Rules-Horror Stories with Clear Logic, Smart Characters, and No Female Lead 规则怪谈（逻辑清晰，智商在线，无女主）

1. 1 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves

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   I highly recommend the first book, especially the third storyline, Wapeng Middle School, which is "Never Compromise". The next three books are also very good, but the second book had a disappointing ending.

2. 2 规 Rule Horror: I Go on a Frenzied Suicide Spree at the Edge of the Rules 规则怪谈：我在规则边缘疯狂作死 Finding Pleasure Amid Confusion迷惘中享乐Mystery320k WordsCompleted The supernatural rises, and horror games take over. Rule-based horror stories invade the world, and Chu Ming becomes Longguo's challenger. Born without fear, he gains the ability to see through the rules. “Break the rules and you die?” “So if I follow them, I won't die, right?” Staring at the eerie figure before him, Chu Ming picked up a folding stool. Still not letting go? So you're the so-called supernatural thing, huh? 265Reads8.8Score—Shelves
3. 3 规 Rule Horror: I Crush You in the Name of Dragon Country 规则怪谈：代表龙国碾压你 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery765k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + A Little Backrooms + Foundation Universe + Packed with Memes] But note that this story takes plenty of liberties ⚠️⚠️ [Current progress: The eighth dungeon, Xiaojing Town, is complete. The ninth dungeon, “Nian,” is currently updating.] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Each country has one chosen person selected at random to fight in a horror world on another plane, representing their nation! Victory strengthens their National Fate; defeat means death and a dec 2.3kReads9.4Score290Shelves
4. 4 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
5. 5 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

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   All three are excellent. ⓵ Although it's about a rebellious sixth brother and is a comedic genre, it doesn't lack intelligence. It's entertaining, but you should make good use of your talents! ⓶ This one also has a sixth brother talent, but unfortunately, the protagonist is so clever and wise that the talent seems a bit useless. ⓷ This one is truly amazing. The innovative dungeons and the core story always give you a refreshing feeling.

6. 6 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
7. 7 当 I’m a Social Butterfly in the Rules of Horror 当我在规则怪谈里社交牛逼 So Bald There's No Hair to Grab头秃到无发自拔Mystery156k WordsOngoing The new book's rating is low, but it will rise. [No female lead + outrageous antics + plot-driven] [The first story is incredible, and the second takes off. Come on in and enjoy!] A world of bizarre rules descends, and Wan Heng is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. From the start, he draws the SSS-rank “Social Menace” talent. The shameless male lead goes full-on social butterfly, pulling off one outrageous stunt after another and recklessly courting death. The first world h 17Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Clear logic, sharp intellect, plenty of jokes and witty remarks, and a protagonist with some overpowered abilities that aren't absurd—that's exactly what these two books are all about 🤔 The plots are also excellent.

8. 8 规 Rule Horror: I Began by Destroying the Will Behind the Horrors 规则怪谈：从毁灭怪谈意志开始 Sky Beetle Hero天牛大侠Mystery101k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + Maoshan Taoist arts + spiritual qi revival + comedy + undercover work + infinite-flow + livestreaming + no heroine] (Adds a two-person puzzle-solving element to the original rules-based horror premise) Rules-based horror descends upon a parallel world, and just after crossing over, Lin Cheng enters his first horror scenario: the Haunted Residential Community. This scenario requires two-person teams! One person goes undercover among the anomalies, while the other plays a res 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book has no female lead, but the clever author got the tag wrong 😏😏

9. 9 我 I Created Rule-Based Horror Games and Scared Players Worldwide Out of Their Wits 我开发规则怪谈，吓尿全球玩家 Quit the Three Thoughts戒三念Mystery354k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a parallel world, Li Yi unexpectedly activates the Supernatural Tales Sharing System. “Share rule-based supernatural tales with the whole world as games. I level up when players work, when they explore, and even when they get scared to tears?” In that moment, Li Yi instantly becomes a game maker for the entire world. Mom’s note, the zoo visitor rules, Mount Daluo. A world made entirely of rule-based supernatural tales gradually unfolds before all the players. Eerie horror 900Reads9.0Score111Shelves
10. 10 规 Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈：从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始 Sweet Home甜蜜之家Mystery694k WordsCompleted [National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr 3.7kReads8.6Score380Shelves

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    The first book is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely good. I haven't read the last three books, but I saw other people recommending them because they don't have a female lead.

