I'm in a Reading Slump! Looking for Rules-Based Horror Stories With No Cheats 书荒了！求规则类怪谈的书，无外挂

1. 1 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. 173.8kReads9.7Score18kShelves

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   Love these two books to death, Feng Shen!

2. 2 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子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 49.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
3. 3 规 Rule Horror: A Maoshan Descendant Requests Deployment 规则怪谈：茅山后裔申请出战 Su Dan Chun苏单纯Mystery621k WordsCompleted [National destiny + deduction + livestream + Maoshan] An unspeakable force descended upon Blue Star. Li Xian, from Earth, was selected to represent the Great Xia Kingdom in a supernatural horror game. His first challenge was a morgue. [You are responsible for the night shift at a morgue. Your coworker, Xiao Wang, loves sharing good things with his friends. Please don’t turn down his generosity.] [Make your rounds through the morgue once every hour and keep it clean, or the guests will get angry. 1.4kReads8.2Score123Shelves

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   "Maoshan" is really a very good article. The author dared to write it. Just because he dared to write it, he was criticized every day by a group of black men! I have been following the article "Family" for a long time, and I was hacked along the way! The author is really attentive!

4. 4 规 Rule Horror: I Crush You in the Name of Dragon Country 规则怪谈：代表龙国碾压你 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery765k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + A Little Backrooms + Foundation Universe + Packed with Memes] But note that this story takes plenty of liberties ⚠️⚠️ [Current progress: The eighth dungeon, Xiaojing Town, is complete. The ninth dungeon, “Nian,” is currently updating.] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Each country has one chosen person selected at random to fight in a horror world on another plane, representing their nation! Victory strengthens their National Fate; defeat means death and a dec 2.5kReads9.4Score326Shelves

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   The protagonist's IQ is online throughout the whole process, so don't be affected by the rating. No plug-ins, no plug-ins, no plug-ins!

5. 5 无 The All-Purpose Guide to Rule Horror for the Powerless 无能者的规则怪谈全能指南 The Blade-Bearing Man of the Bamboo Grove竹林衔刀人Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted (A suspenseful, terrifying mystery with no System or supernatural powers for the protagonist. No brute-force clears. Frequent updates.) Blue Star has been invaded by entities. Humanity is powerless to resist, and the world faces destruction. Those above keep humanity like lambs in a pen, forcibly selecting representatives from every country and livestreaming them for their amusement. And what are they forced to play? Rule-based horror games? From the start, representatives from every country sho 5.3kReads8.6Score542Shelves

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   The protagonist has no hang-ups at all. 1. Netizens will analyze and the country will help the players. 2. Players from other countries are highlighted, and the protagonist is not the only player to pass the level first. 3. The protagonist has an IQ, and players from other countries are very capable. Will help the protagonist, but also plot against the protagonist. 4. There is a game between countries, and there is no rising player. 5. Our country has a research institute for ghost stories and folk analysis of Yimao religion (explain to netizens). There are other forces in Western countries, such as chip clubs. 6. The copy is very interesting. There are single-player dungeons, confrontation dungeons, cooperative dungeons, exploration dungeons, and more. Here you will see Humanoid Stars Shine or Human Stars Shine.

6. 6 校 Campus Rule Horror: Please Survive 校园规则怪谈：请活下去 Leaning by the South Window, I Entrust Myself to Pride倚南窗以寄傲Mystery133k WordsCompleted [Female lead with no CP + no System + no livestream + no talent + unrelated to national fate] Wei Ran arrived at A City No. 1 High School and received a student handbook filled with rules. She also found a diary left by a senior under the pillow in her dorm room. The title page read: Please do everything you can to survive. (This story is entirely fictional.) (There is a worldbuilding framework, woven into the later plot.) 886Reads8.7Score118Shelves

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   A strange story about campus rules, the heroine has no CP + no live broadcast + no system + no talent + has nothing to do with the national destiny, some supporting characters have emotional lines (the author himself turned into a maggot in excitement)

7. 7 规 Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈：从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始 Sweet Home甜蜜之家Mystery694k WordsCompleted [National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr 3.2kReads8.6Score341Shelves
8. 8 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深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 51.1kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves

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   These books are all good, especially the first and fourth.

