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I'm looking for rule-based horror stories like The Zoo Mystery. At least most of the rules should be correct, and violating them should result in contamination rather than instantly kicking the bucket. An ordinary person who stays alert should have a chance of making it through, instead of it being completely dependent on an overpowered cheat that nobody can survive without.

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201 Rules of the Strange: She Conquers the Supernatural World and Becomes a Legend 规则怪谈，她在诡异世界通关封神 Xu Ruopingsheng徐若平笙Mystery307k WordsCompleted The story is complete. [Female-Oriented, No Romance, Mystery, Deduction, Power Fantasy, Light Infinite-Loop Elements; the heroine is just an ordinary person] The supernatural returns, and strange tales descend upon the world. Wen Qi is chosen by the supernatural world. As one of the chosen, she bears the hopes of her country. She must do her best to survive in the supernatural world's strange-tale instances and even earn rewards. Watching Wen Qi on the livestream, with her rumpled clothes, bird' 671Reads8.9Score110Shelves
202 Rule Horror: What Do I Do with So Many Items? 规则怪谈：道具太多怎么办 Fierce Little Snake猛小蛇Mystery52k WordsOngoing [National Destiny + Livestream + One Heroine + Ghost Story System] “Welcome to the Heavy Fog Hospital instance. Here are the rules you must follow…” The protagonist, Shen Qinghe, gains the heaven-defying talent [Master of All Weapons], which lets him obtain powerful eerie items after clearing instances. Glasses that reveal hidden rules, a scalpel that makes you stronger as you injure yourself, a phone that lets you communicate with ghosts… What secrets are hidden behind these seemingly powerful —Reads—Score—Shelves
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You can take a look at mine. Breaking the rules can result in instant death for some and cognitive contamination for others. The cheat system is powerful but not invincible, and the plot logic is quite rigorous. There are basically no false rules or self-contradictions.
203 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 165kReads9.5Score21kShelves
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These are all incredibly good, hilarious, and crazy novels. You'll really regret not reading them, and even if you do, you'll still regret it. Regret what? Of course, regret not discovering them sooner! [Crying][crying][crying]
204 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 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子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 6.1kReads9.0Score779Shelves
205 Rule Horror: I Transmigrated as Furina and Started a Rampage 规则怪谈：从穿越芙宁娜开始乱杀 A Fox阿福克斯Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Transformation + Rules-Based Horror + Genshin Impact + The Supernatural + Lighthearted + Power Fantasy + National Destiny + Mischief-Maker] Bai Tang wakes after transmigrating and discovers that he has turned into Furina, the Hydro Archon. Rules-based horror has now swept the globe, trapping countless people in its deadly scenarios. Bai Tang thought he wouldn’t survive past the first couple of episodes, but to his surprise, he gets bound to the Joyful Mischief-Maker System! As long as he finds 1.9kReads9.3Score230Shelves
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These are all good. The second one is also a ghost story, don't be misled by the title. The third and sixth ones are a little different from typical ghost stories, but the differences aren't huge. [Smirk][Eating melon][Eating melon][Eating melon]
206 Rule Horror: It Starts With a Family of Six 规则怪谈：从一家六口开始 The Flying Dutchman Fruit飞翔的荷兰果Mystery194k WordsCompleted [Supernatural suspense] [Not overpowered] [No heroine] [Horror fans, come on in!] [Not a pure power fantasy. The focus is suspense and thrills with a little comedy, so read without worry.] The supernatural rules descend, and Jiang Yu is chosen to represent Yan Country in the game of national destiny. He enters the supernatural scenario as one of the six members of a family living in a villa, along with two dogs, one black and one white. Here, he must stay alert, judge calmly, look for patterns i 197Reads—Score—Shelves
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This book is serious! The author not only uses internet slang effectively but also makes it feel plausible. The pacing is excellent, and the suspenseful and terrifying atmosphere is great. The novel is currently on its sixth volume. Highly recommended!
207 The Final Hunt in Ten Days 十日终猎 Da Ming Fu大茗辅Urban245k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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"Ten Days of the Hunt": Coward? Prey? White Rat?