11. 11 大 The Great Detective's Fight for Survival in the World of Rule-Based Horror 大侦探在规则怪谈世界求生 Yu Fang Tian Xia喻芳天下Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing No female lead + horror + livestreaming + high-IQ protagonist + character growth + System Su Qin transmigrated into a world polluted by Rule-Based Horror. Here, anyone might be selected by the horror livestream to become a Chosen One and clear a horror scenario. If they succeeded, the pollution in their country would be cleansed. If they failed, the horror would descend, causing the pollution to randomly worsen or contaminate something new. To stay alive, and to stop Blue Star from being pollute 68Reads8.9Score—Shelves
12. 12 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
13. 13 规 Rule Horror: You Want Me, Zhang San, to Follow the Rules? 规则怪谈：要求我张三遵守规则？ The Luo in Luo Xiu罗修的罗Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + eerie + hilarious + satisfying + national fortune = a serious novel] The Supreme Rules descend, selecting multiple people at random from each country to become Ascenders and take part in the Ascension Exam! Those who perform well earn high scores and even extra rewards. They can improve their own abilities and bring unexpected ascension to their country. But fail the exam, and death may be waiting for you, along with endless torment. Even your country may be beset by supernatural event 6.9kReads9.0Score834Shelves
14. 14 规 Rule Horror: Unlucky Me and That Damn Talent 规则怪谈：倒霉的我和那该死天赋 I Want a Fox Girl我要狐娘Mystery137k WordsCompleted Yu Bai has been a lucky young man since childhood. Then one day, in order to treat several grandfathers, he joins a rules-based horror game. His talent... I don’t want to say much about it. Better to die early and be reborn sooner. Rule One: Uncle Tom’s Farm. Rule Two: The Too-Good-to-Be-True Zoo. Rule Three: ... I’m no good at writing a synopsis, so please read the story itself. A note before you start: this is a lighthearted comedy with very little deduction. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has a female lead, but she won't have many scenes.

15. 15 我 I Use a Coin to Rule the World 我用一枚硬币玩转规则世界 Ying Jie颖杰Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + not a power fantasy + no System + no national survival game + no livestreaming + no tired tropes + horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + suspense + fictional setting + requires some brainpower] (A fairly unusual first-person narrative, but easy to read and more immersive.) The university I’d eagerly looked forward to turned out to be a bizarre academy. It was full of all kinds of strange rules: Dormitory rules, campus rules, competition and event rules, mission rules… You 7.5kReads8.8Score552Shelves

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    Not the usual formula, the characters are intelligent, and it seems alright.

16. 16 死 Death Rewind: I’m Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真不是大佬啊 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery349k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + semi-misinterpretation comedy + death rewind + infinite-flow + no romance + survival horror + lots of bullet comments + urban supernatural powers + instances + suspense] Xie Yi died for reasons unknown and transmigrated to Blue Star, a world much like Earth. Blue Star had long since been overrun by supernatural horrors. When he transmigrated, he entered the body of a person with the same name who had been selected by a horror after falling into a pit on the way to buy medic 9.3kReads8.6Score764Shelves

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    A tale of compliant and reasonable rules, 🥰💕💕💕💕 [Four dungeons completed, fifth dungeon soon to be completed] Dihua was strangely mistaken by viewers as a powerful protagonist dying and rewinding time, questioning his existence. The protagonist initially either killed someone at the door, or did something in the desert, or was terrified for a whole day, his courage as small as a grain of rice. And yet, this protagonist with such a tiny heart was repeatedly mistaken by viewers for a calm and collected character finishing the story because he froze in fear. Protagonist: I'm innocent! I was just too scared!

