The Peak of the Rule-Based Horror Genre, No Debate 规则怪谈系列巅峰没意见吧

1. 1 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 142.2kReads8.9Score14.3kShelves

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   Honestly, before the first dungeon's "Living Alone" ending was released, who could have predicted the ending?

2. 2 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves

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   🔥🔥The pinnacle of the Rules of the Strange Tales series still has to be Gu Yi and the three giants of the Su family: Su Xiao, Su Ming, and Su Bai. [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food]

3. 3 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 49.5kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves
4. 4 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 65.5kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
5. 5 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
6. 6 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves

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   A high-scoring lineup with a minimum rating of 9.4 speaks volumes about their skill.

7. 7 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
8. 8 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 143kReads9.6Score18.8kShelves
9. 9 规 Rule Horror Begins with the Eerie Peppa Pig 规则怪谈，从诡异小猪佩奇开始 Spicy Rabbit香辣兔Anime Fanfiction551k WordsCompleted [Rule-based strange tales + national destiny + livestreaming + no heroine] The supernatural descended upon Blue Star a year ago. The chosen ones of the Dragon Nation haven't won a single round, and the country is on the brink of destruction. Other nations are eyeing it covetously. The newly selected chosen one has somehow drawn an utterly useless F-rank talent: Luck. Just as everyone in the Dragon Nation is giving up all hope, the chosen one inside the strange tale looks at the familiar surround 21.7kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves

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   The first one is very familiar, right? It's by Zhou Bai. The second one is by Xiao Xiao Chong, but the author is cruel; the protagonist's name is Wu Yin. In short, both are very good. [Sending hearts]

10. 10 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery718k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score588.3kShelves
11. 11 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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    1. Gu Yi: I won't say much about its quality, it's my personal favorite. 2. Xu Ye: Also quite good. His talent is flesh and blood regeneration, and his recovery speed is inversely proportional to his fear. However, the protagonist is naturally thrill-seeking. He gets hit by a car and ends up in the hospital at the beginning, making him practically immune to injury. 3. Su Ming: His talent is unrestricted, immune to strange contamination, but he can damage strange entities. It's slightly shorter than the previous two. He has a "second personality" (is it really?) [Beast] [Good, good, good, everyone should read it!] 4. Chen Ji's storyline is very interesting. The pen (the strange creature) and the little monkey (same as above) are so cute, and his abilities are overpowered. 5. Zhou Bai's talent speaks for itself; he's one of the three giants of ghost stories. 6. He Gu's talent, the Eye of Truth-Seeking, is a protagonist who grows through his own growth. He might be a little silly in the early stages, so if you're looking for an invincible protagonist from the start, you should avoid this book. 7. Zhao Yi, my Yi-ge is absolutely elegant. Sorry, my Chinese isn't good enough to describe him in detail, but anyway, it's extremely good. I strongly recommend you read it. Don't force me to beg you. 8. Ning Qiushui, I personally feel this book leans more towards horror. The storylines are terrifying and immersive. Anyway, there's no point in saying more; it's good and I love reading it!!! (The rating is here, the quality speaks for itself. Trust me, I'll eat my hat if there's even one bad book.)

12. 12 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.7kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves

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    I've finished the first three books. The protagonist and his ghost in the first one were very interesting. The plot of the second one was quite good, but it was a bit short and the ending felt abrupt. The third one was a more intellectually stimulating story. The later books were mostly highly rated ones that I'd read before, but I didn't finish them because I wasn't interested in some parts of the plot.

13. 13 规 Rule Horror: You’re a Psychiatric Patient, Yet You Can Really Cultivate Immortality 规则怪谈：你这精神病真会修仙啊 Mao Qing a猫青aMystery645k WordsCompleted The animated comic is now available. [Global Livestream] [Feel-Good Payback] [No Female Lead] [Crazy Protagonist] [Protagonist Is a Monster] My name is Chen An, and I'm a transmigrator. The moment a car sent me flying, I awakened the memories of my previous life. I was a cultivation genius seen once in ten thousand years, destined to become an immortal and look down upon all the heavens! But this world had no spiritual energy. I was so devoted to pursuing the Dao that people took me for a mental 12.2kReads7.1Score1.5kShelves

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    These books are all good.

