The Female Lead Is a Horror Game NPC, and the Male Lead Is a Super-Calm Player 女主是恐怖游戏NPC，男主是玩家，超冷静，超历害

1. 1 恐 Horror Game: The Female Ghost Fell for Me from the Start 恐怖游戏：开局女鬼爱上我 Buying Wine on a Cold Night寒夜沽酒Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing When Qi Feng entered a horror game, he discovered that the clues always helped him find the ghosts' weaknesses. And so, a villain was born in the world of ghosts. Faced with a ghostly young wife who was desperate to improve her son's grades, Qi Feng said, “Madam, I could tutor your son.” The ghostly young wife gave in. She even invited Qi Feng to be her son's private tutor. Faced with a ghost student who was determined to kill him, Qi Feng said, “I know all about you and Lili...” And when he saw 6.4kReads9.2Score67014d adds

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   It's really good, trust me you'll like it.

2. 2 惊 Thriller Game: You Don't Want Your Ghost Shop to Go Bust, Do You? 惊悚游戏：你也不想鬼店倒闭吧？ Salty Fish Kid咸鱼小仔Mystery215k WordsOngoing [Horror game + half terrifying, half funny + suspense] [The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, not a self-sacrificing saint] [Cao Cao reincarnated as Ning Caichen] My name is Cao Kun. I'm a player in Zone 101 of the horror world, currently apprenticed to the owner of a blood-red paper effigy shop. Not long ago, I accidentally discovered a secret about my beautiful martial aunt: she and my master don't get along, and she loves the paper effigy shop even more than she loves him. Thinking back o 27Reads8.5Score—14d adds
3. 3 末 Apocalypse Game: I Have a Few Connections Among the NPCs 末日游戏：我npc那边有点人脉 Sui An Ya岁安呀Fantastical Romance494k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse x adored by all x both leads are pure x 1v1 x pixel heroine x super-strong male lead who's new to the game] Jian Shushu suddenly falls into an apocalypse game and becomes a pixel person, commonly known as a blob of pixels. The NPCs: “Small and cute too (not really).” From then on, she becomes a BUG, wandering through every instance in the game. Divider Lin Mo is a rookie player in a horror game, spending every day with his head down, working hard to complete quests. Then one day, he 25.6kReads9.3Score4.3k14d adds

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   In the early stages of this book, the female lead is a blurry mess of pixels, and the male lead treats her like an electronic pet.

4. 4 惊 A Horror Game? I Can Beat It Using Only My Right Hand 惊悚游戏？我只用右手就能过 Old Ji老纪Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! So go ahead and look, just don't look for too long! Because... [Mystery] [Detective Fiction] [Supernatural] [Some parts may be hard for female readers to understand. Feel free to skip them or ask the male readers in the comments.] Mo Fei, who was born with alien hand syndrome, is dragged into a terrifying world. Who would have thought his unruly right hand would be skilled at all kinds of things? Cheating at cards, pickpocketing, slippin 20.3kReads8.6Score1.8k14d adds

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   I only know this one book, but I don't know if it counts.

5. 5 无 Infinite Flow: Turns Out I'm the Final Boss 无限流：原来我才是最终Boss Jiangjiang Is Quite Handsome江江有点帅Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + airheaded heroine + max-level expert + male lead + plot-focused + mild horror + light comedy] After quick transmigrating through more than three thousand worlds, Yan Mi finally got a vacation. But an unreliable System set her up and dumped her into an infinite horror game world. Other players: “Excuse me, are you a player too?” Yan Mi replied earnestly: “No, I'm just here on vacation.” Other players: “...” Is that something a normal carbon-based life-form would say??? At first, 1.1kReads9.1Score18314d adds

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   It's really beautiful!!!

6. 6 无 Infinite Flow: The Magician Becomes a God Through Her Combat Power 无限流：魔术师她靠武力值封神 Aci the Tavernkeeper酒家阿瓷Mystery432k WordsCompleted [Light horror, infinite-flow, 1v1, two powerful leads, sweet romance] Shang Heng, the strongest player in the game, x Shi Miao, a former S-rank instance boss Shi Miao had been a boss in a horror game's instances for many years. She thought she would keep being a diligent wage slave, but after waking up one day, she found herself turned into a new player in the game, with her weapons confiscated and her powers sealed from the start. Shi Miao: ...If the System won't play fair, neither will I. So w 5.7kReads9.4Score88014d adds
7. 7 抱 Sorry, You’ll Never Catch Up to Me, NPC 抱歉啦，姐是你们追不上的npc Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A completely brainless comedy from start to finish) When Yun Youyou opened her eyes, she found herself inexplicably turned into an NPC in a horror game. Cheapskate game: no wages, no benefits. As long as you don't work yourself to death, they'll work you to death. Yun Youyou: Then I have no choice but to pretend I'm a pile of crap. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working. With nothing but her silver tongue, Yun Youyou somehow turned a horror game into a comedy. The haunted hot 28.2kReads9.3Score4k14d adds