9. 9 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... 11.7kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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   This!! There are weird rules and super six logic in it! Character characteristics: The male protagonist is not like the traditional "invincible" at the beginning. He continues to grow by relying on his brains based on the first place on the list. He has been in the game for five years, and there is nothing particularly exaggerated about it. (The image is also very plump) The heroine's character traits are very likable, the characterization is also full, and the logic in her mind is very good. Theme categories: infinite flow, micro-terrorism (I really can believe its logic, especially the weirdness of the amusement park in the second room!) Recommended star rating: five stars. It is really a treasure in the selection [get it] (because it is a new book, not many people have read it now, so the rating is not high, but believe me, it is worth it) [top post]

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 78.6kReads9.5Score9kShelves

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    Let me tell you, this is very good, great. The first two pictures are a bit unsightly, and the further you get to the back, the more you can't help yourself. I highly recommend it with 5 stars. Character characteristics: IQ is always online. Recommended star rating: 55555

11. 11 规 Rule Horror: It All Begins with Mom’s Note 规则怪谈：从妈妈的纸条开始 The Author Is Done For作者凉了Mystery935k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, rule-based horror stories descended upon humanity. Each country was assigned a randomly selected player. If a player died, the horror story would descend upon their country; only clearing it could make it disappear. Lin Feng was fortunate enough to win the draw and represent the Dragon Kingdom in a rule-based horror story. The first story was called Mom's Note. Mom can't come back. Remember to go to Grandma's house in three days. 1. You should leave between 9 and 11 p.m. Do 2.4kReads8.9Score211Shelves

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    This book is a little bit rough, but it doesn't affect reading. The protagonist has a lot of cheats. It's so outrageous that I'm speechless.

12. 12 规 Rule Horror: It Begins at the Haunted Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园怪谈开始 Seriously Ill病得不轻Mystery573k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Livestreaming + National Fortune System + No Heroine] The supernatural has returned, and rule-based horror has descended. As a chosen player, Jiang Yi represents the Dragon Nation in the horror scenarios. Successfully clearing an instance earns national fortune points. After four consecutive failures, the Dragon Nation can’t afford another one. If he wins, the Dragon Nation wins! If he loses, the Dragon Nation falls! As it happens, the very first scenario Jiang Y 22.7kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    It really all depends on your brain

13. 13 规 Rule Horror: My Sister's Body Has Disappeared 规则怪谈：姐姐的尸体消失了 Ye Luocheng Miao叶落尘淼Mystery135k WordsOngoing [Thriller + Eerie + No System + No Female Lead + Deduction + Rules of the Supernatural] His sister had such a severe fear of studying that she stayed home. One day, she accidentally choked while drinking water and died. Yet the body she had left downstairs vanished without a trace. Luo Fan, a graduate student at one of M Country’s top universities, hid his academic credentials and enrolled at Guiyu Cheng University to investigate the truth behind his sister’s death and the disappearance of her b 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Non-live broadcast, no system, thrilling and terrifying. Character characteristics: The protagonist has a high IQ and is good at logical reasoning. To be honest, I regret writing an unsystematic one. It is really difficult to write.

14. 14 疯 My Unhinged Persona Can't Crack [Infinite Flow] 疯批人设不能崩［无限流］ Da Yao大夭Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Infinite quick transmigration + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + no romance. The heroine acts like a lunatic, but she's absolutely sane! Slow-paced! Slow-paced! Slow-paced!] After the S-rank felon Ye Li is forcibly bound to a Punishment and Rehabilitation System, she's exiled to countless perilous worlds created in virtual reality to serve her sentence and undergo punishment. The more she suffers while serving her time, the more of her sin points are deducted. During her sentence, Ye L 5.4kReads9.5Score800Shelves