14. 14 无 Infinite Horror: What Do You Mean You're Mentally Ill? 无限恐怖：什么叫你是精神病 Three Rooms of Memories拾忆三室Mystery786k WordsOngoing [Not a Pure Rules-Based Horror] + [Infinite Flow] + [Two-Personality Psychopath] + [Original Instances] Humans can’t fight ghosts. But what if you stopped being human? Every ghost has at least one rule for killing. But if you can keep it in check, treat its rules like daily quests and complete them. Song Yuan, a law student, inexplicably died while playing Valorant, only to transmigrate into the body of a deranged psychopath with the same name who was about to be sentenced to death. At the very 53.1kReads8.6Score12.9kShelves
15. 15 警 Warning! The Evil God's Followers Are Storming the Horror Instance 警告！邪神眷属正在杀入诡异副本 Fickle World Fungus世事无常真菌Mystery810k WordsOngoing Weird dungeons + livestreaming + lighthearted + no pressure (no couples, no romantic tension). Successfully adapted into a live-action series and a comic, so enjoy with confidence. Weird dungeons descend upon the world, randomly selecting players and leaving everyone in a state of panic. Then Qi Xie, a follower of an Evil God, enters a dungeon and immediately breaks down sobbing! Heavens above! Who knows how many haunted houses he’s slept in and how many mass graves he’s dug up just to keep that 216.9kReads8.9Score30.6kShelves
16. 16 列 Train Survival: I Was Pulled Into the Admin Group 列车求生，我被拉入管理群 Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery955k WordsOngoing (Infinite-flow, no female lead, Zuo Wang Dao, decisive and ruthless) When Bai Ge woke up, he was aboard a strange train. “Welcome to the Train Survival Game...” At every stop, passengers had to get off and clear the corresponding dungeon, or face a direct attack from the supernatural horrors. This journey had no final destination, and nobody knew when they might die along the way. Unlike everyone else, Bai Ge had entered the game's management group. It was full of all kinds of intelligence, and 5.7kReads8.9Score999Shelves
17. 17 惊 Thriller Descends: I Become the Demon King in a World of Terror 惊悚降临：我在惊悚世界当魔王 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Hilarious] [Absolutely shameless] [Doesn't act human] “Congratulations, you've been hit by the System jackpot! The Horror System is activating!” A car accident. Su Li was accidentally transported into the game Horror World. While other players were still fighting to survive, Su Li was already happily raking in ghost coins. With the System, Su Li easily trounced all kinds of powerful ghosts. The ghosts wailed for their mothers: “Mom, I want to go home! This demon king is totally 3.3kReads9.1Score353Shelves
18. 18 恐 Horror Descends: From the Start, I Hoard a Quadrillion Netherworld Coins 恐怖降临：开局狂囤百万亿冥币 The Romantic Green Mountain青山风流Mystery508k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + terrifying apocalypse + uncanny resurgence + supernatural horror + tycoon] The apocalypse arrived, and terror returned. Gods and ghosts roamed both the living and dead realms, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction. Money became nothing but piles of wastepaper, and bank balances were just meaningless strings of numbers. Underworld currency became the only money accepted between Heaven and Earth. Reborn two months before the apocalypse, Meng Ke went on a mad money-ma 1.2kReads9.1Score197Shelves
19. 19 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.7kReads8.9Score639Shelves
20. 20 列 Train Survival: I Can Predict Death 列车求生：我能预知死亡 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Original Scenarios + Ensemble Cast] This is a lost path, and also the road home. We cannot see the way we came, nor pierce the mist ahead. Dancing with death is our only eternal destination. “Dear passengers, welcome aboard the Lost Train. We wish you a pleasant journey!” 28.7kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves
21. 21 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 77.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

22. 22 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
23. 23 我 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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    🥰🥰🥰

24. 24 规 Rule Horror: I Can Foresee Death 规则怪谈：我能预见死亡 Sanqi Without Sugar三七不加糖Mystery490k WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios + Foreknowledge of Death + Deduction + National Fortune + Live Broadcast + Suspense + Horror] Supernatural tales descend, and the bizarre invades. One person in each country will be chosen as the lucky contestant, entering countless Rule Horror worlds where all manner of horrors lurk. Clear the scenario, and your country will earn a brief respite! Fail, and the rules descend upon a city, bringing disaster and leaving countless people dead or grieving! This time, Su Li is chos 17kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
25. 25 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
26. 26 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
27. 27 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 102.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves

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    No complaints, I recommend it!

