These Seven Are the Only Masterpieces in the Rules-Horror Genre. Disagree? Prove Me Wrong. 规则怪谈除这七本已无神作，不服来辩

1. 251 七 The 1970s: My Whole Family Regretted It After I Remarried 七零：改嫁之后全家后悔了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted The 1970s: The Whole Family Regrets Her Remarriage 6Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 死 The Death Train 死亡列车 Tu Su屠苏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsCompleted This is a world where civilization has collapsed and evil runs rampant! This is a blood-soaked, frenzied realm where morality has fallen apart! This is a struggle to survive! 4.2kReads8.5Score491Shelves
3. 253 惊 Thriller: I Can't Believe I Drew a Farming System from the Start 惊悚：服了，开局抽到种田系统 Thirteen Paper Boats纸船十三Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + farming + infinite flow + a System for everyone + food; not scary, not scary. The main draw is goofy, lighthearted fun, with everyone helping one another and getting along. A little scheming] After 28 years of diligent work, Xia Wulei worked herself to death in front of her computer. Her soul arrives in a new world, where she gets a chance to complete quests, save up points, and resurrect herself. Xia Wulei was going to refuse, but then she drew a farming System. Now that's hard to turn 2.9kReads8.8Score393Shelves
4. 254 惊 Horror Survival Game: The Host Is the Living King of Hell 惊悚国运：宿主她是人间活阎王 Wanting to Daydream想作白日梦Mystery529k WordsCompleted [Yandere and unhinged heroine + horror worlds + infinite flow + livestreaming + ruthless and decisive + no romance early on, undecided after 300,000 words] Global Horror Three players from each country are randomly sent into a horror world, where their experiences are livestreamed in real time! Yue Qingge is in the middle of an exciting horror novel when she wakes up in a mass grave. A corpse beside her reaches out to touch her hand. Yue Qingge slams it with a shovel, pulverizing it. The filthy 847Reads9.0Score151Shelves
5. 255 我 My Horror Game Is Far Too Healing 我的惊悚游戏实在太治愈了 Watch the Sunrise with Me陪我看日出Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Xiu was chosen to become a trial participant in a horror game. Born without the ability to feel fear, he gained the SSS-rank Evil God talent, Extreme Terror, from the start and began a life of unstoppable power-ups! When Lin Xiu’s trial was livestreamed across the internet, the viewers were stunned. “Oh my god, he’s stitching up the slit-mouthed woman’s wounds one stitch at a time. Who knew she was so beautiful?” “In Butcher Alley, where no living person dares enter, all the demons and monst 559Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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   The first seven books and the last one, Eternal God

6. 256 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Discovered My Family Were Monsters 规则怪谈：开局发现家人是诡异 The Bohemian Scholar浪笔书生Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “Don't tell anyone you can see them! Remember, anyone means everyone, including me!” Before Yun's father died, he gasped for breath and spent a long time warning eight-year-old Yun Zheng in terror. Strangely, the next morning, Yun's father acted as though nothing had happened. He sat at the table and ate breakfast with a calm expression. “Dad, what are you eating?” the innocent Yun Zheng asked. “I'm gnawing on a pig bone,” Yun's father replied. His cold face suddenly twisted into a strange grin 700Reads8.0Score—Shelves
7. 257 这 These Strange Tales Are All So Adorable 这些怪谈明明都超可爱 God Said, Let There Be Light JPG神说要有光JPGTwo Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Tao: The stories I have to tell about my five beautiful, strong, and tragic supernatural beings. A story about strange tales, salvation, and love. Zhang Tao has an older sister, Zhang Baibai, who has been missing for four years. It seems as though her existence has been erased from the world. Four years later, Zhang Tao receives Zhang Baibai's diary and decides to search for her in the places she visited before she disappeared. Baichuan City, the famous capital of strange tales. This is wh 1.3kReads9.4Score176Shelves

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   These rule-based supernatural tales are also of top-notch quality.

