Proper Rule-Based Horror Stories, No Bait-and-Switch 正经规则类怪谈的书，不要挂羊头卖狗肉的

1. 101 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 19.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
2. 102 规 Rule Horror: Starting Out in the Eerie Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：开局诡异狗熊岭 A Fine Festival in the Rain雨中佳节Mystery359k WordsOngoing [Rules-Based Horror + Livestreaming + Other Characters Stay Smart Later On + Everything Is Explained Further Along] A world invaded by the supernatural. From the start, Ming Hao suddenly transmigrates to the haunted Bear Ridge, where he must complete a mission on behalf of the Dragon Nation. [Rule One: Remember that you are Xiong Er. You must not do anything that goes against Xiong Er's nature.] [Rule Two: Xiong Da can be trusted, but you'd better not go against his demands.] [Rule Three: Bald Q 505Reads8.8Score102Shelves

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   Come check it out! Not only are they all childhood memories, but they're also heavily modified versions of childhood memories from the "Rules of the Strange Invasion" series. Highly recommended!!! It's captivatingly written.

3. 103 默 The City of Silent Mist 默雾之城 Jinmo Wuzhi噤默雾芷Mystery103k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror; Infinite-Loop Adventure; Two Male Leads; No Female Lead; Wits and Strategy; A Male Lead Who Grows; One Night of a Hundred Battles; The Fear of the Unknown...] At some point, skyscrapers collapsed and mountain villas fell. The waters, skies, and earth no longer belonged to humanity. A thick fog from somewhere engulfed all these ruins, and the few humans left could only eke out an existence in the areas the white fog grudgingly spared. To grasp a slim chance of survival, people 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The writing isn't great, but the plot is alright... At least it can be considered a horror-adventure story.

4. 104 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣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 52.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves
5. 105 规 Rule Horror: Escape from Silent Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：逃出死寂狗熊岭 Sky White Dragon天空白龙Anime Fanfiction122k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + fantasy world + ultra-bizarre + decisive killer + smart protagonist + no System + plot-driven] A blend of a fantasy world and rules-based horror, with a fast-paced, plot-focused main story. The protagonist, Li Huaqiang, was once a famous lumberjack in the Dragon Kingdom. After an accident transported him to another world ruled by strange laws, can he escape, or will he become its king? 2.9kReads8.4Score255Shelves
6. 106 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
7. 107 惊 Thriller Game: I Exorcise Ghosts with Physical Force on a Global Livestream 惊悚游戏：全球直播我物理驱魔 Gatsby Can't Get Back on His Feet盖兹比不会翻身Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite-loop horror, comedy, clearheaded but unhinged male lead, no heroine, not brainless, slow pace] A terrifying game of endless reincarnation descends upon the world, and a mysterious young man from Huaxia is chosen. Bearing the hopes of all humanity, he sets out on a road of bloodstains and restless spirits, with no return. A “Physical Exorcism System” falls from the sky, and the boy begins pulling all kinds of stunts that defy common sense. Beneath the absurd challenges and puzzle-solvin 2kReads9.2Score262Shelves

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   A lighthearted, enjoyable read. The protagonist is "a little bit crazy."

8. 108 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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   Is there really a book that's just as thrilling and logical as this one? [Crying]

9. 109 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Mystery569k 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 14.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   They're all great, I highly recommend the second one, "Becoming the Ruler," it's really good. The third one has some plot holes, so don't read it if you mind.

10. 110 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽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 29.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
11. 111 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 189.8kReads9.4Score21.5kShelves

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    The main requirement is to produce a class of beings.

12. 112 规 Rule Horror: But I'm the Error 规则怪谈：但我是错误 The Turtle Keeper Who Ran Aground搁浅的养龟人Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted (This novel features rule-based horror, deduction, livestreams, and national fate.) (The protagonist grows over time. As the author was a newcomer, the characterization in the first volume is weak, but the protagonist’s appeal rises sharply from the second volume onward.) (This book doesn’t kill characters arbitrarily, dumb them down for no reason, or indulge in over-the-top emotional outbursts.) That year, horror games descended and shrouded the world. That day, I was chosen to become a solver. 3.1kReads8.9Score428Shelves

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    The first one is okay from the start. 23 Is by the same author. The second protagonist is a human from a bizarre world who grew up in a world governed by rules, but he's not the chosen one. The third one is the chosen one, but grew up in a bizarre world and doesn't know it.