17. 17 这 This Detective Only Knows How to Launch Sneak Attacks 这个侦探竟只会偷袭 This Cat Is Not That Cat本猫非彼猫Mystery136k WordsOngoing Three days ago, someone claimed to have witnessed something wondrous and terrifying, unlike anything he'd ever seen, in a forbidden place on the mountain. Even stranger, everyone who went to the forbidden place mysteriously disappeared. The town at the foot of the mountain suddenly fell silent and lifeless, shrouded in mist. The case quickly became incredibly difficult to crack. The survivors decided to turn it into a bounty, calling on assassins and mercenaries who would do anything for money t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one??? It's a weird adventure story, nobody watches that.

18. 18 借 Harnessing Celestial Bodies! Bullying America! Rules of the Strange 借力天体！欺负米国！规则怪谈 Little Lion King小狮子王Mystery213k WordsOngoing Comic book monster-hunting tales; The hopeless celestial body horror tale; … The Cat Star celestial body horror tale; The Cat House horror tale; The virtual cat-raising game horror tale; The New York horror tale; The born-bad horror tale; Bear Grylls survival horror tale; … The Tokyo horror tale; The train horror tale; Miss Tomoko's secret; The Three-Body game horror tale; … … It takes 150,000 words to get a recommendation. Here's some extra text to make it easier for you to rea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Strong logic, high IQ. Relies on reasoning and skill. The first two books are different from others. They both have a main plot. Both books tell a story of civilizations fighting against the bizarre. The first book is a new book that I just recommended. The ghost stories include: Comic Book Killer Ghost Story; Hopeless Celestial Ghost Story; ... Cat Planet Celestial Ghost Story; Cat House Ghost Story; Cloud Cat Raising Game Ghost Story; New York City Ghost Story; Born Bad Seed Ghost Story; Bear Grylls Survival Ghost Story; ... Tokyo Ghost Story; Train Ghost Story; Miss Tomoko's Secret; Three-Body Game Ghost Story; — The second book is an older one that is finished. The first 50 chapters of this book are a bit difficult to understand. The third book, the first house dungeon has a very strong sense of immersion.

19. 19 规 Rule Horror: I Clear the Dungeon by Breathing Oxygen 规则怪谈：我靠吸氧通关副本 He Du Wo Zhi何度我执Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [No livestreaming, no livestreaming, no livestreaming] The supernatural runs rampant, and urban legends descend upon the world. Strange games invade reality, and anyone can be chosen to enter one and take on its challenges. Clear a challenge: both the player and their country receive rewards. Fail a challenge: death! The first challenge Liu Ming faces is the “Night of the Returning Soul” scenario. “It's all a scam. There isn't a dead person in that coffin!” [The first scenario, “Night of the Ret 603Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I spent a long time choosing these three books; all feature protagonists with high intelligence who don't rely on any system or cheat codes. The first one is so profound I don't even know how to summarize it anymore—the content and ideas are incredibly insightful (Wapeng will live forever!). The second one features a protagonist with an overclocked brain, a deduction-oriented character (duh, since all three are deduction-oriented 🤦), who needs oxygen to cope. The third one is about a protagonist who survives entirely through intelligence and deduction, because this protagonist has absolutely no cheat codes, no system, no talent, and no special abilities.

20. 20 规 Rule Horror: My Luck Value Equals the National Total 规则怪谈：我的气运值是全国总和 Online Courtesy礼上网睐Mystery379k WordsCompleted [Rules Horror + National Destiny + No Female Lead + Supernatural Horror + Unconventional Tycoon + ...] The supernatural invades, and rules-based horror descends. Each country randomly selects a chosen one to enter a horror scenario. Win, and national destiny increases along with a fortune reward. Lose, and you die, your soul obliterated, while your country's national destiny declines. If it falls below the danger threshold, natural disasters will strike! Li Xingchen is lucky enough to be selecte 51Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is intelligent, and the cheat abilities are used within reasonable limits. It's worth reading; the pacing is fast, not drawn out, and doesn't pad out the word count!