8. 258 合 A Marriage Contract, and the Cold CEO Secretly Falls for Me 合约成婚，冷面总裁悄悄动心了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted A Contract Marriage, and the Cold-Faced CEO Secretly Falls for Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 惊 Thriller Game: This Doctor Is More Terrifying Than Ghosts 惊悚游戏：这个医生比鬼恐怖 Sliding-Step Expert滑步高手Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The paranormal is on the rise, and horror games are invading reality. The genius doctor Li Fei is accidentally drawn into a game. With the Ghost Doctor System at his side, he devotes himself heart and soul to medicine, gradually building his clinic into a thriving business. The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “I only went in for a checkup for a cold, and he sewed my mouth shut the moment I walked in!” The Red Wedding Dress: “I only turned him down, but he insisted I had a fear of men!” The Ghost Lady: “He t 16.3kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
10. 260 全 Everyone Plays Hide-and-Seek: The Unhinged Beauty Has Maxed-Out Clairvoyance 全民躲猫猫：疯批美人她满级天眼 Deep-Fried Pear油炸雪梨Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + Hide-and-Seek + Livestream + Female Lead + No Romance] After nuclear war, Blue Star lies in ashes. Hide-and-seek is humanity's only hope. A global hide-and-seek game has arrived. Those chosen will represent their nations in battle. Victory earns rewards; defeat means losing territory! When Lin Suian appears as Dragon Nation's forty-fourth contestant, the comments wail: “She's wearing a hospital gown? And slippers? It's over, Dragon Nation's luck has run out!” But while the other 204.4kReads9.3Score21.7kShelves

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    I've read quite a few books in the past few days, but I still think these two stories are the most exciting and interesting: one is about fighting for one's country, and the other shows special respect for women; one is a thrilling and fast-paced adventure game, and the other is very interesting about interacting with NPCs.

11. 261 规 Rule Horror: Who Can Stand Against My Corporate Empire? 规则怪谈：我家巨企谁可奈何？ World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Mystery511k WordsCompleted [Original strange tales + megacorporations + the Lord's Space] Like every other unlucky soul, Mu Yu is swept into the Lord's world. Strange tales, corruption, and countless dangers and hardships await him. But Mu Yu is a little different from the other unlucky souls in the Lord's Space. They found It! It is an immense entity that ordinary people can barely even look up at: a megacorporation. We must make this clear. First, we are a monopoly. Second, we are a monopoly. Finally, we must emphasize 2.5kReads9.2Score275Shelves

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    Giant corporations, creating a better tomorrow. Please remember, we are monopolies; wealth is a commodity we issue, and value is controlled by us. Do not fear, and do not resist; the next branch of these giant corporations is about to descend upon your land. The light of hope will soon rise on this new land!

12. 262 纪 Epoch Train: Players, Please Board 纪元列车：玩家请上车 Chaos Without a Thought混沌无念Sports548k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Survival + Reborn + X-Ray Vision + Ruthless and Decisive + No Saintly Good Deeds = ?] As the origin of the universe shifted and a new era began, the rules governing the myriad worlds and races were overturned. Every living being was sent into a game called Era Train. One person, one train, and countless worlds rife with danger. Their only hope was to search for a way to survive. In Era Train, the only way to stay alive was to keep moving forward and open the chests along the road to 647Reads6.7Score—Shelves
13. 263 当 My Endless Rebellion Against the Rules in Tales of the Bizarre 当我在规则怪谈中无限叛逆 I'm Not Chuan Xiaokui我不是川小葵Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Unconventional Rules-Horror Power Fantasy + Urban High Martial Arts + Hilarious + Mind-Bending + Plot-Driven + No Romance + Supernatural Awakening + Passionate Evolution + Clashes Between Multiple Civilizations + Plenty of Foreshadowing and a Lasting Impact] A high-martial-arts power fantasy wrapped in the trappings of a rules-horror story. It leans comedic early on and grows more action-packed and impassioned later. The world is vast, spanning multiple planes and species, with interstellar con 104Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    1. Protagonist Su Xiao, talent: Born with a rebellious streak (in short, rebellious), transforms into a domineering war god in the world of supernatural tales; 2. Protagonist Gu Yi, talent: Infinite deduction, the storyline mentions alien civilizations also fighting against the world of supernatural tales; 3. Protagonist Zhou Bai, has a system, the plots in the supernatural tales are connected, mostly focusing on the world of supernatural tales, with some mention of the real world in the early stages, but less so later (mainly because I only read a large part of it); 4. Protagonist Chen Ge, talent: Dragon King's Laughter (immunity to strange attacks), the protagonist has a background, the scale becomes quite large in the later stages, the story theme is quite novel (that's my opinion); 5. Protagonist Jiang Mu, talent: Lawless, just like the title, tramples on the rules in the early stages, later his words become law; 6. Protagonist Su Ming, talent: Unrestrained, is a transmigrator (after reading it I think maybe not?), Also a man who loves walking dogs, with a personality called [Beast] inside his body, crazy and strong.