28. 28 规 Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟 I Eat Crayfish我吃小龙虾Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young 14kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    ^O^ This is seriously amazing! The protagonist's plot armor is incredibly weak because the deity's deductive reasoning is exceptionally strong!!! After reading this, other books I read felt awful. Either the protagonist's plot armor was too strong, or they were smearing other chosen ones in the "Rules of the Strange" genre. Also, one thing I particularly couldn't stand in other "Rules of the Strange" stories was how incredibly stupid the higher-ups were. They'd point out a tiny rule error to the chosen ones, making the portrayal of the upper echelons of other countries really disgusting (not just referring to that one book, just my personal opinion). But this book doesn't smear anyone, it's intelligent, there's no romance, and there's absolutely no ambiguity throughout. Moreover, the author, Xiaolongxia, has read an incredibly vast amount of books, quoting many famous works such as the *Classic of Poetry*, Marxism, and *Ode to the Red Cliff*... And so many more! The author's reading is truly impressive! Here's a snippet for you: ^O^^O^ Shen Luo walked lightly, and in no time, he reached the archangel. Meeting his puzzled gaze, he smiled gently: "I haven't had a chance to introduce myself yet. Shen Luo, the 'Shen' of 'how many times in the world,' 'floating and sinking,' and the 'Luo' of 'unwavering initial heart, cultivating without regard for consequences.' (Note: the first half is from the *Classic of Poetry*, and the latter part is from the *Zhuangzi*). "A truly noble young man who yearns for peace, desires peace, and whose lifelong dream and pursuit are all for the sake of world peace." Shen Luo looked at him earnestly and solemnly: "If you always uphold your ideals, uphold light and love, I will always stand by your side and be your most loyal companion." And there's more: ^O^^O^^O^ "When the victim's actions don't cross the line of 'law,' what should we use to define whether they deserve to be killed? Ethics? Morality? Or subjective assumptions?" "But everyone sees the world from a different perspective, and everyone's understanding of the world is different. Whose standard should we use to define good and evil? Even if there is a definite standard, what theory proves that this standard is logically sound? And is this logic an absolute truth that completely conforms to objective truth?" Shen Luo wrote the words "antinomy" on the blackboard: "And this is precisely the underlying logic of this lesson—antinomy." "Philosophy helps us better understand the world, not help us aid and abet evil." "Philosophy helps us live better in this world, not easily deprive others of their lives with a few words." "Therefore, philosophy is about loving life as much as wisdom."

29. 29 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.8kReads8.9Score342Shelves

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    Patrick, let's go jellyfish hunting!

30. 30 给 Give the Rule Horror a Taste of Longguo’s Might 给规则怪谈来点龙国震慑 A Fan一个风扇Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios] [Choose Your Own Cheat Skill] [Teammates Are the Nation] [No Romance] [Logic-Driven] (I can't write a proper blurb, so please check out the story itself.) Long afterward, when the Dragon Nation has united the world of supernatural horror, everyone on Blue Star will remember the day Qin Yuan voluntarily entered a Rule Horror scenario. Scenario Skills First Scenario: Kuroko's Basketball (Skills: Enhanced Training, Block) Second Scenario: Susan's Lawyer's Letter (Skills: S 25.6kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
31. 31 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 40.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
32. 32 无 The All-Purpose Guide to Rule Horror for the Powerless 无能者的规则怪谈全能指南 The Blade-Bearing Man of the Bamboo Grove竹林衔刀人Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted (A suspenseful, terrifying mystery with no System or supernatural powers for the protagonist. No brute-force clears. Frequent updates.) Blue Star has been invaded by entities. Humanity is powerless to resist, and the world faces destruction. Those above keep humanity like lambs in a pen, forcibly selecting representatives from every country and livestreaming them for their amusement. And what are they forced to play? Rule-based horror games? From the start, representatives from every country sho 5.1kReads8.6Score492Shelves
33. 33 规 Rule Horror: Open the Door! Traveler of Fate! 规则怪谈：开门！命途行者！ shangshanMystery273k WordsCompleted (A guide to the chapters: Yinzhi: Chapter 1; Botio: Chapter 23; Shajin: Chapter 40; Dan Heng and Ren: Chapter 52; Doctor Zhenli: Chapter 71; Huahuo: Chapter 95; Huohuo: Chapter 108; Sunday: Chapter 124 ) Hello, everyone. I’m Blue Star. As everyone knows, every place called Blue Star is bound to face human trafficking, one disaster after another, uncanny invasions, the end of the world, and all that. You know how it goes. Luckily, I’ve brought in reinforcements... 2kReads9.1Score210Shelves