208 Rule Horror: When the Gunshot Rings, Reload 规则怪谈：枪声一响，开始读档 Love of the Void空之恋Mystery221k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Mysteries + Game + Horror + System + The Uncanny + Death and Rebirth] When online games become reality, Bai Ye is chosen as a player by the game Rules and forced into a rule-based escape horror. From the Deep-Sea University rule-based mystery to the City of Ultimate Evil rule-based mystery, Bai Ye travels through one instance after another. Countless times, he raises the gun in his hand, dies to the sound of gunfire, and is reborn again. He wonders: if he can’t reload after dying, ho 147Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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No live stream, no results, no female lead, rules are established through a game-like format, death is the only factor.
209 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves
210 Horror Game: I Get Stronger by Talking Back 恐怖游戏，抬杠我就能变强 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite-flow + jokes and memes + System power fantasy] Cheng Fei transmigrates into a wilderness world and thinks he's doomed, but to his surprise, he's pulled into a horror game. He realizes that these games seem to contain tons of supplies he can use to survive! So he... This book is also known as: "A Mine Owner's Self-Cultivation" "I Went on a Free Shopping Spree in the Dungeon" "I Get Stronger Every Time I Roast Someone" "They Were Already Stupid, So Why Are You Teasing Them?" —Reads—Score—Shelves
211 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
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High-score rule strange tale
212 Weird Tales Space: Starting with the Creation of Fake Humans 怪谈空间：从制造伪人开始 Yaoguang Ersan San瑶光贰叁叁Mystery704k WordsCompleted [Smart protagonist + villain + infinite flow + mastermind + creating eerie urban legends + no heroine + dark] [Don't judge by the rating. It was lowered by review bombing.] [Author's new book: I Loaded an Urban Legend Game into the World] After being forcibly reincarnated by a dump truck, Feng Hou did not transmigrate to another world. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a lightless black sphere: an eerie space capable of creating all kinds of urban legends and absorbing humanity's ne 274Reads8.6Score101Shelves
213 I’m a Supernatural Entity, and You Want Me to Take on the Rules Horror Stories? 我一诡异，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ This Station's Reporter Yuwen Bo本台记者宇文波Mystery632k WordsCompleted What is the eerie? Food. [The Laugh-Yourself-to-Death Series + An Author in Seriously Questionable Mental Health + No Female Lead + Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!!] In 2124, the eerie resurfaces, and rules-based horror sweeps across Blue Star. I, Lu Sheng, a top-tier eerie who stuffs himself in a dark cave in the world of terror, am accidentally selected by the Dragon Kingdom and become a “human” taking part in a game set in the world of horror. And that's when things start getting weird. Gobble, gobb 736Reads7.3Score126Shelves
214 Rule Horror: The Haunted Dormitory 规则怪谈：诡异寝室 Happy Chubby Otaku Tang Xiaotang快乐肥宅唐小糖Mystery146k WordsCompleted [System + Horror + Loops + Mind-Bending] The supernatural returns, and tales of the uncanny descend upon the world. Asleep, Ye Nanxi is pulled into a world of eerie stories by a piercing shriek. Here, winning earns you a million in cash. Losing costs you your life. The first scenario is a dormitory. [Please read the rules carefully.] [Wang Niannian, Wen Bai, Zhou Ke, Jiang Ning, Pei Zhaoyue, and you share a dorm room. But there are only five people in the room.] [You can trust Wang Niannian unco 467Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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The first book, "He Gu Enters the Ghost Stories," requires help taking care of his roommate's girlfriend [Cool]. A fair-skinned, beautiful woman, a strange supermarket guy, a kind dormitory old man, and importantly, a parrot... How can he possibly pass this level? [What?] The second book, "Drawing the Chosen One," requires stepping forward to register [Shocked]. Countless people silently step forward, protecting their motherland behind them [Cool]. Qin Yuan enters the ghost stories, and the country silently provides assistance behind the scenes [Thinking]. You bring glory to the country, and I will ensure the safety of your family [Cool].