13. 113 规 Rule Horror: A Loving Family 规则怪谈：相亲相爱一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery92k WordsOngoing [Rules Horror + Livestream + National Destiny + No Heroine + The Weirds' Favorite?] Also known as: Rules Horror: But I'm an NPC and Rules Horror: I Was Raised by the Weirds What does it feel like to be a model student one moment, then transmigrate as a baby and drop into a nest of weird creatures the next? Bai Xiaoyan says: New account. Go easy on me. He thinks he'll end up as their food, but a kind family of weirds finds him and takes him in as a new member of the household. Before long, Bai Xi 9Reads6.6Score—Shelves
14. 114 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆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 15.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
15. 115 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 536Reads9.3Score178Shelves

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    The second book is a dual-male romance; if you're not a fan, don't bother reading it. The last book is absolutely fantastic, the plot is fast-paced, and the male lead is incredibly intelligent and talented. Books 4, 5, 7, and 8 are all invincible characters. They have some mystery elements, but not much. The rest are also quite good.

16. 116 规 Rule Horror: You Want Me, Zhang San, to Follow the Rules? 规则怪谈：要求我张三遵守规则？ 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 6.9kReads9.0Score834Shelves
17. 117 规 Rule Horror: A Random Talent Every Day? 规则怪谈：每天一个随机天赋？ Unknown Xiuxiu不知名秀秀Mystery307k WordsCompleted (Mystery + suspense + intelligent characters + no female lead + nonviolent clears + no livestream comments + no national fate system + teamwork) If you solve nothing through deduction and just rely on skills to slaughter your way through, what kind of rule-based horror is that? Rule-based horror has descended on Earth, and those chosen are sent into its world. My name is He Nian. I’m an ordinary university student, with no ridiculously overpowered skill or all-powerful System, just a random tale 1.1kReads8.2Score106Shelves

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    At least five words

18. 118 规 Rule Horror: The Liar Who Cannot Tell a Lie 规则怪谈：不能撒谎的欺诈师 Qing Qing青卿Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + No Livestream + No National Destiny + Strong Heroine + Horror + Rule-Based Hauntings] Trickster Shi Si had only just walked out of prison after serving seven years when a wave of dizziness sent her tumbling into a world of rule-based horror. She also drew the D-rank talent [Mirror, Tell the Truth]. [Description of the Mirror, Tell the Truth Talent] [1. Whenever someone asks you a question, you must tell the truth.] [2. You will always know who the most beautiful woman in the world 9.5kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    I personally tested it and it's super good! [Kiss] [🌸🌸🌸No CP + No Live Streaming + No National Fortune + Strong Female Lead + Horror + Rules and Myths + Greek Mythology✨✨✨][Send Heart][Send Heart][Send Heart] The con artist Shi Si had just finished her seven-year prison sentence when she was suddenly transported to a world of rules and mystique, where she even obtained the D-level talent [Magic Mirror Truth]. [Magic Mirror Truth Talent Introduction] [1. When someone asks you a question, you must tell the truth.] [2. You will always know who the most beautiful woman in the world is.] ... That's it? Shi Si was so angry she wanted to flip the table. Making a con artist only able to tell the truth is like going to war without a gun, forgetting your pen in an exam, or not only failing to win a lottery ticket but also losing ten yuan. What about her disregard for rules? What about her immortality? What about her S-level talent that can see incorrect rules and hidden hints? Luck is definitely someone else's. An incredibly unlucky player bravely ventures into a dungeon! A dark street in a raging storm, a strange girl dancing in the rain, maggot-infested corpses in a rotting room, a taxi driver with a smile hiding a knife…