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    There's another book by this author on their shelf, also a collection of strange tales about rules, which is also complete.

34. 34 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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    I think it's alright.

35. 35 深 Rule Horror at the Deep Space Planning Bureau 深空规划局规则怪谈 Huajiuniang22花酒酿22Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Over a million words, complete. Read with confidence. [No female lead] [Lovecraftian rule-based horror] [No System] [Hard science fiction] Author’s note: “Humanity believes itself master of the stars. Little do we know that in the eyes of those above, we are merely coal, burned to produce emotions.” Synopsis: In 2250, human civilization has fractured into three tiers, and emotions and rules have reshaped the world. Proxima Centauri watches from the clouds, the Moon weeps, and Earth twists within 442Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A blend of supernatural tales, science fiction, and mind-bending mystery. Have you ever looked at Earth from space? When an astronaut stares at Earth from space for more than 30 seconds, their brain triggers an irreversible cognitive breakdown—Earth begins to breathe, national borders pulsate like blood vessels, and you become the observed cell. Astronauts from the Deep Space Program repeatedly apply to return to space, simply because they glimpsed the essence of civilization in the void: humanity is merely a replay of memories parasitizing the surface of a blue monster. Welcome to the team, but please do not stare out the window for more than 29 seconds.

36. 36 规 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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    Suspenseful and imaginative, with a touch of horror.

37. 37 地 Invitation from Hell 地狱邀请函 Midnight Nightmare午夜梦魇Mystery601k WordsCompleted [Ghost Escape + Supernatural Horror + Infinite Flow + A Clever Protagonist] An invitation and an abandoned bus drag a group of people into a haunted realm… Lin Mo barely makes it back to the real world alive, only to discover that the horror has just begun. One invitation after another arrives before him, and one eerie world after another comes calling… The Dusk Spirit Hotel, the Dead Return, Vengeful Ghosts Invade: what is the truth behind it all? Who is a friend? And who is an enemy? Shh… Watc 18.2kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
38. 38 她 She’s a Dinosaur: No Talent Needed to Slay Her Way Through Rule-Based Horror 她是恐龙，杀穿规则怪谈无需天赋 Natural Disaster Tyrannosaurus天灾霸王龙Mystery212k WordsOngoing (The rating has only just appeared and will go up later) [Rules-Based Horror + Strong Female Lead + No Male Lead, No CP + Infinite Flow + Invincible + No Feelings + Unhinged + National Destiny + Livestreaming + Power Fantasy + Comedy + Foodie] My name is Long Qi, and I’m a dinosaur. But humans don’t believe me. They insist I have delusions and diagnose me with a whole string of mental illnesses. Then a rules-based horror game picks me to represent the Dragon Kingdom. I fail to awaken a talent fr 655Reads8.6Score107Shelves

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    Let me recommend mine. It's a hilarious and satisfying novel featuring a female protagonist with an absolutely freakish numerical ability. If you enjoy reading about strange rules but can't remember them, don't worry, because the female protagonist doesn't remember the rules either.

39. 39 为 I Cleared Rule Horror to Get Through Summer Vacation 为了暑假，我通关规则怪谈 Come See the Ending进来看结局Mystery844k WordsCompleted [Summer 2023, this one's for you] [Everyday life + lighthearted + on-screen comments + national destiny + livestream] The day before summer break, chosen by the Rule Horror Game... Xia Tian: My life is over. See you after summer break. - The Dragon Nation has lost again and again, and five cities have fallen! Every single time, they lose to their own country's urban-legend culture! One more loss might not cost much, but the nation will lose its standing and prestige! The world will laugh at them 2.2kReads8.7Score392Shelves

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    They're all very beautiful.