215 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
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Both of the rule-based ghost stories were alright, but I'll recommend another one last time – everyone in it is seriously intelligent! [Smile]
216 I’m Three and a Half, and I’ll Become a Legend in Rule-Based Horror With Basic Attacks 我三岁半，靠普攻在规则怪谈封神 One of the Idlers闲人之一Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. [No heroine + comedy + subversion of expectations + infinite-flow + livestreaming + rule-based horror] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selects one person to take part. If the contestant wins, their nation prospers. If they lose, their nation declines. After losing two rounds of games, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are in dire straits. The next horror scenario arrives, and by sheer coincidence, it selects Xia Ye, who ha 8.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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There are a lot, I picked a few with high ratings. Please don't criticize if they're not entirely accurate [awkward laugh].
217 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 My Name Is Wang Tugou我叫王土狗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 2.7kReads9.1Score319Shelves
218 Rule Horror: From a Family of Five to Godhood! 规则怪谈：开局五口之家，登神！ Wenzhi Tianya文之天涯Mystery433k WordsCompleted [Did you know? The mediocre stand still, the fallen become eerie, the ambitious scheme and calculate, but only the strong fight with all they’ve got!!] When the bell tolls, rule-based horror returns! It’s the grave of the mediocre! The end of the cowardly! The executioner’s blade for the arrogant! And the path to evolution for the truly strong! Twelve zones, an unknown projection! This is a new terror, and a new beginning! 296Reads6.6Score—Shelves
219 Rule Horror: Mentally Ill? Call Me the Savior 规则怪谈：精神病？请叫我救世主 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery112k WordsOngoing [Rules of Horror + Original Scenarios + Intellectually Disabled Child + Dual Personality + Ensemble Cast + Live Streaming + No Female Lead + Heartwarming and Healing?] More than six months ago, Rules of Horror descended upon Blue Star, ushering in a game of national fate. Victory means survival. Defeat means death. Every move made by the chosen players affects the fate of their nations. When a nation’s Fate Value reaches zero, it will be completely overrun by the horrors. A friendly reminder fro 8Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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These three books are all quite good, I recommend everyone to check them out. If you're worried about not finding them, remember to like and save this post. I'll briefly introduce the main plots of these books first, just to say hi. The main characters are Zhou Bai, Bai Ye, and Bai Mo. I like Bai Ye the most. Without further ado, let's get to the point: My Family Isn't Normal. This novel tells the story of a boy named Zhou Bai who completes various dungeons, obtaining many items that significantly boost his status as the top character in the Great Xia Kingdom. However, in the end, he becomes a wandering ghost like an NPC in a river. Aunt Wang transforms into a system, preparing to recall everyone, but he can't go back because he's in the human world. His parents think about him every day, desperately hoping he'll return! The next book is also about the supernatural? We're all family. The protagonist of this story, Bai Ye, has an uncle who is a master of the supernatural. The protagonist is adopted by his uncle, and in the game "Rules of the Supernatural," lifespan is determined by drawing talents. He miraculously draws an SSS-level "Life-and-Death Friend." He wanders through the world of "Rules of the Supernatural," gradually turning supernatural beings into his own. He meets many friends along the way, but when the apocalypse arrives, they encounter supernatural beings descending upon the human world in the main city. The mastermind is none other than his uncle. His uncle doesn't actually want to conquer the human world; he just wants peace of mind. He believes that if humanity disappears, evil will disappear, and the supernatural beings will also perish. His uncle has another evil side, constantly opposing him. However, Bai Ye eventually discovers that neither humanity nor the supernatural beings are the winners; the powerful Master of the Rules still prevails. The Master of the Rules descends, and Bai Ye becomes a god to fight against him. They ultimately succeed, but they discover that the Master of the Rules is merely an avatar. However, all his friends perish in this accident; some survive for three days, while others become supernatural beings. His uncle also dies, but the system cannot directly revive him. Bai Ye believes him, and after a long time, he finally sees his uncle again, who is like a baby! The last one, "Mental Illness? Call Me Savior." This author hasn't finished it yet, and I haven't finished reading it either. More to come next time. Remember to like, comment, and subscribe! Next time, we'll talk about "Mental Illness? Call Me Savior." Goodbye to this bizarre rule!