19. 119 规 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈：我比诡异还变态！ Hurry Up and Eat Hot Pot抓紧吃火锅Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + rebellious + no female lead + hilarious + bizarre + national destiny] My name is Xu Ye. I was born without the ability to feel pain, and my favorite thing is looking for a thrill. I heard that the Rule-Bound Horror arrived, and every country would randomly select a “Chosen One” to enter a game instance. After waiting a whole month, and watching five Chosen Ones die one after another, I finally got my wish and became the sixth Chosen One, the real wild card representing the Dragon Kin 35.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
20. 120 规 Rule Horror: I Go on a Frenzied Suicide Spree at the Edge of the Rules 规则怪谈：我在规则边缘疯狂作死 Finding Pleasure Amid Confusion迷惘中享乐Mystery320k WordsCompleted The supernatural rises, and horror games take over. Rule-based horror stories invade the world, and Chu Ming becomes Longguo's challenger. Born without fear, he gains the ability to see through the rules. “Break the rules and you die?” “So if I follow them, I won't die, right?” Staring at the eerie figure before him, Chu Ming picked up a folding stool. Still not letting go? So you're the so-called supernatural thing, huh? 265Reads8.8Score—Shelves
21. 121 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 3.1kReads8.9Score249Shelves
22. 122 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Awaken an SSS-Rank Talent 规则怪谈：开局觉醒5S级天赋 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery255k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Hilarious] [National Fate] [Infinite Flow] [Subverting Expectations] [The Path to Godhood] When he opened his eyes, Ren Fei realized he had been reborn. This time, he chose not to awaken the 3S-rank talent [Authority of Deception], because he knew that every path to godhood except the God of Wealth’s was a scam! From the start, Ren Fei went straight to the government for funding: ten billion! Once the ten billion arrived, he smoothly awakened the 5S-rank talent [God of Wealth’s 1.3kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    It's really beautiful.

23. 123 老 My Wife May Not Be Human, But She’s Beautiful and Powerful 老婆虽然非人类，但实在美丽强大 Riding the Wind, Cleaving the Waves御风斩浪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted As a cheat player with many restrictions in a survival game, Shi Jinzhe received a special item as a reward, well, more like a forced handout, after the third game. A living, willful nonhuman creature. The item had blood-red lips, a ribbon covering her eyes, and a swaying waist beneath which lay a purple snake tail glimmering with dark scales. From then on, Shi Jinzhe ate, slept, and played the game with her always at his side. He had to take the snake everywhere. And after taking her along long 12.9kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    If you like ghost stories, these three books are all excellent and full of imaginative ideas. You must read them!

24. 124 被 Trapped in a Shopping Paradise, I Fought My Way Through the Rules of Survival 被困购物天堂后，我硬闯生存规则 Egg Egg Egg Egg Egg w蛋蛋蛋蛋蛋w10k WordsCompleted Trapped in a shopping paradise, I fought my way through the rules of survival. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot twist is a bit mind-bending.

25. 125 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
26. 126 规 Rule Horror: The Eighth Rule 规则怪谈：第八条规则 Fantasy D幻想DMystery368k WordsOngoing A convenience store on a stormy night. A six-hour survival game. Seven rules were posted on the wall. I saw an eighth. While everyone else struggled to survive by the rules, I saw the truth in them. When the rule-based horror descended into reality, ordinary people couldn’t see it, but I could: The public rules, the hidden rules, even the “things” behind them. They said clearing the game meant you’d live. I said you had to see the rules before you could choose how to live. Choice is power. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You could try this book, [Thinking].

27. 127 羊 Sheep Village Horror Stories: I Became Big Bad Wolf! 羊村怪谈：我成为了灰太狼！ This Cake Boss Isn't Very Chill这个糕手不太冷Anime Fanfiction20k WordsCompleted [Yang Village Mysteries] [Wang the Grey Wolf + mystery + two heroines] I transmigrated! I was walking home from work at night when I stopped at a roadside stall for a sheep’s head. I shouted, “Let’s gooo!” and transmigrated into the world of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. But then I saw Red Wolf, who was as tall as the Eight-Foot-Tall Lady, and… why isn’t this what I imagined?! Hey! 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates into the body of Grey Wolf and discovers that all the sheep in the sheep village are different from before. Warm Sheep is not actually fat, Lazy Sheep has to sleep, and Happy Sheep's athletic talent does not come from himself... There is a female character: Red Wolf.

28. 128 死 Death Save-Scumming: I'm Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真的不是大佬啊 Flame Breath烈焰吐息Mystery117k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + Not Overpowered + No Female Lead + Supernatural + National Fate] Rule-based horror has descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered reality. Those who are chosen will enter the world of horror scenarios and represent their respective countries in challenges governed by strange rules. Su Ming has now been chosen by the world of horror scenarios. He will represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is "Livestream of Ghost Stories." Its quality speaks for itself; the plot is incredibly exciting, and while it doesn't rely on foreshadowing, it still delivers a satisfyingly unexpected twist. The second book is "When the Rules of Ghost Stories Meet Master Zhang." This one is a bit obscure, but I still found it very enjoyable—an invincible story with a mind-bending and exciting plot. Highly recommended. The third book is one I wrote myself. It's a new book, currently being updated diligently, and the author promises to never stop updating. The plot and foreshadowing are decent, and I hope everyone will support it. Thank you.