14. 264 轮 In the Reincarnation Game, I'm Not the Patient 轮回游戏我不是病人 Hao Lingfeng浩凌峰Mystery246k WordsOngoing (Infinite Survival + Instance Worlds + Suspense + High Intelligence + Decisive and Ruthless) Settle in and enjoy the ride. The pace is lightning-fast. The Survival Game of the Myriad Heavens descends, and Lu Chen is swept into the Black Mist Hospital, where the death rate is as high as ninety percent. Monsters roam here, and the rules determine life and death. But Lu Chen awakens the S-rank talent “Precise Analysis,” which lets him see through monsters' weaknesses and loopholes in the rules. Whi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    And this one, with its fresh writing style and incredibly imaginative story.

15. 265 觉 Awakened to Martial Arts, I Can Copy Other People's Combat Instincts 觉醒武道，我能复制别人的战斗本能 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted Awakening the Martial Way, I Can Copy Other People's Combat Instincts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 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 21.2kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
17. 267 我 I'm a Good Person, So Why Do You Call Me a Menace? 我一个好人，你们说我是祸害？ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [School Life, Everyday Comedy, Hilarious, spiritual qi revival, No Longer Human, Absurd, Shameless] When Qin Ke opened his eyes, he found himself in a parallel world undergoing spiritual qi revival! Right from the start, a bully showed up looking for trouble and asked him if he knew how to write the word “death”! No need to panic. He flipped open a dictionary and showed him exactly how to write it! “Repeat after me: si, as in ‘death’! Its opposite is ‘live,’ as in ‘stay alive’!” If the Syst 54.6kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves

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    The first book is really good, highly recommended! The second book isn't entirely about supernatural tales; it leans more towards a horror game. If you're looking for supernatural tales about rules, proceed with caution. Both the first and third are quite funny and not very scary. If you're looking for something serious and frightening, don't bother.