220 Thriller: The Death Knight Is Actually Me? 惊悚：亡灵骑士竟是我自己？ Loves Apple Pie爱吃苹果派Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Survival + Brother Cheng] The horror game arrived. Yin Cheng, known as Brother Cheng. He awakened a special talent that raised monsters' favorability toward him. Then Yin Cheng realized that his horror game... seemed to be going completely off the rails! A towering ghost nurse begged Yin Cheng to give her an IV, holding out her drip bag; a graceful, aristocratic vampire countess refused to drink anyone's blood but Yin Cheng's; a shapeshifting painted-skin ghost chased him, begging 42.1kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
221 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 4.4kReads9.5Score627Shelves
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These are all beautiful, highly recommended! [Upvote]
222 Rule Horror: I Call the Paranormal Entities “Dad” from the Start 规则怪谈：开局我喊诡异爸爸 Hiatus C断更CMystery167k WordsCompleted Cui Fei enters a rule-based horror scenario and gets a Relationship System. Other people's systems are for showing off and getting stronger, but Cui Fei's System makes him call the supernatural entities "Daddy," turns him into their beloved first love, and makes him their love rival! 77Reads—Score—Shelves
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⭐⭐⭐ [Highly Recommended] This classic tale of strange rules is truly amazing, trust me! [I also highly recommend it] The author's writing is incredibly vivid, each character is brought to life, and the imagery practically overflows from the screen. I highly recommend this book.
223 My Endless Rebellion Against the Rules in Tales of the Bizarre 当我在规则怪谈中无限叛逆 I'm Not Chuan Xiaokui我不是川小葵Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Unconventional Rules-Horror Power Fantasy + Urban High Martial Arts + Hilarious + Mind-Bending + Plot-Driven + No Romance + Supernatural Awakening + Passionate Evolution + Clashes Between Multiple Civilizations + Plenty of Foreshadowing and a Lasting Impact] A high-martial-arts power fantasy wrapped in the trappings of a rules-horror story. It leans comedic early on and grows more action-packed and impassioned later. The world is vast, spanning multiple planes and species, with interstellar con 102Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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The protagonist cheats, forcibly replacing the chosen one of the Dragon Kingdom to enter the world of supernatural tales, instantly causing an uproar among readers. The protagonist's file reveals him to be a psychopath, cunning, and prone to perversion! This book portrays the supernatural tales as an invasion by an advanced alien civilization, boasting an incredibly imaginative and hilarious plot, abundant illustrations, and showcasing the author's mastery of internet slang and references. Recommended rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
224 Rule Horror: Something Is Wrong with This Rule 规则怪谈：这个规则不对劲 Slacking-Off Expert 007摆烂专家007Mystery329k WordsOngoing [Eerie + No System + National Fate + Livestream + No Female Lead + Deduction] Happy Home + Island Paradise (Chapter 122) + Eerie Cinema (Chapter 141) Song Yuke transmigrated. This was a parallel world where the Eerie had resurged, and rules-based horrors had descended upon the entire world. Those chosen would enter the Eerie World and represent their nations in a challenge against the unspeakable. If he lost, Huaguo would lose, and the horrors would descend there too. But would “it” really let y —Reads—Score—Shelves
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I currently prefer the second book, which portrays humanity as relatively more united.