29. 129 规 Rule Horror: I’m the Final Villain in This Horror Story 规则怪谈：我，恐怖里的最终反派 Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Mystery306k WordsCompleted The supernatural returned, and rulebound horror descended upon the world. Lin Mu was chosen by chance and brought to this perilous world of urban legends. He thought he was just like most of the other players. If he failed to solve the mystery within the allotted time, his mind would descend into chaos, and he would become one of them. Until today: [Rulebound horror has finally begun!] [Wait! This handsome guy looks kind of familiar. Holy crap, isn't he the final villain who created the urban le 1.5kReads8.5Score142Shelves

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    These are all rule-based supernatural tales that I found enjoyable, but I haven't finished most of them, so I don't know how they end. Pick one to read yourself.

30. 130 女 Girls’ Dorm Rule Horror: Survive! 女寝规则怪谈：请活下去！ Cang Ze仓择Mystery19k WordsCompleted The Dormitory Girls’ Rules of the Strange: Survive! 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short-form rule-based ghost stories

31. 131 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 3.7kReads8.6Score380Shelves

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    These are alright! You can take a look, skim through them, and delete them after you're done. These are in my record, the ones I've been looking at recently.

32. 132 快 Quick Transmigration Through Rule-Based Horror Scenarios 快穿规则怪谈场景 Banana Fish蕉鱼Mystery323k WordsCompleted Fog, a mountain village, an old man. Don’t turn on the lights. Don’t go outside during the day. Identify who you are as soon as possible. A strange, pitch-black night. A woman keeps scrambling to eat dirt. Firelight flickers in the distance, too far away to make out. You have entered a paranormal scenario. Your mission is to survive... 176Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Not the kind with national fortune and live streaming, just pure rule-based fantasy [shy].

33. 133 规 Rule Horror: I Write the Rules 规则怪谈：我来书写规则 A Rainbow Cloud一份彩虹云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 1.4kReads8.9Score148Shelves
34. 134 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, My Best Friend and I Were Chosen Together 规则怪谈：开局和闺蜜一起被选中 A Pill a一颗药丸aMystery201k WordsCompleted (The rating will rise once the book has more reviews.) [No CP + Best Friend Duo + National Fate Livestream + No System (the horror game's built-in System only handles transport into and out of instances) + Original Rule Instances] [Female-oriented, no CP, two-person challenges, logical deduction (more or less), partners supporting and complementing each other] How unlucky can a person get? Clutching Wang Yuege's hand, Yang Qianzhao felt like the sky had fallen. The previous second, they were sit 414Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    All of them are non-romantic and focus on mystery-solving, especially the first one, which is simply a dream come true for intellectual lovers. The third one is also quite good; don't be fooled by the low ratings.

35. 135 放 The Escape Begins After School 放学后开始逃跑 Three Fish三鱼Mystery606k WordsCompleted On the night the high school entrance exam results were announced, Bai Meng had just received his acceptance letter from a prestigious city high school and was riding a wave of excitement. Then, without warning, the excitement made him so dizzy that before he could even settle down on the sofa, everything went black. When he came to, he was at Tianwang High School. It was a strange place. Once the school day ended, it was time to run for your life! 5.2kReads9.1Score840Shelves

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    I highly recommend the last two books that start at 7 PM. One is about resurrection, and the other is horror, but not that scary. They are very friendly to someone like me who is bad at games but loves to play.

36. 136 规 Rule Horror: I Sign-In to Become a God, and Even the Horrors Fear Me 规则怪谈：签到成神，诡异都怕我 Lucky Carp Fairy锦鲤小仙Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Redemption + sign-in + national destiny + no female lead + comedy + original story + a tiny bit of touching moments] Over-the-top blurb: Rule-based horror games invade the world. Those chosen are bound to their nations and forced to take part in the games! Victory brings countless resources. Failure means death, and the horror game descends on the city! The games are terrifying? Almost impossible to survive? Participants have to tread on eggshells? Jiang Fan says, this is way too easy! He activ 1.9kReads8.9Score295Shelves

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    You should check out these books! They're really good and worth recommending. Come and see these books to cure your reading slump! [Salute][Please follow]

37. 137 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.) 980Reads8.7Score130Shelves

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    It's all about strange tales of rules; the first book is amazing and very mind-bending.