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    Very nice, no cp

15. 15 为 I Cleared Rule Horror to Get Through Summer Vacation 为了暑假，我通关规则怪谈 Come See the Ending进来看结局Mystery844k WordsCompleted [Summer 2023, this one's for you] [Everyday life + lighthearted + on-screen comments + national destiny + livestream] The day before summer break, chosen by the Rule Horror Game... Xia Tian: My life is over. See you after summer break. - The Dragon Nation has lost again and again, and five cities have fallen! Every single time, they lose to their own country's urban-legend culture! One more loss might not cost much, but the nation will lose its standing and prestige! The world will laugh at them 3.2kReads8.7Score610Shelves

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    No plug-ins, the lowest level talent of the protagonist, and the copy is super new!! I will laugh until I am reincarnated in my next life, and I will still be twisted into maggots on the bed [laughing evilly] [laughing evilly]

16. 16 诡 Lord of the Mysteries: I Slay Gods with One Strike 诡秘：我一刀斩神 Where Can I Find Peace?何处觅得宁Urban672k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Urban Superpowers] [Single Heroine] [Gods] [No System] What secrets lie behind the mysterious Book of the Dead, the seven power sequences, the unknown monsters, and the eerie gods? The Soul-Retrieval Bureau, the Demon-Suppression Office, the Shelter… What have these countless mysterious factions been ordered to hide? What is the boundary between light and darkness? Where were blood and song born? What do the destruction of the old order and the birth of the new one mean? It all begins 3.1kReads9.0Score325Shelves

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    Very nice(○`ε´○)

17. 17 我 I'm Zhang San, and I Want a Word with the Rules of the Paranormal! 我张三，要和规则怪谈谈谈！ The Luo in Luo Xiu罗修的罗Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + eerie + hilarious + satisfying + national fortune = a serious novel] The Supreme Rules descend, selecting multiple people at random from each country to become Ascenders and take part in the Ascension Exam! Those who perform well earn high scores and even extra rewards. They can improve their own abilities and bring unexpected ascension to their country. But fail the exam, and death may be waiting for you, along with endless torment. Even your country may be beset by supernatural event 8.4kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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18. 18 我 I Use a Coin to Rule the World 我用一枚硬币玩转规则世界 Ying Jie颖杰Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + not a power fantasy + no System + no national survival game + no livestreaming + no tired tropes + horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + suspense + fictional setting + requires some brainpower] (A fairly unusual first-person narrative, but easy to read and more immersive.) The university I’d eagerly looked forward to turned out to be a bizarre academy. It was full of all kinds of strange rules: Dormitory rules, campus rules, competition and event rules, mission rules… You 3.4kReads8.8Score335Shelves

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    Not the old routine, no system, not the national destiny, IQ is online, I feel it's okay

19. 19 给 Give the Rule Horror a Taste of Longguo’s Might 给规则怪谈来点龙国震慑 A Fan一个风扇Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios] [Choose Your Own Cheat Skill] [Teammates Are the Nation] [No Romance] [Logic-Driven] (I can't write a proper blurb, so please check out the story itself.) Long afterward, when the Dragon Nation has united the world of supernatural horror, everyone on Blue Star will remember the day Qin Yuan voluntarily entered a Rule Horror scenario. Scenario Skills First Scenario: Kuroko's Basketball (Skills: Enhanced Training, Block) Second Scenario: Susan's Lawyer's Letter (Skills: S 25.3kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    I don't know if the first one counts as a plug-in, but the first two are male protagonists, and the third one is in the form of a girl group.

20. 20 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 32.9kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
21. 21 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 70.4kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves
22. 22 白 Baiyang No. 1 High School: Strange Tales 白羊一中怪谈 Old Mo老默Mystery211k WordsCompleted (School Urban Legends + Uncovering the Truth of the Past) Wang Xiaotian has just finished the college entrance exams when he suddenly transmigrates to Baiyang Middle School to take an entrance exam. This eerie school is full of students just like him. Why have they all ended up here? Their secrets gradually come to light. Rule-based horror, no female lead, no System, all mind games. Keep reading; the best parts are still to come. In short: twist after twist. There aren't many comments yet, but y 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All members' IQs are online, no hang-ups.