225 Rule Horror: Something's Wrong With This Rule 规则怪谈：这个规则不对劲 Going My Own Way一意咕行Mystery343k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + no heroine + lighthearted + funny + crafty schemer + eerie + national destiny] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. People chosen from each country enter it to face the eerie. Zhou Yi is chosen by the horror world to represent Great Xia in this game. If he wins, he will buy Great Xia a chance to catch its breath. If he loses, the horror world will descend upon Great Xia. Everyone chosen to enter the horror world gets one chance to draw a talent. The others all get f 83Reads9.0Score—Shelves
226 Starting with a Dormitory Manhunt, I Slay Every Ghostly Evil God 从宿舍逃杀开始斩尽幽诡邪神 Peace Throughout the Land天下长安Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Communicate with the Future] [Monsters Lurking] [Rules That Kill] [Power-Up System] [Supernatural Sequences] [Everyone Has a System] [No Female Lead] "Chu Xuan, if you're awake, don't speak. Don't make a sound... You'll be the next one to die!" "These are the rules of the day-and-night killing game. If you want to get out alive, you have to find and kill the monster!" After transmigrating back to his college days, Chu Xuan planned to use his foresight to make money and lie flat. But he never ex 248kReads8.8Score31.1kShelves
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These books are excellent and highly recommended. Several of them don't follow the traditional national destiny + live broadcast format; the authors have added other settings. Trust me, I won't list all the titles here. Just open them and you'll find yourself wanting more.
227 Bizarre and Eerie? My Rules Outrank Yours! 怪诞诡异？我的规则在你之上！ Ham and Egg Croissant火腿蛋可颂Mystery899k WordsCompleted [No female lead + rules + comedy + horror roleplay] A game called [The Rules of Bizarre Survival] arrives, shattering everything people once knew about life. They struggle to survive in a terrifying world that is both dangerous and unfamiliar! Using distinctive identity cards as their foundation, players must “role-play” and make use of all kinds of rules to preserve their sanity and struggle to survive in this bizarre, kaleidoscopic world. People do everything they can to avoid encountering the 1.9kReads8.7Score196Shelves
228 Rule Horror: Infinite Horrors 规则怪谈：无限诡异 Wei Zhongqing卫仲卿Mystery354k WordsCompleted [Rules horror + original scenarios + thrills + deduction + puzzle-solving] The rules-horror world sweeps across the globe, forcing countless people to enter it. [The nonexistent seventh passenger on a plane that takes off on time, patients wearing smiley-face masks in a hospital, bizarrely misshapen people in a maze...] Relying on the talents he draws and his own abilities, Pei Heng ventures ever deeper into the rules-horror world, only to stumble upon a secret hidden from everyone... 60Reads—Score—Shelves
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229 As the Supernatural Returns Worldwide, I Cultivate Immortality Alone 全球诡异复苏，我一人修仙 I Have a Sea我有一片海Mystery704k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Resurgence, Survival, The Only Cultivator, Invincible] When Lin Zhu opened his eyes, he found himself in a world of corruption and filth. The nine layers of the ghost domain devoured everything, while all living beings struggled in despair to survive among the evil spirits of hell. Life was wiped out, and the mortal world became a prison. Then a stick of spirit incense was lit in a forbidden zone for the living. Within the ghost domain, the Scripture of Salvation from the Supreme 2.1kReads7.9Score134Shelves
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This is what makes it engaging, suspenseful, and avoids mindless humor, while maintaining a touch of mystery.
230 Rule Horror: I Rely on Luck to Cheat 规则怪谈：我靠幸运开挂 Watermelon Slush西瓜冰沙Mystery289k WordsCompleted [No romance + horror + mystery + livestreaming + national fortunes] The paranormal returns, and rule-based horror games descend upon the world. One chosen player from each country is randomly selected to enter a horror game. If a player dies, the game descends upon their country. Only by clearing it can the country dispel the horror and claim its rewards. The lucky Qin Jiu is chosen by the game to represent the Dragon Kingdom, attracting the attention of millions. (Dear son, Mom and Dad are goin 2.4kReads6.7Score231Shelves
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No female lead, gory and horrific, with national destiny involved, but the nation is not the background. It's not the kind of nonsense story, nor is it the kind of story that arbitrarily breaks the rules or uses fake rules.