38. 138 规 Rule Horror: Representing the Dragon Nation in the Death Amusement Park 规则怪谈：代表龙国，死亡游乐园 Rainy Road at Maple Bridge枫桥雨路Mystery146k WordsOngoing [Horror + eerie + comedy + power fantasy + national destiny = a lighthearted, healing novel] The world of rules has arrived. Contestants from countries around the world enter this world governed by rules. Those who successfully decipher the rules and survive to the end will secure limitless resources and benefits for their nations. But if they are eliminated in this world, their nations will suffer endless disasters. Shen Feng is unexpectedly chosen as the representative of the Dragon Kingdom an 39Reads6.8Score—Shelves
39. 139 末 Before the Apocalypse: My Entire Rich Family Can Hear My Thoughts 末世前：我被豪门全家偷听心声 Fu Yan'er福燕儿Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror Game + Mind Reading + System + Gossip + 1v1] Si Tiantian was adopted by an old Daoist priest as a child and grew up in a ramshackle little temple, eating steamed corn buns for almost every meal. Even the dogs turned up their noses at them. Then one day, the old priest suddenly kicked the bucket. Before he died, though, he found her wealthy relatives. Just as she was eagerly packing her things to move into their luxurious home, where every meal came with abalone and bird's ne 39.4kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves

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    It's all about supernatural tales and rules, it's amazing!

40. 140 规 Rule Horror: Starting at the School of Death! 规则怪谈，从死亡高校开始！ It's Hot, Turn On the AC天热吹空调Mystery241k WordsCompleted [Thriller] [Horror] [Original Urban Legends] [No Female Lead] The supernatural is resurging, and rule-based horror stories are invading the Blue Star. Each country will randomly select a challenger to enter a world of rule-based horror! If the challenger clears the challenge, their country will become immune to one type of horror’s invasion! The first horror level Lin Mo enters is Death High School! [Welcome to the world of horror! You are a student at Death High School.] [Death High School Rule 855Reads8.0Score—Shelves
41. 141 规 Rule Horror: I Heard the Path to Godhood! 规则怪谈：我听到了成神之路！ Wenzhi Tianya文之天涯Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted “You might not believe me, but being chosen by a rules-based horror story isn’t something to be afraid of.” “Then what would you call it?” “A blessing!” Facing a reporter’s questions, Ye Ling says calmly, “Rules-based horror is the grave of the mediocre, the doom of the timid, and the executioner’s blade for the arrogant.” “But more than that, it is…” “The path to godhood for the strong!” … From “A Family of Three” to “The True Immortal of Ancient Jiang,” from an ordinary nobody to ascending to 9.5kReads8.4Score766Shelves

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    The author's writing is superb, the logic is sound, and it's a great read! [Shy emoji]

42. 142 规 Rule Horror: Remember, Your Teachers Only Want What’s Best for You 规则怪谈：记住老师都是为了你好 Goji Berries in Fruit Tea果茶泡枸杞Mystery432k WordsOngoing (Originally titled Rules of the Strange: My Forbidden Items Are the Twelve Talismans) [Logical + No romance + Original horror mysteries + Character growth + Livestream + National destiny + Forbidden items + Twelve talismans] The supernatural descends, and the world enters an age of the uncanny. Every half month, chosen representatives from countries around the world are sent into the world of rules-based horror. Xiao Yao, chosen to represent the Great Xia, carries the fate of its entire people o 54Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    These few seem pretty good; they haven't caused any intellectual decline.

43. 143 规 Rule Horror: This Young Lady Was Born Beautiful 规则怪谈：本小姐天生丽质 Nan Wanqing南挽卿Mystery263k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + National Fate + System + Invincible] The rule-based horror games have arrived. After the Dragon Kingdom loses five rounds in a row, Chi Luo is chosen to enter the horror game. Though she's a girl, she carries the Dragon Kingdom's last hope. With the talent [Born Beautiful] and a System to back her up... “The horror world? Huh? Why does it feel like I'm back home?” “I'm born beautiful. What are you going to do about it?” While everyone else plays it safe and builds up their s 44Reads6.6Score—Shelves
44. 144 怪 Ghost Story Rules: I'm in Countless Horror Worlds 怪谈规则：我在无数个恐怖世界 Happy Newbie萌新快乐手Mystery301k WordsCompleted [Original Horror Stories + Horror + Livestream + National Destiny + No Female Lead] Endless terror awakens, taking shape as countless worlds of strange tales. Each country selects one chosen contestant to make it through each strange-tale world. Those who succeed ensure that the tale can never descend upon their country, and bring it national fortune. Those who fail see the strange-tale world descend, and the souls of all the defeated lose their lives forever. Ye Feng, a horror-novel enthusiast 4.3kReads8.6Score351Shelves

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    This is full of bizarre rules and highly recommended posts.