23. 23 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 49.7kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    This rule book is so interesting! Taoism and magic are used to overcome treachery and wisdom to fight monsters. The atmosphere is full of eerie details, and the foreshadowing is deeply buried. One twist after another makes the plot more and more interesting.

24. 24 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 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 1.7MReads9.9Score184.7kShelves
25. 25 诡 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 746.7kReads9.6Score126.3kShelves

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    This rule book is so interesting! Taoism, magic and wisdom fight against monsters, the atmosphere is full of eerie details, and the foreshadowing is deeply buried. One twist after another makes the plot more and more interesting.

26. 26 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 480Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you are looking for rules and weird stories, read this book! It is full of Chinese folk customs, the details are all foreshadowing, the twists are unexpected, and the writing is solid and the plot is interlocking.

27. 27 请 Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 129.6kReads9.5Score13.3kShelves
28. 28 异 Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 131.8kReads9.6Score15kShelves

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    That's it, it's very beautiful

29. 29 全 Worldwide Creation: I Build a World of Weird Tales 全民创世：我打造怪谈世界 Looks Good, No Brains好看没脑袋Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Shen Hui transmigrated to a planet where people could awaken the world's origin, create their own worlds, and become creators. Some built cultivation civilizations, while others built technological ones… But Shen Hui awakened a world of death, filled with negative energy. Nothing living could be created there, so it was considered a useless wasteland of a world. However, as someone familiar with all kinds of ghosts and urban legends, Shen Hui set out to create a world of eerie tales that needed 137Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Story summary: Both books are good. I personally like them. If you are interested, you can read them.

30. 30 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 41.9kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    1️⃣ The male protagonist Wei Junxi received the admission notice and came to a strange school. There are rules for the dormitory, rules for the cafeteria, and rules for the teaching building. Can he enter or leave? Is there a countdown on your phone? What's going on? 2️⃣ Long Ziyan entered the dungeon on his way home. Visiting the zoo? Of course you have to abide by the zoo's rules. What does it mean to visit? Can I drink almond water? Tell a story to a little girl? A non-existent aquarium? Employee Code?

31. 31 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 171.2kReads9.6Score34.7kShelves
32. 32 诡 Eerie Descent: Nobody on the Subway Is Human 诡异降临：地铁里都不是人 Money Cheetah金钱小豹子Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [!!! NOT A POWER FANTASY !!!] [No golden finger + No Romance + No Leveling Up + No Items + No System] [Infinite Flow + Mystery and Horror + Every Character Is Smart] Important warning: If you are riding the subway right now, be sure to check underneath your seat and make sure there isn’t a corpse lying there! A mysterious subway train, with eighteen stops along its route. At every stop, the passengers must face a bizarre instance! A cruise ship sailing alone across the sea, with nowhere to dock 968Reads7.3Score100Shelves
33. 33 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 17.4kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
34. 34 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 14.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
35. 35 规 Rule Horror: The Haunting Is Right Beside Me 规则怪谈：怪谈竟在我身边 Standing on the Roof, Speaking Only to the Wind站在屋顶只对风説Mystery104k WordsCompleted [Mystery + no female lead + eerie + rule-based horror + no special abilities + no national fate] From the start, all you’ve got is a brain, and all your reasoning runs on six walnuts. A seasoned reader named Fang Yan had read every kind of rule-based horror story and developed a keen interest in them. One day in the future, in order to accomplish a certain goal, Fang Yan would wipe himself clean and load himself into a horror story to uncover its truth. As part of the process, some of his memori 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No plug-ins [Sending Hearts]

36. 36 规 Rule Horror: I Can Foresee Death 规则怪谈：我能预见死亡 Sanqi Without Sugar三七不加糖Mystery490k WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios + Foreknowledge of Death + Deduction + National Fortune + Live Broadcast + Suspense + Horror] Supernatural tales descend, and the bizarre invades. One person in each country will be chosen as the lucky contestant, entering countless Rule Horror worlds where all manner of horrors lurk. Clear the scenario, and your country will earn a brief respite! Fail, and the rules descend upon a city, bringing disaster and leaving countless people dead or grieving! This time, Su Li is chos 18.4kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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    The IQ is online, the characters are rich, and updated every day. The plug-ins are basically useless. The disadvantage is that the author's updates are too slow to read.