231 After the College Entrance Exam, I Was Classified as a Top-Secret National Secret 高考后，我竟被国家SSS级加密 The Crab Who Eats Ice Cream吃雪糕的螃蟹Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead] Wang Jing'an transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Classic of Mountains and Seas System. He can draw the abilities of all kinds of gods, including Pangu, Nuwa, Qinglong, Houyi, Zhulong, Xingtian, and Qiongqi, with no limit. He discovers that the powers of these gods can surpass even SSS-rank supernatural talents in this parallel world. Pangu’s Primordial Chaos, beyond SSS rank. Houyi’s Divine Arrows that Shoot Down the Suns, beyond SSS rank. Qinglong’s Thunderous Mig 23.4kReads8.0Score2kShelves
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232 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves
233 EN Honkai: Star Rail: Dreaming of the Starry River 星穹铁道：揽星河入梦 A Stone Lion一头石狮子Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Honkai Impact 3rd] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] It was an evening when ashes fell from the sky. A woman stood at the entrance to an orphanage, holding a black umbrella. “Since your wish in this life has been fulfilled, come with me.” “I just want to make sure: you have a taciturn older brother and a younger sister addicted to the internet. You’re divorced and widowed, and your ex-husband is buried?” “Of course!” “And you guarantee this is a normal, loving family, not some notorious i 20.9kReads9.6Score2.3kShelves
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Why weren't Stone's books (the first two) on the list?! I'm so angry! [Eye roll][Angry]
234 Rule Horror: I'm the Mastermind 规则怪谈：我才是推手 Cicada Shedding Its Skin蜕蝉衣Male-Channel Fanfiction134k WordsCompleted Brain deposit box. I’m a new writer, so please leave your brain here while reading this book. Otherwise, Lin Yi will come and take it himself. Lin Yi: Chanyi!! You’re the one who’ll come and take it! I’m the mighty Ghost Fate Master. Would I pull a stunt like that? Take a look at Chapter 26. I guarantee you’ll be able to keep them around. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is the book I'm currently writing. It has no system, no cheat codes; the protagonist can only rely on his own analysis or talent to complete the game. It's not the kind of mindless, fun-filled story.
235 I've Traveled Through This Movie 这个电影我穿过 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Mystery601k WordsCompleted [The heroine, Ning Ning, transmigrates into movies based on real events and steals the show.] [Novel + Transmigration + Infinite Flow + Suspense + Wild Imagination + Supernatural + Redemption + High-Stakes Action] Ning Ning is a second-generation star with terrible acting skills. She receives a mysterious movie ticket from her mother and, following her instructions, goes to a place called the Life Cinema. It is an old, mysterious movie theater. Every night, a different poster appears at the entr 490Reads9.3Score111Shelves
236 Rule Horror: The Daoist Ancestor Tears Evil Spirits Apart 规则怪谈：玄门祖宗手撕邪祟 The Quiet Caicaizi不爱说话的菜菜子Mystery97k WordsOngoing Breaking news! The strongest powerhouse in the world of mysticism has had her path to godhood struck to ashes! When she woke again, Jiang Ling had become a pitiful player in a world of strange tales. What!? Her spiritual power was gone? Then she'd start a new account and begin again. Why is the mother in the first world acting so strange!? Her eyes face forward, but her body is behind her. And what should she do now that her father has turned into a bug monster? [There is no younger brother at h 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is a supernatural fantasy novel with rules that I practically binged all night! Author, please update soon! The first world is already finished, and it's simply a masterpiece in my eyes! The female lead is smart, efficient, and not a saint! [Heart]
237 I Turned the World of Ghost Stories into a Harem Dating Sim 我把怪谈世界改成了后宫养成 Writing to Make a Living创作养家Mystery299k WordsOngoing Eerie phenomena return, and rule-based horror games descend upon the entire world. The chosen “Chosen Ones” are sent into certain-death instances, livestreamed to the whole world from start to finish! In a world where “rules are god,” even the slightest contact means death. That is, until Su Ming is dragged into the S-rank instance [Ghost Wedding] and awakens the one and only SSS-rank talent: [Rule Modifier]! Looking at the rule on the wall that guarantees death: “At midnight, you must not look 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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When the paper doll that brings bad news tries to bite his finger, he forces it back by modifying the rules; when the aloof investigator is possessed by evil spirits, he uses the rule of holding hands to prolong his life with his body heat; when the ghost bride tries to take his life, he changes the rules to make her unable to leave him—in this terrifying scenario, he turns every danger into an opportunity for romance by "cheating the rules".
