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Cthulhu and Rule-Based Horror 克苏鲁,规则怪谈

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  1. 1 Pillar Project 支柱计划 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 42.4kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
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  2. 2 Rule Horror: Mistaken for a Big Shot from the Start! 规则怪谈:开局被误认为是大佬! Mystery726k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + delusions of grandeur + wild speculation + livestream + wish fulfillment + comedy + no romance] Chen Han dies right from the start. The moment he opens his eyes, he is thrown into a deadly rule-based horror game. While everyone else is still poring over the rules to find a way out, he panics and blunders around, somehow avoiding every deadly trap and stumbling his way to a perfect clear. The whole internet's livestream chat explodes. “Holy crap! That prediction was godlike! 800Reads9.2Score281Shelves
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  3. 3 The Day Order Collapsed: Call Me High Priest! 失序之日:请叫我主祭大人! Sci-Fi & Apocalypse853k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu Mythos + Supernatural Horror + Superpowers + Decisive and Ruthless + High-IQ Protagonist + Sci-Fi + Scheming Male Lead + No Female Lead] The year is 2064. This is a message for you, 30 years ago. By the time you read this, the Day of Disorder will have arrived. You’re playing games at an internet cafe right now. Remember: under no circumstances should you look at that post! Don’t look directly into “Its” eyes! Note: Remember! Don’t lose yourself in the game! I died while playing! An 139Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  4. 4 As the Occult Withers, I Endure; As the Old Gods Die, I Live Forever 诡秘凋零我不朽,旧神逝而我永生 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Longevity + Cthulhu + Changing Eras + Attribute Points + Ultimate Villain!) In the Middle Ages, when strange corruption ran rampant, he became the mad pontiff who terrorized half a continent. In the age of science, after the Old Gods fell, he became a living legend who walked the mortal world. Even when humanity left the surface of the planet and reached for the stars, no one could deny the existence of this undying old monster who had endured across the ages! “First, I have to survive the 20.3kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
  5. 5 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指,我真只是NPC Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 70kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
  6. 6 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间! 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. 173.9kReads9.7Score18.1kShelves
  7. 7 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈,我是天命大反派 Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6.9kReads9.0Score904Shelves
  8. 8 The Horror Game Has Arrived: In the Supernatural World, I Am the Ghost 惊悚游戏降临,诡异世界我为诡 Mystery933k WordsOngoing [Ascension to Godhood] [Ascension to Godhood] [Ascension to Godhood] Three updates a day [Thriller Game] [Supernatural World] [The Protagonist Is a Supernatural Being] [Decisive and Ruthless] [The Protagonist Quickly Becomes a Player Behind the Scenes] [Builds His Own Faction, Doesn't Side with the Players] The opening will spend some time depicting the human players to introduce the world. The protagonist's instance will be officially completed in Chapter 61, and it won't be an ordinary one. Af 218Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  9. 9 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC,我背负了全人类 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 5.1kReads9.0Score700Shelves
  10. 10 I Became the Global Administrator of Hell's Games 我成了全球地狱游戏管理员 Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “From the moment the game begins, inferior, weak humans will be stripped of the right to breathe.” This world has no nations. It is ruled by five top conglomerates, and the gap between rich and poor is enormous. The wealthy feast behind their red gates while the poor freeze to death in the streets. The rich districts blaze with light and bustle with people, while the slums are shrouded in darkness and rife with violence and crime. This is an age of capitalist revelry, an age of splendor built up 1.2kReads9.2Score196Shelves
  11. 11 I Cleared the Game Ages Ago, and You’re Only Now Pulling Me into the Horror Game 早通关了,你才拉我进怪谈 Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted [Invincible] [No Female Lead] After practicing for two and a half years, Jiang Zhe cleared a game called Rule-Based Horror. After clearing it, he transmigrated into the world of Rule-Based Horror. Every country in the world selects one chosen player. Winners bring their nation prosperity. Losers have a monster randomly descend upon one of their cities, where it wreaks havoc for 48 hours. Jiang Zhe is selected and awakens an SSS-rank talent: “Unscientific Summoning,” which lets him summon p 14.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