21. 21 规 Rule Horror: I Awakened the Eye of the Weird from the Start 规则怪谈：我开局觉醒诡异之眼 xuruiMystery143k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [National Destiny] [Hilarious] [Clever Protagonist] [Emotional Master] The supernatural is resurging, and Rule-based Horror is invading the globe. Each country randomly selects one chosen contestant to enter a world of horror on its behalf. Only by clearing the challenges can a country improve its national destiny and stop the horrors from descending into reality. At a critical moment for the Dragon Kingdom, Mu Bai was chosen as its contestant and unexpectedly gained a mysterious ey 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Strange tales of rules, fresh gossip, guaranteed sweet! Brain-teasing puzzles! If you enjoy logic-based decryption, come check this out! 🍉🍉

22. 22 惊 Thriller Game: I Livestream as a Model Student for the Whole World 惊悚游戏：全球直播我做三好学生 Composed Brush and Ink笔墨从容Mystery465k WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Supernatural + System + Invincible + Livestream] Horror games descended upon the world. The paranormal returned, and terrifying livestreams began. Those chosen were forced to endure one hellish ordeal after another. Here, only those who met the requirements could clear a game and return to the real world. From then on, humanity lived in constant fear and misery. Then one day, the tone of the horror-game forum, where people discussed strategies for clearing games, suddenly changed. 113Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    No female lead.