37. 37 爷 After Grandpa Died, He Started Teaching Me How to Stay Alive on WeChat Every Day 爷爷死后，天天在微信上教我保命 Mi Gao Ruhu米高如画Mystery75k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + fatalism + mind-bending mystery] After my grandfather passed away, I took over the remote convenience store he left behind. At night, I would always receive life-saving warnings on WeChat from my deceased grandfather. By following one bizarre rule after another, I survived countless terrifying nights. I thought this was just a strange cycle confined to a convenience store. That was until I kept breaking out of deadly situations, being reborn, and changing the rules, all in an at —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not an old routine, there are no plug-ins in the whole process.

38. 38 宠 Doting on My Wife 宠妻 Secretly in Love with the Other Shore Flower暗恋彼岸花Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted An imperial decree grants the third daughter of the Minister’s residence in marriage to Prince Duan as his principal consort. One might think that for a minister’s daughter to become Prince Duan’s principal consort would be an extraordinary honor, but both the Minister’s household and the entire capital feel nothing but sympathy for this unheard-of third daughter. The reason is simple: rumor has it that Prince Duan is vicious and brutal, and his name alone can stop a child from crying at night. 11.8kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    I recommend this book. Hope to save your book famine.

39. 39 规 Rule Horror: I'm a Scholar!! 规则怪谈：我是读书人啊！！ Yam and Blueberry Don't Go Together山药不搭蓝莓Mystery365k WordsCompleted Guan Ziliang had just passed the written portion of the national civil service exam when he got so excited that he keeled over and died. When he woke again, he was in a strange new world. [Welcome to the Haunted Park] [Loading the Game of Despair…] [Ding! Player Guan Ziliang of the Dragon Kingdom, successfully loaded!] “If you can’t understand reason, this monk knows a few moves with his fists.” “Technically, you’re not allowed to hit the supernatural, but he’s the one who makes the rules.” A hi 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good, highly recommended!

40. 40 规 Rule Horror: This Dorm Is a Little Bit Terrifying 规则怪谈：这个寝室有亿点点恐怖 Yi Du Qi一渡七Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The supernatural rises, and rule-based horror descends. Each country will randomly select a Chosen One to enter the world of urban legends. If you clear the rule-based horror game, your country receives rewards that help it resist the urban legends. The first urban legend takes place in a dormitory. [You've finished another fulfilling day of studying. Welcome back to your dorm to rest. Please read the dormitory rules in advance.] [1: This apartment is designed for six people.] [2: The lower bunk 3.2kReads8.9Score270Shelves

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    These books are quite good, I hope you all like to read them. Go on, don't be afraid, because I got a lot of them for you