  12. 12 Thriller Game: My Hints Are More Terrifying Than the Game 惊悚游戏:我的提示比游戏恐怖 Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 8kReads8.9Score801Shelves
  13. 13 Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈:我一疯子你说我开挂? Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b 18.7kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
  14. 14 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈:我的家人不正常 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 49.5kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
  15. 15 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈:我比诡异还变态! 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 34.5kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
  16. 16 College Students Are Naive and Foolish? Watch Me Outsmart Them All 大学生清澈愚蠢?看我智商超群 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 18.8kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
  17. 17 I’m in a Book: How Did I Become the Protagonist’s Sidekick? 人在书中:我居然成了主角的小弟 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Yang Tian wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of a novel about an Immortal Emperor reborn, and has somehow become the protagonist’s sidekick. Most importantly, he has a System! “Ding! System mission issued. Host, find a way to survive being hunted by ten wolfhounds! Survive and receive a System reward!” “Ye Chen, help me! Wolfhounds are after me!” “Ding! System mission issued. Survive the pursuit of a top assassin!” “Ye Chen!” “Ding!” Yang Tian held up the finger 1.7kReads8.6Score155Shelves
  18. 18 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈:他们说我有多重人格 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 24.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
  19. 19 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈?我选择叛逆 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 51.5kReads9.6Score6.7kShelves
  20. 20 Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出! Mystery5.2M 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 532.7kReads9.3Score102.7kShelves
  21. 21 The Evil God’s Ranch 邪神牧场 Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 65.4kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves
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  22. 22 I'm a Fugitive Mental Patient, Chosen by a Rules Horror Game 我,在逃精神病,被规则怪谈选中 Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 54.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
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  23. 23 Rule Horror: I Write the Rules 规则怪谈:我来书写规则 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday Arrives + Livestream + National Fate + Supernatural Rules + Parallel World] The supernatural descended upon Blue Star, and rules became humanity’s final point of contention with the unspeakable. The unspeakable would randomly select “chosen ones” from every country and send them into a supernatural world. If they successfully solved its mystery, that round’s haunting would disappear from their country. If they failed the challenge within the allotted time, the haunting would descend up 1.5kReads8.9Score175Shelves
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  24. 24 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈,诡异?都是一家人 Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 16.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
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  25. 25 The Abyss of Ebisu 蛭子之渊 Mystery402k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu]+ [Suspense]+ [Eerie]+ [Unconventional]+ [Not Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No System]+ [No Romance] After finishing the manuscript of The Abyss of the Son of the Leech, horror novelist Martin disappeared without a trace... Without exception, everyone who read it began to teeter on the edge between sanity and madness. At the boundary between reality and dreams, who will make it to the Abyss of the Son of the Leech: Eddie, an Englishman; Hasegawa Kohei, a criminal investigator; or Lin Chen, a Chin 422Reads8.6Score100Shelves
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  26. 26 The Nightmare Frontier 噩梦边界 Mystery200k WordsOngoing A beautiful girl saves the world from Cthulhu? Are you people crazy, or am I? When countless people die in the dreams of the [Gods], humanity realizes that it has reached the edge of a nightmare. [Instance-Based] [Cthulhu] [Sci-Fi] [Thriller] [Mystery] [No Female Lead] 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 27 I Turned In an Unspeakable Being 我把不可名状物上交了 Urban706k WordsCompleted In a world where looking directly at an ancient god drives you mad, Ji Ye comes with a “Deep Abyss Filter.” The indescribably horrifying beings are just destructive huskies and fresh ingredients in his eyes. For health insurance and a steady paycheck, he joined the Anomaly Bureau as a “janitor.” When an S-rank forbidden zone erupted, everyone else despaired and waited to die. He complained as he carried his mop: “Who spilled ink all over the floor?” When an ancient god descended, he looked at th 2.1kReads8.0Score220Shelves