23. 23 惊 After the Horror Game Arrived, the Unhinged Drama Queen Took the World by Storm 惊悚游戏降临后疯批作精火爆全球 Lao Hen老痕Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow, Livestreaming, Supernatural Horror, Two Powerful Leads, Devoted Couple, Max-Level Expert] Ning Yuan, the top-ranked expert who had escaped from , encountered the resurgence of supernatural phenomena before his graduate school entrance exams. At first, everything seemed perfectly normal. Dozens of monsters appeared, he casually tossed out talismans, and wiped them all out. Side quests, all kinds of astonishing maneuvers, completed The Spirit of the Coin: Ask your question! 560Reads9.2Score138Shelves
24. 24 恐 The Horror Game's Boss Is My Ex-Boyfriend 恐怖游戏boss是我前男友 Painted Rain, Sleeping画雨眠Two Male Leads95k WordsOngoing [Two male leads / 1v1] What’s it like to be chosen for a horror game when you’ve been able to see ghosts since childhood? Chu Xinghe: “It’s nothing special. There are just more things that make my eyes hurt. Oh, and there’s a monster here who looks a lot like my ex-boyfriend. Makes me want to take a swing at him.” Later... Chu Xinghe: “What? That’s my ex-boyfriend?!” 29Reads7.2Score—Shelves
25. 25 和 After Hooking Up with My Second Personality, the Big Shot Slaughters His Way Through the Dungeon 和第二人格勾搭后，大佬杀穿副本 Little Highness小殿下Two Male Leads289k WordsOngoing [No female lead + sweet on the outside, scheming within + mad beauty + obsessive + redemption + two strong leads + split personality] If Shen Chi is a madman, then Xie Er is the only cure in the world. To awaken his second personality, Shen Chi chooses suicide, binds himself to a horror app, and begins his path of eliminating the white-lotus types. After killing a player: The movie star Shen’s eyes turn red. “I’m not the killer. He was trying to kill me...” The other players: “We believe you!” T 298Reads9.2Score102Shelves
26. 26 死 Death Game: My Golden Finger Is Actually the Boss 死亡游戏：我的金手指竟然是老板 Bear Bear Misses You熊熊想念Two Male Leads583k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Mystery] [Escape] [Feel-Good Read] [Original Game Scenarios] Horror descends. A game, a fight to the death, and a journey toward redemption! Wen Ye had been a newly famous star for just three days when his agent pressured him into attending the company banquet despite the typhoon. On the way there, he accidentally fell into another plane of existence. Just like that, Wen Ye became one of the first players in the Horror Paradise. The bad news was that he had no golden finger. Wor 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 无 Infinite: The Deranged Evil God Is Flirting with the Powerful Again 无限：疯批邪神又在跟大佬撒娇了 Jiang Yan Is Not 0江言不是0Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Sweet Romance + Everyone Loves the Protagonist + Two Unhinged Characters] [Actually Insane, Universally Adored Beauty: Qi Ran] [Truly Obsessive, Unhinged Evil God Boss: Yan Bu] Moments before his life came to an end, Qi Ran was swept into a strange new world. In this so-called infinite-flow world, he discovered a secret. He was a god from another world. -- “Mist Game: This is paradise for sinners, a land of bliss at the end of the world!” -- Mist System: “Ding! Congratulations, 108Reads8.7Score—Shelves
28. 28 惊 Horror Game: My Second Personality Is an Evil God 惊悚游戏，我的第二人格是邪神 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Madman] [Dark Humor] [Mind Games] [Thriller] A Thriller game descends, and Chen Xie, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into it. With an evil god living inside him, he possesses both absolute rationality and absolute madness. Evil God: I’m the absolutely rational one. You’re the absolutely insane one! Mutant Doctor: This guy chopped me to death, then went off to make mutants himself! Ghost Teacher: He doesn’t just break the school rules, he straight-up blows the pr 4.2kReads9.3Score490Shelves
29. 29 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
30. 30 无 I Somehow Got My Hands on a Real Evil Entity in an Infinite Game 无限游戏搞到真邪物了 Eight-Foot Crow八尺鸦Two Male Leads829k WordsCompleted The world of the Main God collapsed, and its task-takers fell into various small worlds. A task-taker like that ended up inside Huo Li, a human tool. Freed from the Main God and the System, Huo Li quietly played out his role as the tool who exists for a domineering CEO to fall in love with. But in the blink of an eye, he was thrown into the world of the infinite game, Nightmare Garden. Here, he was still a tool, but this time his character was a useless pretty boy who met a gruesome death. A 230Reads8.7Score—Shelves
31. 31 恐 Horror Game: I Max Out Affection and Do Whatever I Want 恐怖游戏：加爆好感，我为所欲为 The Old Heavenly Master Is Here老天师在此Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A horror game descends upon the world! Lin Bei, who has just transmigrated, is unfortunately selected. After entering the horror game, he obtains a System that can raise the affection of every species except humans. And Lin Bei can earn all kinds of rewards from it! Snowfield Phantom instance? [Ding!] [Snow Maiden's affection is maxed out!!] [Golden Treasure Chest's affection is maxed out!!] Blood Sea Evil Spirit Ship instance? [Ding!] [Blood Maiden's affection is maxed out!!] [Blood Sea (one-ki 5.3kReads8.9Score578Shelves
32. 32 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Scared the System to Tears 惊悚游戏：开局吓哭系统 Sweet Tea甘茶Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Invincible protagonist, infinite worlds, lighthearted] [There are livestreams, but they don't get much focus. Take your time and enjoy the read.] Zhang Xun is a nearly adult, almost legally grown boy with a mountain of secrets. Ever since he became conscious, he has possessed superhuman strength and a jumble of fragmented memories. After living an ordinary life for sixteen years, Zhang Xun was finally chosen by the horror game he'd been eagerly anticipating, which had taken the world by storm i 895Reads8.9Score109Shelves