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   The female lead is hilarious

8. 8 不 Don't Bully the Horror Game NPCs: Infinite 不要欺负恐怖游戏npc【无限】 Mountain White Mountain山白山Mystery703k WordsCompleted [Horror, ghosts, suspense, and mystery-solving, with original supernatural-game lore.] [A timid NPC in a horror game who cries easily x a player who tries to survive every day but sometimes has a very strange way of thinking.] Lin Yilan runs a small guesthouse and only wants to coast through life. The guesthouse occupies the third and fourth floors of Chunxuan Residential Complex. For some reason, a new group of guests shows up every so often. Lin Yilan smiles, and the guests tremble with fear. 1.3kReads8.8Score14314d adds

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   This is the female NPC.

9. 9 男 My Boyfriend Is Insecure and Cries Easily. How Could He Be the Villain? 男友自卑又爱哭，怎么可能是反派 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted and equally powerful couple + mildly scary infinite worlds + indulgent wish fulfillment] [They seem perfectly normal on the outside, but both are crazy inside. The heroine trains her man like a dog, while the hero is insecure and pitiful.] Yu Li and her boyfriend had known each other for four years and been together for three. They were deeply in love. Her boyfriend was gentle and considerate. Aside from being a little clingy and insecure sometimes, and always wanting her to watch horro 30.3kReads9.5Score4.8k14d adds

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   This book is so good, I love it!

10. 10 惊 Thriller Game: How Can a Yandere System Win? 惊悚游戏：病娇系统怎么赢 Xue Kamele薛卡乐咪Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted A mysterious and eerie game descends upon the world, randomly selecting players from across Blue Star: The Bloodhead Chef, the Immaculate Kingdom, the Hungry Town... Every step is shrouded in mystery, and those chosen have almost no chance of survival. Fang Wen, a college junior, is selected by the horror game and unexpectedly awakens the Yandere System. The Yandere System directly binds a female NPC from each instance to the protagonist as his yandere girlfriend. The underlings are left dumbfou 13Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is not only an NPC in a horror game, but there's more than one.

11. 11 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 13.9kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    Either is fine, but the last one shouldn't really be considered a romance.

12. 12 从 It Began When I Ran Away from Home 从离家出走开始 Silent Mountain, Black Dog默山黑犬Urban641k WordsCompleted (Scams from the start + goofy antics + meme references.) “If you hadn’t provoked her, why would she cry?” “She’s still little. Can’t you, as her big brother, be the bigger person?” “It takes two to tango. You’re both at fault!” The parents were sick and tired of their children’s daily squabbles. To save themselves the trouble, they asked the older brother to make a small sacrifice. From that moment on, the scales of fairness began to tip, and favoritism and sacrifice became part of everyday life 73Reads7.9Score—14d adds
13. 13 记 Memory Awakening: I'm Actually an SSS-Rank Monster 记忆觉醒：我竟然是SSS级怪物 Only a Tiny Bit Handsome只有亿点点帅而已Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + System + everyday life + lighthearted comedy] What if the cute younger student you confess to turns out to be a demon? Su Bai is stabbed through the body by his demon girlfriend right from the start, but unexpectedly awakens his original memories and gains the strength of an SSS-rank monster! Vampires, demons, cyborgs, Awakened, dimensional creatures, supernatural technology... This is a world where the supernatural and monsters coexist! It is also a world full of dangers! For th 6.5kReads8.9Score75314d adds
14. 14 在 I Am a Female Sorcerer 在下女术师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted The night Bai Zhou returned home to inherit the funeral-clothing shop, someone tried to murder her... From the moment she came back from the dead, she was swept up in one eerie, chilling case after another. A dead old woman wandering through a funeral hall; vengeful spirits who died violent deaths scrambling to find substitutes; a sinister temple in the mountains where people are killed; evil spirits crying out for justice during a performance of Judge Bao... Watch Bai Zhou learn the Taoist Five 17.6kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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    It's absolutely gorgeous!

15. 15 恐 Horror: From the Start, I Married a Demon God 恐怖：开局娶个魔神当老婆 Zishui Jin紫水金Mystery429k WordsCompleted [Horror Revival + Transmigration + System + No Saintly Heroics + Monster-Slaying and Leveling Up + the Myriad Worlds] Zhang Ling transmigrated to a world where horror had returned and became a doctor at a small clinic. Every night, monsters came to his door seeking treatment. After a friendly chat with them, he slaughtered every last one. To grow stronger, Zhang Ling became a monster-slaying fiend. “Doctor, don't take my kidney! Ah! Why are you taking my heart too?” Watching the monsters tremble 293Reads8.9Score10214d adds

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    It's so beautiful it's explosive!