40. 40 规 Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈：我一疯子你说我开挂？ Sleeping Eighteen Hours a Day一天睡十八小时Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b 16.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
41. 41 规 Rule Horror: An SSS Talent? I Switch Them Up 规则怪谈：SSS天赋？我换着玩 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Ran swapped souls with his counterpart in a parallel world and found himself in a world of strange tales, where one rule after another was impossible to distinguish as true or false, and one malicious horror after another lay in wait. He ventured through mountains, forests, the deep sea, and even hell, taking on bizarre roles such as tourist, wolf, sailor, and shepherd. With all kinds of outrageous tricks, Jiang Ran hired a creepy little girl as a child laborer one moment, then struck up a 14kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book has a ton of rules, so I don't recommend it for beginners who are just starting out with rule-based fantasy novels. The fifth book is really good, and I highly recommend it to newcomers.

42. 42 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈：请小心你室友的女友 Half a Liang of Salt盐巴半两Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 35.9kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
43. 43 规 Rule Horror: Don't Look Back During 72 Hours in the Dorm 规则怪谈：宿舍72小时不要回头 North Wind, One River北风一川Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A word of warning: this is terrifying, so timid readers beware. (No female lead, no cheats, no romance, game instances, infinite flow, horror, mystery) Eight university students who returned to campus early found a mysterious sheet of rules in their empty dormitory building: Rule One: No matter what strange “person” you see, don’t cry out or scream. Rule Two: No matter who calls you from behind, don’t turn around or answer. Rule Three: One of you is an impostor who will eat people in the middle 4.6kReads6.0Score386Shelves

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    No female lead, no cheat codes, no special abilities, all characters are intelligent, it's rule-based, horror, and mystery. You should check it out, it's really worth watching.

44. 44 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

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    Does nobody understand? 😄😄

45. 45 我 I’m the Trickster in the Rule-Breaking Horror Tales 我在规则怪谈做老六 Remembering Youth纪念青春Mystery652k WordsCompleted [Complete, with a universally praised ending] [Rebellious Oddball + School Oddball + Lin Chen the Oddball + Comedy + Crazy Antics + The Uncanny + National Fortune + Mental Illness] [Readers say it becomes legendary from the third instance onward] He swaps a hen’s eggs for pebbles and lets her sit on them for half a month, hands sandpaper to his roommate while he’s on the toilet, and buys ten steamed buns for a beggar who asks for money to eat, then watches him finish them… Lin Chen is an oddba 9.2kReads9.4Score1kShelves
46. 46 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
47. 47 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves
48. 48 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 140.9kReads9.4Score15.2kShelves
49. 49 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Hidden Clues 规则怪谈：我能看到隐藏提示 Xing Wuchen星无辰Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted The world of supernatural tales has arrived, and everyone must follow the rules! After hundreds of years, the world of supernatural tales has appeared once more. Sun Kai accidentally transmigrates into it, becoming one of the first contestants representing his nation’s fate. They carry the fate of Xia Nation on their shoulders! If they win, they survive, Xia Nation’s fortunes rise, and its people all benefit. If they lose, they die, the nation’s fortunes fall, and supernatural tales invade the 4kReads9.0Score518Shelves
50. 50 惊 Thriller Game: Inheriting My Ancestors' Trillion Netherworld Coins from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局继承祖宗万亿冥币 Peach Blossoms Bloom Every Night桃花夜夜开Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Horror game + terror returns + power fantasy] A horror game descends upon the world, and Chen Xun is unexpectedly chosen as a player. Break a game rule, and you die. At that very moment, Chen Xun successfully activates the System and inherits nine trillion Underworld Coins from his ancestors. In the Blood-Red Train 404 dungeon, Chen Xun becomes the most distinguished Platinum Member. In the Bloody Kindergarten dungeon, Chen Xun simply buys the entire kindergarten. Inside the dungeons, his rules 47.7kReads9.1Score7kShelves

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