33. 33 诡 The Eerie Town: From the Start, I Became a Plague Doctor 诡异小镇：开局成为瘟疫医生 Buddha's Son of Loulan楼兰佛子Mystery500k WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite flow + paranormal horror + not a power fantasy + character growth + forced to become an all-round doctor] [Evernight Town] The dead disguise themselves as living people, a doctor who knows nothing, and a fishman who appears out of nowhere all vie for control of the town. [Spring Blossom Middle School] Thirteen eerie urban legends, a troublemaker who gets toyed with, and a doctor who never gets a moment's rest. [The Never-Ending Train] The nine carriages are all different. 1.4kReads9.2Score173Shelves
34. 34 人 Trapped in a Horror World, I Was Forced to Become the Boss 人在惊悚，我被逼成了BOSS Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + infinite-flow + decisive and ruthless + nuclear-grade absurdity + chaotic neutral] As everyone knows, surviving even a single day in a horror game is extremely difficult. Yet Lin Yi was trapped in the Undying Village for a full 29 days! Not only did he manage not to die, he was forced to become the ultimate BOSS of that instance! After resolving his survival crisis, he finally realized there was a problem. Now that I'm a BOSS, why haven't I cleared the game? That is, until a ne 4.9kReads9.0Score510Shelves
35. 35 全 A Global Killing Spree 全球通杀 Wenren Buyu闻人不语Two Male Leads184k WordsCompleted An alien organism falls to Earth, bringing an extinction-level crisis to the world. The System space comes online with a cheerful chime. All humans burdened with original sin are dragged into an escape game to fight for survival. Yuan Shen, an underworld demon who entered an infinite world to investigate a mission involving the dead, earns himself a worldwide kill order. Every time the big shot Yuan enters an instance, every living thing is wiped out, and the instance worlds shut down one after 22Reads8.4Score—Shelves
36. 36 我 Raising NPCs in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏养npc First Sunset日落初Mystery189k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] At some point, a mysterious force appeared on Earth, randomly selecting people to enter a horror game. Completing missions earns them various skills and items. Failure has only one outcome: death. While everyone else trembles in fear inside the horror game, Luo Zhiyan finds an NPC. Gradually, he realizes this NPC is no ordinary character: not only can he give Luo Zhiyan hints about the game, he's also an overwhelmingly powerful fighter... Then, as Luo Zhiyan frantically complete 19Reads6.8Score—Shelves
37. 37 来 A Special Kind of Love from the World of Horror Games 来自恐怖游戏世界的偏爱。 Bald Li Goudan秃头李狗蛋Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, quick transmigration, one-on-one romance, episodic stories, mildly frightening mysteries, formidable leads] Everyone is fighting to escape a horror game, but no one knows what’s happening, where they are, or when it will end. All they can do is rely on their instinct to survive and fight their way through one level after another. While the other players battle monsters until they’re completely exhausted, Li Zhixu solves puzzles and escapes with one hand, and flirts and falls in 102Reads8.4Score—Shelves
38. 38 人 Life Is Boring, So I Can Only Get By on Thriller Games 人生无趣只能靠惊悚游戏度日 Can't Do Anything Right干啥啥不会Mystery231k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + no CP + power fantasy + mystery] The horror game, Life and Death, is a game only the dead can enter. Beat it, and you can come back to life. Shen Fufeng is a sinister, scheming capitalist with little regard for morality. After trying every interesting thing the world had to offer, he finally grew bored. One day, he discovered Life and Death. Ghost: “I want your eyes.” Shen Fufeng: “Sure.” Ghost: “I want you to stay with me forever.” Shen Fufeng: “Sure, sure.” After the instance 127Reads8.7Score—Shelves
39. 39 惊 Thriller Game: The Big Shot Has a System from the Start 惊悚游戏：大佬他开局自带系统 Singing to the Wind吟风ོTwo Male Leads303k WordsCompleted [No female lead] Ruan Yu is a quick transmigration task-taker who has cultivated for thousands of years. Just as he's about to ascend, he's forcibly dragged back and thrown into a horror game. While everyone else risks their lives just to scrape by, Ruan Yu not only gets double rewards, he also turns what should be a proper horror game into an effortless speedrun. Ruan Yu: “A horror game? Isn't that easy as long as you have hands?” Lu Yao: “I'm all you need.” Ruan Yu: “You little rascal...” 47Reads8.6Score—Shelves
40. 40 作 I Brought This on Myself, but Now the Escape Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 作死的我被逃生boss缠上了 Bai Zuizui白醉醉Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Two powerful leads + Infinite-flow + Comedy + Yandere] Some people enter the escape game with a bug built right in. Lu Wu is one of them. While everyone else is seriously trying to escape, Lu Wu treats the escape game as nothing more than a game. Most outrageous of all, the escape game’s boss confessed his feelings to Lu Wu. The players, who risk their lives and wade through blood just to survive, are depressed. They’re going to report Lu Wu for cheating! Lu Wu: I didn’t, I 14.3kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
41. 41 规 Rule Horror: I Can Strip Away All Logic 规则怪谈：我能剥离一切逻辑 Old Mo with His Brush老墨执笔Mystery207k WordsCompleted Blue Star, Ninth District. When the eerie purple moon replaced the sun, rules became the only shackles binding all life. Here, survival isn’t a right. It’s a handout dispensed by rules that toy with you. “Don’t look out the window.” “Don’t look in the mirror at three in the morning.” “If you hear a deceased family member knocking, you must open the door and ‘eat’ them.” As all of humanity trembled in the face of strange tales, abandoning their dignity and hurting themselves or going mad to appea 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're not smart enough, don't click! Shen Ye treats ghost stories like advanced mathematics, delivering a high-energy, mind-bending experience throughout, with logic that's simply divine!