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  28. 28 Endless Haunting: Reading Minds from the Start, My Whole Family Wants Me Dead 终诡游戏:开局读心,全家想杀我 Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Warning!!! Not traditional horror! Unconventional! Emotion-driven, plot-focused, not a power fantasy!] [Horror game + lighthearted comedy? + ultra-healing + not a mindless power fantasy + male lead starts out normal, then turns unhinged and inhuman + no romance + intelligent System + author is in a good state of mind = ???] [Welcome to the Ultimate Horror Game!!!] Zhao Ping'an became a player in the [Ultimate Horror Game] and entered its world. From the start, he had to choose his family. Who s 2.8kReads9.1Score334Shelves
  29. 29 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈:从比奇堡开始 Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.9kReads8.9Score436Shelves
  30. 30 The Old Ones of the Warp: Rebirth! A Glorious Era! 亚空间旧日:新生!伟大纪元! Eastern Fantasy239k WordsCompleted Hello to everyone who loves monster encyclopedias and adventures! This is a special book with a Cthulhu-inspired style! The subspace was supposed to be an ancient place where body and spirit twisted and ascended. But recent works seem to follow clues to unearth the tombs of those old monsters. Are there really no new monsters? So I want to keep raising the stakes as the world of this book develops. New monsters! New stories! You'll encounter them in the subspace! 72Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 31 A Bite Out of the Azure Heavens 苍天一蚀 Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Bizarre apocalypse + multiple heroines + sanity meter plummeting + facing the gods head-on + socialist values] I, unable to die, watch myself through the world. Before the black hole, I look up and see countless versions of myself arranged one after another along a Mobius strip. Then I’m sucked into the black hole in an instant. The eerie red moonlight holds the power to bring the dead back to life, while the red false sun in the sky drags everyone into a world of death with its tentacles. The —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 32 Do You Believe There Are Ghosts in This World? 你相信,这个世界上有鬼吗? Mystery896k WordsOngoing [Mind-bending] + [Slow-paced] + [Not for the faint-hearted] Thirty-six years ago, deep in the Tibetan grasslands, a secret research base studying the paranormal was rocked by a massive explosion. Only one person managed to escape alive. The male survivor not only made it out, but also brought a pair of pitch-black eyes from the secret base. Even after being removed from their body, they seemed alive. After this devastating disaster, the man deliberately avoided a mysterious organization and went 41Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 33 Exploring the Unknown Entity 探明未知体 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse586k WordsOngoing Modern urban setting + unsolved mysteries + specialized career system + unknown beings and objects (Cthulhu, SCP Foundation) + collection of grim fairy tales + ensemble cast This is an era in which humans and unknown beings coexist peacefully! Tan Zhen sets out with his childhood friend Wan Kun to investigate the disappearance of their loved ones. After passing the warrior assessment, they are assigned to the Third District Containment Center. Along the way, they search for his older brother, 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 34 March of Darkness 黑暗降临进行曲 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse345k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Storage Space + Supplies + No Goody-Two-Shoes] After waking up in the hospital, Gongsun Fu suddenly starts shouting like a madman. “The apocalypse is coming!” His girlfriend: “Fu, what’s wrong? You’re scaring me!” Doctor: “I’ve never seen anything like this. Should I ask Dr. Wang from psychiatry to take a look?” “It’s true! Everything I’m saying is true! The end of the world is coming! Why won’t anyone believe me? Why!” In the darkness, various forces are quietly stirrin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 35 Beneath Fate: I Somehow Became a Gray Mist Creature 命运之下:我竟成为灰雾生物 Eastern Fantasy376k WordsOngoing Bai Chen, an occult enthusiast, unexpectedly becomes one of the first transmigrators. He arrives in a world teeming with eerie creatures and gray fog. While everyone else is still gaining power through fate, Bai Chen chooses to join the gray fog, found a religion, and gradually become a boss. When his teammates begin fighting back against the gray fog, they find a statue atop an evil altar. Th-that isn't Bai Chen, is it? 10Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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