺 Men get their periods after watching this 🙄 Women go crazy after watching this 💪 This is the nemesis of depression 😎 It's the alarm clock for vegetative patients 😭 So cute that tears streamed from my mouth, flooding the Qiantang River 😱 So cool 😘 God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving my world meaning 😊 I ran, I jumped, I danced the tango on the 20th-floor balcony 😮 It made me realize that God truly exists. I was so cute that I couldn't stop crying. From now on, the world will never lack water again. The nemesis of depression 😋 It's the alarm clock for vegetative patients 😨 So cute that tears streamed from my mouth, flooding the Qiantang River 😈 So beautiful to listen to 🥰 God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving my world meaning 😙 I ran, I jumped, I danced the tango on the 20th-floor balcony. It made me realize that God truly exists. I was so beautiful that I couldn't stop crying. From now on, the world will never lack water again.

41. 41 诡 The City Lost in the Eerie Fog: Divine Punishment Game 诡雾迷城：神罚游戏 Mo Xia Li Xin莫夏离心Mystery212k WordsOngoing Tags: Survival Game + Mind-Bending Mystery + Challenge Dungeons + Wits and Deduction + Alternate Dimension + Monster Invasion When Ling Wen thought this was just an ordinary exam, he was forcibly dragged into the "Death Game." When he thought that clearing the "Death Game" would let him leave and return to the real world, he discovered that he had been in the real world all along. But now, gods from an alternate dimension are invading the real world. The fog descends without warning, and a dimen 2.9kReads—Score391Shelves

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    A high-IQ protagonist participates in various death games, engaging in intellectual battles and reasoning, suspenseful and mind-bending adventures, escape rooms, knowledge puzzles, and dungeon challenges. Come and see for yourself, you're guaranteed to be satisfied.

42. 42 无 Endless Devouring: The Unseen Laws 无尽残噬：未见的法则 Warm Skeleton温暖的骷髅Mystery405k WordsOngoing [Trapped-room opening + survival adventure + graphic gore + unknown creatures + mechanical engineering + contamination + mutation] ~When Zhang Huan wakes up, he finds himself with several strangers in a sealed apartment with no doors. They have all lost their memories. Also trapped with them is a mysterious female corpse in the basement. They decide to find a way out of the carefully designed apartment. The red fog outside the windows grows thicker, and the corpse’s eyes are slowly opening...~ ( 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes. No system, no dungeons, no rules, no rebirth. A long-running suspense thriller, the story begins in a closed apartment shrouded in red mist, with a rich setting, a grand background, and constant excitement and thrills. Purely hand-crafted with no AI, absolutely no perfunctory work, and absolutely no disappointing ending!

43. 43 第 Twelfth Night: I Go on a Killing Spree in a Scripted Game 第十二夜：我在剧本游戏中杀疯 Indifferent Soft Song淡漠浅唱Mystery375k WordsCompleted Chen Tao accidentally enters the world of a murder-mystery role-playing game, and his deadly journey begins. A gloomy old castle, a ghostly opera troupe, a cruise ship shrouded in mystery, eerie happenings in a mountain village... One brilliantly designed game after another, one heart-pounding fight for survival after another! Chen Tao gradually realizes that a much bigger conspiracy may be lurking behind these deadly games... 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one's alright. It's a suspenseful mystery novel with an infinite flow plot. It's not too long, only around 300,000 words. The plot is tight, the story is clear and smooth, and there's a big twist at the end. It's quite good and perfectly fits the genre.

44. 44 地 Hell Manor 地狱庄园 Mao Jiu a猫九aMystery310k WordsOngoing [Horror and the Supernatural + Suspense and Mystery + Infinite Flow + No Female Lead] A group of strangers receive a blood letter and mysteriously find themselves inside a villa. Their only chance of survival is to uncover the ghost hiding among them. After Xu Yi completes the task by the skin of his teeth, he is relieved to have finally survived. But then he discovers that he has arrived at a place called Hell Manor. He must complete the tasks in eleven blood letters to leave the manor alive. A 10.1kReads8.0Score852Shelves

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45. 45 恶 Demon Game: I Can Command Unmatched Luck! 恶魔游戏，我能驾御无双运势！ Can Sleep Even Standing Up站着也能睡着Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Mind Games and Deception + No Dumbed-Down Characters + No Saintly Hero + Infinite Worlds + Horror Game + Mastermind of Fate] Su Yi, a mystery novelist, was chosen for a demonic game that stakes players' lives. From the start, he drew the unpopular class of Deceiver and was cursed with only sixty days left to live. Demonic Game: “Do you want supernatural power? Do you want astonishing wealth?” “Then win the Demonic Game and stay alive...” Su Yi: “I'll gamble sixty years of my lifespan for t 29.7kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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    High intelligence to clear dungeons, plot threads connect instinctively, the third dungeon is the pinnacle, dual identities, no romantic partner.

46. 46 回 Save-Scumming for Survival: Please Stop Reading So Much into Everything 回档求生：求求你们别再脑补了 Fireworks Spread烟花漫Mystery456k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Death Rewinds + Livestream Misinterpretations + Everyone's Wild Speculation + Hilarious Power Fantasy] Lu Fan transmigrated into [The Endgame] and discovered that he could save his progress. He only wanted to keep his head down and survive, but his teammates and viewers were all wild speculators, and they forced him onto a pedestal! He was so scared that he collapsed on the ground and pretended to be dead. Teammate: “Oh my god! He used a shifted center of gravity to brake at th 2.6kReads6.5Score335Shelves

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    It's good, though not very popular. The protagonist enters a death game and dies many times, but then he can rewind time. Those who enjoy fast-paced, action-packed stories should definitely check this out; I guarantee you'll feel refreshed after finishing it. 🥰🥰

47. 47 致 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地：现在开始死亡倒计时！ Dong Yu东鱼Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 28.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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    These two books are quite good. They are definitely worth reading.

48. 48 你 Hello, Creepy Boss. I'm Here to Work 你好诡异Boss，我是来打工的 Qi Yi Zi七一子Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Female-oriented, no romance, infinite-flow + plot-driven + mildly horror] On the first day after losing her job, a mysterious app appeared on Li Wu's phone. The jobs listed were simple and paid well. They were obviously a scam. Li Wu: “I'm in! A scam is exactly what I'm looking for.” Her job duties were simple: [Little Girl's Nanny: 5,000 yuan/day] [Plastic Surgery Clinic Nurse: 10,000 yuan/day] [Village Watcher: 30,000 yuan/day] The work was clearly described and 115.4kReads9.2Score17.3kShelves

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49. 49 癸 The Calamity of Gui Water 癸水之祸 zxc M Kuizxc木葵Mystery535k WordsCompleted If even your memories are fake, who are you? Lin Zhou receives a death invitation from his younger sister, Lin Yao, who died twenty years ago. To uncover the truth, he enters the "Constellation Instances": twenty-eight prisons holding beings more ancient than the corruption itself. Each instance demands that he trade memories for power, and every dead person bears the cost on his behalf. When he finds his own file in the archives, stating that he cleared the Ghost Golden Sheep instance at age —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if the main character looks like him, but I stayed up all night watching it and I almost do! [Petrified][petrified]

50. 50 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 410.7kReads9.4Score78kShelves

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