238 Oh No! The Supernatural Has Taken Over Entertainment, and Everyone Is Entertained to Death 夭寿！诡异搞文娱，全民娱乐至死 Five Light-Years per Second秒速五光年Mystery126k WordsOngoing [Timeline-based instances + eerie wife + expansive worldbuilding] (This doesn’t follow the usual showbiz formula. The early part uses instances to unfold the timeline-based world. The middle part is about creating worlds. Volume One introduces the instances, the Shadow, and the timeline. Volume Two features timeline-based instances. Volume One leans more toward entertainment, while Volume Two begins exploring a vast world of all living beings, gods, the Shadow, its remnants, timelines, and rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
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A new type of eerie world-building story where the supernatural feed on emotions. Among these emotions, fear and lust are extremely powerful. However, fear and killing reduce the human population, while lust is both enduring and stable. Thus, the supernatural created a world of entertainment to the death, gaining the emotions themselves, while humans gained lust. A world where no one is harmed is achieved.
239 My Ten Years Working at the Xishan Base 我在西山基地工作的那十年 Have Some Cat Tea喝点猫茶Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Anomaly containment, an overpowered protagonist? No. High IQ. One heroine. Some heartbreaking plot twists. Beijing, Xishan, 3,000 meters underground: hundreds of anomalous objects. A digital Earth that drifted through space for ten thousand years; a woman who transmigrated a thousand years into the past and died during the Shang dynasty; a colossal stone pillar that appeared on the North China Plain; Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, who have survived for four eras; a pen that can improve people’s 18.8kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
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All are excellent works with scores of 9 or above 👍 One is a top-rated supernatural novel based on rules, another is a containment novel I'm currently reading (those who like supernatural novels should also like containment novels), and there's also a non-supernatural novel that's somewhat similar.
240 The Broken String of Yue 断弦之玥 Cicada and Bird by the Cold Pond蝉鸟寒塘Mystery273k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + No Romance + Dungeons + Mild Horror + Horror Game + Ensemble Cast Elements + Female Protagonist’s Perspective (No Male Lead)] What do you do when a rabbit chases you from the start? Help, I need an answer fast!!! [The first dungeon, “Liangshan High School,” a rules-horror story, is complete.] [The second dungeon, “Rose Castle,” a Western fantasy mystery, is complete.] [The major cleanup dungeon, “Mad City,” is an ongoing apocalypse survival story.] On her way back to school, Ye 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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Can I recommend my new book? I'm hesitantly raising my hand! The "Strange Tales of Liangshan Middle School" rulebook seems pretty fitting! [Upvote][Upvote][Send Heart][Send Heart] Please, experts, take a look at this! [Almost crying][Almost crying]
241 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
242 I'm Eerie, So Why Is My Human Ex-Boyfriend Chasing Me? 身为诡异，被人类前男友倒追了 Blue Robes Like Me青衣似我Mystery219k WordsCompleted After living with my boyfriend for a while, a few uninvited guests arrived and shattered our peaceful life. They looked strange and rude, and shouted at me, “There’s an Eerie being!” According to them, the world had turned into an Eerie world, and we were struggling to survive in it. To stay alive, my boyfriend and I joined their group. But the longer we spent with them, the more suspicious things seemed. It turned out that I had become one of the Eerie beings half a month ago? And my boyfriend 362Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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Every single one is great.
243 EN Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start! 规则怪谈：开局被误认为是大佬！ Overlord Cat霸王猫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! 740Reads9.2Score225Shelves
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Interesting...
244 Making My Debut in the Horror Livestream 在惊悚直播中c位出道 Chuyue出月Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Mid-to-Short Campus Novel Writing Contest] Accidentally caught up in a horror livestream, Chu Yu chooses to live as boldly as she can. Her teammates: ...Yeah, she’s definitely bold enough. Once selected to become a horror streamer, you have to complete an endless variety of terrifying livestream challenges. To the viewers, the only difference is between dying and waiting to die. Somehow, Chu Yu manages to bring something new to the table. In a hotel where dawn will never come, she wields a bloo 479Reads9.1Score104Shelves
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The first book is seriously amazing! It has so many plot twists and is one of the top books in the "Rules and Strange Tales" series. The second book has a romantic pairing later on, but it's also a strong female lead and a puppy-like male lead—a powerful duo.