16. 16 惊 Terror Descends: This Big Brother Is a Little Too Powerful! 惊悚降临：这个大哥有亿点猛！ Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Xuanbei, nicknamed Dizang, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel universe where the supernatural has descended. With the Ten Yama Kings tattooed across his body and a massive reaper’s scythe slung over his shoulder, Chen Xuanbei declares, “Sorry, everyone. I’m claiming this territory!” The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “Hello, police? Someone sewed my mouth shut! Yes, they threw away my scissors too!” Sadako: “Hello, city management? Someone blocked up my well with concrete. I can’t get home!” Han 27.6kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
17. 17 纹 A Tattoo of Nine Dragons Hauling a Coffin: From the Start, I Fight a Red-Clad Female Ghost 纹身九龙拉棺，开局硬刚红衣女鬼 Jiangnan Dog King江南狗王Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Supernatural]+ [Horror Revival]+ [Comedy]+ [Superpowers] Qin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world where demons and monsters are returning, only to find himself targeted by an evil spirit. Unable to awaken Superpowers, he decides to fight back by getting a terrifying tattoo! He has the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin tattooed across his back, with Nezha sitting on the dragon's head and pulling out its tendons, an open-eyed Guan Yu lying in the coffin, a muscular Tang Monk sitting on top, and Bla 450Reads9.2Score13014d adds
18. 18 红 A Red-Clad Female Ghost Knocks to Claim My Life. I Open the Door, Thrilled 红衣女鬼敲门索命，开门我兴奋了 Lord Buddha of the Nine Gates九门佛爷Mystery636k WordsCompleted The red moon rises! Ghostly energy returns! In the middle of the night, someone keeps knocking on the door of the campus beauty next door. Ning Chen curses in vain, then opens his door and steps out. To his surprise, a red-clad female ghost is knocking to claim the beauty’s life. Luckily, he activates the Supernatural Choice System. 1. Pretend you didn’t see her, go back inside, and lock the door tight, letting the red-clad female ghost claim the beauty’s life! Reward: a ghost-repelling constitu 7.1kReads8.9Score55914d adds
19. 19 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 113kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds
20. 20 惊 When Terror Descended, My Insane Social Skills Shocked the World 惊悚降临:社交牛x的我震惊世界 Zun Yu尊臾Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Xiao, a world-class sales trainer and proud holder of a Social Skills Expert certificate, transmigrated into a parallel world where a terrifying game had descended. As it turned out, you could do anything you wanted as long as you had great social skills. Affection: 60 Rakshasa: “From now on, you're my brother, Lao Luo!” Affection: 90 Ghost King: “Big bro, take a look! Take a look at the kingdom your little brother conquered for you!” Affection: 100 Ghost Teacher: “Little brother, stay the n 481Reads9.4Score11914d adds

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    Life is like a book; fools skim through it, while wise people read it carefully. Why? Because they can only read it once. (This phrase suddenly comes to mind.)

21. 21 惊 Thriller Game: I'm So Handsome, Even Ghosts Chase After Me 惊悚游戏：长得太帅，鬼都要倒追 A Blade of Grass Slays the Sun, Moon, and Stars一株草斩尽日月星辰Mystery502k WordsCompleted Horror returns, and a terrifying game descends upon the world. When Jiang Feng enters the horror game, his looks send his Charm stat soaring to an astonishing 99. Thanks to his sky-high Charm, the dungeon NPCs become increasingly fond of him. “Madam, please control yourself. I’m just a servant. Anything else costs extra,” Jiang Feng says sternly to the vampire lady in the Scarlet Castle. Facing the adorable vampire princess, Jiang Feng says solemnly, “Your Highness, I’m here to teach you piano. 612Reads7.8Score10314d adds
22. 22 惊 Thriller Game: Stealing the Horror Bride from the Start 惊悚游戏:开局抢走恐怖鬼新娘 A Sunny Doll on a Rainy Day雨天的晴娃娃Mystery512k WordsCompleted [Livestream + Power Fantasy + Supernatural + Multiple Heroines] A horror game descends upon the world, and players are randomly chosen to enter it. While other players struggle to survive in the cracks of the horror game, Chu Fei unexpectedly discovers that he can obtain all kinds of clues for clearing stages and earn favorability from NPCs. Ghost Young Master: He not only stole my wife, he made it impossible for me to be a man! County Magistrate Zhang: He’s the key to solving my case. Never und 167Reads8.4Score—14d adds
23. 23 病 A Sickly, Bewitching Beauty 病态绮丽 Gu Jiuyuan孤九缘Mystery167k WordsCompleted [New Game Plus X Wild Ideas X Mutual Redemption X Yandere] [Elegant, Noble, Highly Intelligent Psychopath vs. Sweet, Soft, and Desperate to Survive] Xu Roulang wakes up to find herself trapped in a game. Worse, she is forced to win over a yandere with paranoid personality disorder. She is imprisoned and watched. Every part of her life unfolds under Lu Yinghuai’s blazing, scorching gaze. After several reloads, the game completely breaks down, and the world falls apart. Back in the real world, Xu 321Reads9.7Score—14d adds

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    A novel I didn't quite understand; the male protagonist was obsessed with love.

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