45. 145 规 Rule Horror: Either the Entities or the Audience Must Be Cured 规则怪谈：诡异和观众必须治一个 Pen in Hand, Keyboard Swapped提笔换键盘Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed + Original Script + Not a Power Fantasy + Documentary Fiction + Mystery + No Female Lead + Not a Saint] An uprising breaks out at the Dragon Kingdom’s largest psychiatric hospital. The mysterious young man Chen Yi is nominated by everyone in the hospital to become its new director... Not long after, the bizarre invades and the world of urban legends descends... [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi gives up on drawing a talent from the System] [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi treats th 1.7kReads8.8Score169Shelves

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    These are all books I've read and found quite good. At the very least, they all have intellectual content. And none of them have a bad ending (except for the one that wasn't finished when I read them). If you're looking for rule-following ghost stories or thriller games, these are worth checking out. Highly recommended.

46. 146 诡 The Creepy National Fortune Game: My Chinese-Style Horror Terrified the World 诡异国运：我的中式恐怖吓哭全球 Deng Tianye登天野Mystery604k WordsOngoing The supernatural invades the real world. Every country on Blue Star must design supernatural dungeons. Conquering another country’s dungeon lets you seize some of its national fortune, while a country whose dungeon is conquered will face all kinds of supernatural events, which may eventually lead to its destruction. For special reasons, the Dragon Kingdom has lost much of its supernatural culture and is at a disadvantage now that the supernatural has returned. Then Su Yi transmigrates here with 15.6kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
47. 147 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：诡异狗熊岭 Eating Chili Peppers Makes You Breathe Fire吃辣椒要喷火Anime Fanfiction332k WordsCompleted That forest wasn’t quite like I’d imagined. I was mysteriously brought to Bear Ridge, where one careless mistake could get me killed! Following the rules is the only way to have any hope of surviving! What on earth will it take to get out of here? 3.5kReads8.6Score255Shelves
48. 148 规 Rules of Horror, but with the Theory of Firepower Superiority 规则怪谈，但火力优势学说 Ye Guang业光Mystery112k WordsOngoing [Rules Horror + Satisfying Battles + Item Competition + Unorthodox Clear Strategies + Chaos Beyond the Game] A good contestant never breaks the rules, no matter the cost. A better contestant knows how to maximize their gains when they have to break the rules. The best contestant carefully plans the whole game and leads their supporters toward the best possible future. 1.8kReads—Score1.3kShelves

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    Come and see mine.

49. 149 怪 The Paranormal Investigation Bureau Needs Talents Like Me 怪谈调查科需要我这样的人才 Hope You Enjoy Reading希望看的开心Mystery221k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch!]+ [Vengeful Ghosts Return]+ [Supernatural Escape]+ [Killing Patterns]+ [Rule Horror]+ [Mystery and Twists]+ [There’s a Romance, but It’s Not the Focus] [Please Give Me a Chance to Tell a Ghost Story] Doppelgängers, dismemberment cases, vengeful ghosts, whatever you do, don’t look back, a deadly exam, zoo horror stories… The world is being invaded by the supernatural, and ordinary humans can no longer survive. Lu Ming, a rookie at the Paranormal Investigation Bureau, di 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The latest installment is a pure rule-based ghost story that imitates Zoo Ghost Stories, and it even unravels the truth behind Zoo Ghost Stories. I haven't seen a second book written in this style on Tomato Books yet.

50. 150 我 I'm F-Rank, and I'm Slaying It at University! 我F级，在大学杀疯了！ Big Zhong Who Loves Hot Pot吃火锅的大钟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + No Female Lead + No System + Slow Burn + Passionate + Growth] After years of being tormented by illness, Qi Feng is about to lose his chance to attend college. Just as despair closes in, Longguo University opens up a new life for him. But he never imagined that a mysterious forbidden zone existed in a city crisscrossed with steel and concrete. As the real world is about to be revealed to everyone, as a secret guarded for many years is about to come to light, and as the entir 17.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    These books are really good, buy them without hesitation.

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