245 EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves
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I've been a bookworm for 5 years. I finished this in two days. It's amazing! Highly recommended, I've never been so addicted before.
246 I’m a Female Ghost, and You Want Me to Take on Rule Horror? 我一女鬼，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Steamed Shrimp Head, Blackfish蒸虾头乌鱼了Mystery556k WordsCompleted (Gender transformation, refuses to marry, mystery and deduction, eerie, nearly invincible) Qin Yun was contaminated by an evil entity inside an ancient mirror and turned into a female ghost. This female ghost was no ordinary vengeful spirit. She was an extremely eerie and powerful life form of unknown origin. Just then, the Rule Horror game descended, and Qin Yun was chosen as the Dragon Kingdom's representative, tasked with challenging its horrors. If a country failed its challenge, the horror 5.2kReads8.8Score813Shelves
247 New Three Kingdoms Horror: From the Start, I Play Liu Bei With a Stone Face 新三国怪谈：开局扮演面瘫刘备 Saving Up for Bread攒钱买面包Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsOngoing (The rating has just come out and will gradually rise.) [New Three Kingdoms + Rules-Based Horror + Hilarious Comedy + Mild Horror + Fanfiction + No Female Lead] Liu Bei is a college student who enjoys watching people roast New Three Kingdoms. By accident, he transmigrates into its world and becomes the stiff-faced Liu Bei from New Three Kingdoms. Unexpectedly, this world has been corrupted by rules-based horror, turning it into a bizarre and terrifying place. To survive, Liu Bei must follow thes 3kReads8.8Score234Shelves
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A collection of strange tales about rules and a critique of the new Three Kingdoms, featuring characters who are all loyal and righteous.
248 An Unknown God Is Livestreaming Me 我被未知神明直播 Con MaoriCon卯日Mystery266k WordsOngoing When humanity was thrown by unknown gods into bizarre livestream spaces to be toyed with by the audience... When life, emotions, dignity, and everything else became entertainment for the viewers... I struggled to survive through one life-or-death livestream and absurd incident after another... Until one day, an unknown god spoke to me... “Dear, you are nothing but merchandise...” That was what it told me... I held my head high and laughed, exhilarated and delighted, staring straight at the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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A lightly absurd and slightly scary infinite flow story with elements of rule-based supernatural tales, suspense, and Cthulhu, plus a light romance element—definitely worth reading! You won't regret it!
249 Rule Horror: My Death-Shooting Journey 规则怪谈我的死亡拍摄之旅 Yang Bu Er杨不二Mystery16k WordsCompleted "Are ghosts really real? Do ghosts kill according to a pattern? My best friend, Hao Teng, was committed to a mental hospital two years ago because he said he'd encountered a ghost. Two years later, the hospital determined that his mental health had returned to normal. With my help, he found work at a photography studio to make ends meet. What should have been an entirely ordinary photo shoot dragged us into a bizarre world... With life and death hanging in the balance, my companions became expen 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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This short story probably failed because of its title, but the content is quite good. It's not a case of false advertising; it's genuinely a supernatural tale about rules, or rather, a mysterious resurgence where ghosts kill based on the rules.
250 Rule Horror: Starting by Playing George 规则怪谈：从扮演乔治开始 Summer Solstice Fantasy夏至幻想Mystery258k WordsCompleted [Anime Rule Horror + Horror + National Fate + Livestream + No Female Lead] The previous chosen one died horribly in the PAW Patrol dungeon, leaving the Dragon Kingdom with only 10% of its National Fate! The nation faced the punishment of having its civilization erased! At this desperate moment, Chen Mo was engulfed in a blinding light, bound to the role of George, and became the Dragon Kingdom’s last lifeline. While others scratched their heads over rules covered in mud spots, agonizing over whe 2.1kReads—Score220Shelves

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