42. 42 神 Reborn as a Master Fortune-Teller: The Young Madam Just Wants to Take It Easy 神算重生：少夫人只想当咸鱼 Cheng Jingzhi程璟知Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Modern romance, imaginative fantasy, goofy comedy, sweet pampering] The powerful, ascetic young marshal of Shunyuan City has actually married a little beggar who claims to be a fortune-teller. Everyone says his wife is ugly. The young marshal looks at the ragged, bruised little beggar before him and says, "Enough chatter. You're ugly, you don't fight over things, you don't pick fights, and you can take a beating. You don't look very smart, either. Fine, that's good enough. I'll take you!" But o 970Reads9.2Score171Shelves

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    Dude, do you want to read a super cool novel where the male protagonist is reborn and becomes incredibly powerful, with amazing and unpredictable actions? It's packed with action, adventures, and everything in between, and you just can't stop reading!

43. 43 神 The Charlatan 神棍 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1.1kReads8.7Score136Shelves
44. 44 天 The Genius Fortune-Teller Merchant: Her Ghost Eyes Make Her Rich in the 1990s 天才神棍商女：鬼眼一启赚翻九零 BansheesModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + tough heroine + reborn + strong female lead + ghostly eyes and spiritual vision + one-on-one romance + business] [Tough mercenary commander × ruthless, sharp-eyed mystic] Yun Ling, internationally acclaimed as the “Battlefield Reaper” and the “Queen of Mercenaries,” died. When she opened her eyes, she had been reborn in the body of a little girl who shared her name. With a family reduced to poverty and a pitiful mother to care for, Yun Ling couldn't stand this dis 538Reads8.6Score103Shelves
45. 45 重 Reborn as a Fortune-Telling Charlatan 重生后我成了算命神棍 Qiu Xuan秋睻Mystery146k WordsCompleted She’s a little fortune-telling charlatan in the capital, and with a flick of her finger, she can make any demon or monster disappear in an instant. A certain tycoon: “Master, please, read my fortune first! I have tons of money. I’ll even give you my entire fortune.” A certain young secretary: “Get lost! The Master is my friend, so I get my reading first.” Xiaobai: “My heart yearns for you, but you don’t know.” The charlatan: “You can go first.” Everyone: “...” They’ve learned something. So a cer 18Reads6.7Score—Shelves
46. 46 豪 Reborn into a Wealthy Family: The Genius Feng Shui Master 豪门重生之天才风水师 Playing the Flute弄笛Modern Romance839k WordsCompleted [She once thought the mountains and rivers would be her home. Later, she realized that even a spring breeze stretching ten miles was no match for being with him.] In her previous life, Zhou Mei was a charlatan who could see through every illusion in the world, yet somehow failed to see the truth of people's hearts. Everyone wanted something from her. Only Qin Zhenlan treated her well without reservation, even though she ultimately destroyed him. In this life, Zhou Mei is still a metaphysical p 292Reads8.2Score—Shelves
47. 47 重 Reborn as a Little Diviner, I Cling to the Regent’s Leg 重生嫡女小神棍，抱紧摄政王大腿 Madam Wang王家大娘子Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Tian became her legitimate elder sister's dowry maid and was tortured to death in the household. Only as she died did she learn that her concubine-born mother was actually her sister's birth mother, and that she herself was the marquis's true legitimate daughter. Reborn, she found her several brothers lining up to ask her for fortunes. Eldest brother: “Dear little sister, take a look…” Jiang Tian: “Your complexion is rosy, brother. You'll surely take first place.” Sec 19Reads8.0Score—Shelves
48. 48 阳 Matters of the Living, People of the Dead 阳间事，阴间人 Han Yinghe寒应合Mystery127k WordsOngoing Orphaned from birth, She Qiang grew up being fed by kind neighbors. Born in a time of chaos and raised in a Daoist temple, he learned a lifetime’s worth of Daoist arts from nothing but spell books left behind by someone unknown in the temple. He had planned to muddle through life, but reality kept pushing him, step by step, toward that unknown world... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is great. It has everything: ghost hunting, formations, spells, and talismans. There's no female lead, you go out and hunt ghosts, and the opening scene features a zombie coming back to life!