41. 41 规 Rule Horror: It Begins with My Wife’s Secret 规则怪谈：从妻子的秘密开始 Dark Descent暗黑沉沦Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Rules-based horror descends upon the world. Challengers must clear trials on behalf of their countries. If they succeed, the horror disappears; if they fail, it descends upon their country. After enduring four descents, the Flame-Summer Nation is on the verge of collapse. Just then, Qin Hao transmigrates into this world and becomes its challenger. [You have entered the rules-based horror: The Wife’s Secret.] [You have a wife as beautiful as a celestial maiden, but she seems to be hiding a deep s 6.1kReads8.3Score557Shelves
42. 42 惊 Thriller Descends: I Become the Demon King in a World of Terror 惊悚降临：我在惊悚世界当魔王 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Hilarious] [Absolutely shameless] [Doesn't act human] “Congratulations, you've been hit by the System jackpot! The Horror System is activating!” A car accident. Su Li was accidentally transported into the game Horror World. While other players were still fighting to survive, Su Li was already happily raking in ghost coins. With the System, Su Li easily trounced all kinds of powerful ghosts. The ghosts wailed for their mothers: “Mom, I want to go home! This demon king is totally 3kReads9.1Score309Shelves
43. 43 身 As a Priest, Is It Really So Wrong to Carry a Hammer? 身为牧师，带把锤子不过分吧? Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Jiu is a high school student who secretly works in a shady line of business. During a school-organized spring outing, he is caught in a horrific car accident, and his entire class transmigrates to another world teeming with monsters. There, the “goddess” bestows upon the newcomers the title of “heroes,” tasking them with saving the human world. While all his classmates test as having powerful aptitudes, Bai Jiu is stuck with the weakest aptitude of all: the Priest class. An unappreciated cla 969Reads8.9Score104Shelves
44. 44 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 161kReads9.5Score19kShelves
45. 45 大 We're All Freaks, So Why Do You Stand Out So Much? 大家都是变态，为何你如此突出 Clear Ink on White Paper清墨白纸Mystery451k WordsCompleted [Ninjutsu] + [Thriller] + [Scheming] + [Extremely twisted] + [No female lead] [Some scenes may offend certain readers. Proceed with caution. Self-righteous do-gooders, please don't bring real-world morality into a fictional world!] Bai Ge has survived in the Thriller World for two and a half years when he suddenly gets a Ninjutsu System. Complete missions, and he can gain the power of ninjutsu. Spirit Doll: “This human is so cruel! I just couldn't afford the delivery fee, and he ripped my eyebal 2.7kReads9.0Score332Shelves
46. 46 阅 Reading Comprehension 阅读理解 I Eat Candy, Not Love吃糖不吃情Mystery372k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + smart characters + no mindless decisions + wordplay + no national destiny + thought-provoking short lines + original scenarios] Ming Cha is a high school senior, busy preparing for the college entrance exams, when he is unwittingly drawn into a game. Here, insincere, nauseating flattery, a sarcastic tone, or even a slight change in a syllable can strip words of their original meaning, and that is only at the level of sound. Welcome to the word game. Read, understand, and re 41Reads8.2Score—Shelves
47. 47 规 Rule Horror: An Unequal Game 规则怪谈：不平等博弈 Ruoxue Is Willing to Listen Too若雪也愿聆听Mystery281k WordsOngoing An innocent, naive boy misses the fateful choice that could have changed his destiny, and is forced into a world of strange tales. He survives one perilous, baffling situation after another, slowly drawing closer to the truth about the world... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are no plug-ins in this book, you rely on your own reasoning

48. 48 说 This Was Supposed to Be Rule-Based Survival, So Why Are There Traps Everywhere? 说好的规则求生，怎么全是陷阱？ Clear Breeze, Bright Moon, Moon Like a Hook清风朗月月如钩Mystery122k WordsOngoing [Mystery + Mind-Bending Puzzles + Rule Horror + Urban Anomalies + Wits-and-Survival] If your survival handbook is itself a lie, how will you stay alive? When an invisible set of rules descends upon part of a city, turning it into a death zone, a group of people known as “cleaners” are forced to enter. Lin Chu is one of them, gambling his life to pay off a massive debt. The handbook in his hands is his only lifeline, and also the most dangerous trap. Are the rules a way out, or an even deeper dec —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not a brainless novel. The protagonist has no system and no superpowers. He is forced to enter the rules area to survive and find the way to find the truth. It is a suspenseful survival story about wits. Various traps + reversals. Recommend

49. 49 怪 Strange Tales: The Master of Role-Playing 怪谈游戏：角色扮演大师 Investigate Things to Extend Knowledge致知格物Mystery43k WordsCompleted [Urban legends, role-playing, suspense, horror…] The next roles to be played are An emperor inside a brick, a governor who has endured in silence for years; A missionary devoted to exorcism, an exorcist who hunts vampires… … The finest performer of all these roles to date is one person. Now, let us welcome The one who walks between darkness and light, dedicated to eradicating urban legends. The undying white sun of the human world, the savior of legend. Nan Gui. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Three Golden Chapters. !!!!! @

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