49. 49 规 Rule Horror: Starting in the Necromancy Prison 规则怪谈：从死灵监狱开始 Little Green Turtle小绿龟Mystery203k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Horror + national destiny + deduction + wish fulfillment + laugh-out-loud memes + wild abandon + no female lead] A world ruled by bizarre rule-based phenomena. Duan Fei, chosen by the Dragon Kingdom, is transported into the world of rule-based horror to take on the “Necromancer Prison” scenario. Cellmate: “I'm hungry. Can I eat your head?” Guard: “Mace, chainsaw, pepper spray. Rest assured, our service is excellent. We have a punishment guaranteed to kill you.” Chosen one from Sakura —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: [Thriller + National Fate + Mystery + Thrilling Read + Hilarious Memes + Unrestrained Self-expression + No Female Lead] A world ruled by supernatural rules. Duan Fei, the chosen one of the Dragon Kingdom, is transported to the "Necromancer Prison" instance in this world of supernatural rules. Fellow inmate: I'm hungry, can I eat your head? Jailer: Meteor hammer, chainsaw, pepper spray—don't worry, our service is top-notch. There's always a way to kill you. Cherry Blossom Chosen One: I'm scared to death! Korean Chosen One: I'm a male model from Bai Jinhan's White Horse Club. I broke six steel wool balls in one night. I'm willing to serve the female ghost sister. Urinal Chosen One: Doesn't anyone care about our country's name? Announcement: In front of "Pakaz," please ensure your heart stops beating, or your heart will be eaten. Audience: This "female jailer" is really good, sexy and alluring, graceful... Ace pilot, requesting deployment!

50. 50 规 Rule Horror: I'm a Scholar!! 规则怪谈：我是读书人啊！！ Yam and Blueberry Don't Go Together山药不搭蓝莓Mystery365k WordsCompleted Guan Ziliang had just passed the written portion of the national civil service exam when he got so excited that he keeled over and died. When he woke again, he was in a strange new world. [Welcome to the Haunted Park] [Loading the Game of Despair…] [Ding! Player Guan Ziliang of the Dragon Kingdom, successfully loaded!] “If you can’t understand reason, this monk knows a few moves with his fists.” “Technically, you’re not allowed to hit the supernatural, but he’s the one who makes the rules.” A hi 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character in this book is intelligent and doesn't seem to lose his mind; it's super fun.

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