18. 268 生 Survival Game Invasion: I Draw a Hidden Class from the Start 生存游戏入侵：开局抽中隐藏职业 That's a Nice Talent这天赋不错Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing ⭐: If you enjoy this, please leave a five-star review~ [Game sports] + [No romance] + [Golden finger] + [Infinite Flow] + [Wild imagination] + [Female-oriented power fantasy] + [Survival instances] What the heroine wants, the heroine gets. A trillion people around the world are pulled into a survival game. Song Mei draws a hidden class from the start. Daily sign-ins drop packages filled with rare items. While other players are still struggling through instances, she has already achieved several 54.6kReads8.7Score9.5kShelves
19. 269 读 Ghost-Reading Master: I Can See Through the Thoughts of Every Ghost in the World 《读鬼大师：全世界阿飘的心思被我看穿了》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩86k WordsCompleted Ghost-Reading Master: I Can See Through the Thoughts of Every Ghost in the World —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 诡 Weird Tales: From the Start, I Beat the Eight-Foot-Tall Woman to a Pulp 诡异，开局锤爆八尺夫人 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted The world of the uncanny was chaotic and lawless. Mountain demons, evil ghosts, phantoms, jiangshi, zombies, slit-mouthed women, Sadako, eight-foot-tall women, Bloody Mary… Every uncanny being once thought to exist only in the imagination was real in this world. Xu Changqing, a martial arts enthusiast, had ended up here by accident. He’d only wanted to scrape by and wait for death, but from the start, he was attacked by an F-rank entity from Sakura Country: the Eight-Foot-Tall Woman. To stay ali 11.2kReads8.7Score969Shelves
21. 271 怪 Ghost Stories: Daoist Priest, Spare Us Some Dignity! 怪谈：道长，给咱们留点面子吧！ Feel-Good Fiction Pro爽文大咖Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted (The arcs are already plentiful, so dive right in!) [Rules-based horror + no female lead + original scenarios + national destiny + livestreaming + lighthearted comedy + mild horror and brainteasers] A rules-based horror game descended upon the real world, dragging every country into a deadly game. In this calamity, the great nation of Dragon Country, which had stood for a thousand years, failed to show its true strength because of the game's mechanics. As one horror scenario after another struck 2kReads7.1Score211Shelves

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    These are also super pretty.

22. 272 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 872Reads9.0Score117Shelves

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    The last book was the earliest "Rule of the Bizarre" I read on Tomato Bookstore. Back then, "Rule of the Bizarre" wasn't as popular as it is now, and the kind of mindless, system-driven, rule-breaking monster eggs with innate talent hadn't appeared yet.

23. 273 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery621k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 46Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 诡 Horror Games Invade: I Spent Ten Billion to Become the Ghost King 诡异游戏入侵，氪金十亿当鬼王 Little Bai Cries小白哭Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Lin En, was reborn and returned to ten days before the horror game invaded reality! The only way to fight back was a real-world anime-style horror game called Ghost Raising! The ghosts raised in the game would appear beside Lin En and protect him when the supernatural game invaded reality! So, before the invasion, Lin En began frantically spending money on gacha pulls and raising ghosts. Red wedding dresses, snow maidens, gothic lolitas, little demons… He raised them all! Te 11.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    There's a kind of elegance called Zhao Yi, a kind of rebellion called Su Xiao, a kind of mischievous kid called Lin Yuan, a kind of lovable sixth brother called Lin Chen, a kind of gifted genius called Gu Yi, a kind of worldly wisdom called Gu Fan, a kind of fugitive murderer called Xiao Ye, a kind of college student called Song Linfeng, a kind of dual personality called Su Ming, a kind of cheat code called Su Li, a kind of madman called Meng Fei, and a kind of love called Jiang Yi and Alex. I'm running out of words, everyone, but every single one of them is truly wonderful. If you don't like them, come and tell me honestly. (Minimum 9.0)

25. 275 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
26. 276 变 Reborn as a Girl, I Won’t Be Socially Anxious in the Horror World Anymore 变成女孩子在惊悚世界不想再社恐 Big Hao Ren大郝仁啊Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Horror World] [Gender Transformation] [Healing Everyday Life] [Read Before Bed to Cure Your Insomnia] After buying a late-night snack at a convenience store, Tang Xia Bing was on her way home to continue being a shut-in when, at a crossroads, a truck transformed into a robot and sent her to another world with its righteous iron fist. She had transmigrated straight into the body of a white-haired little girl who had taken her own life because her social anxiety made her terrified of dealing with 15.2kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves

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    I don't really agree with this book.

27. 277 规 Rule Horror: I Can See the Correct Rules! 规则怪谈：我能看到正确规则！ Randy Pig Under the Stars星空下的骚猪Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Deduction]+ [Thriller]+ [National Fate]+ [Livestream] A note before we begin: The first scenario is fairly simple, mainly to help readers who haven't read rules horror novels get used to the genre. But if you've finished the third scenario and still don't think this book is exciting, please tag me. I'll wash my hair while standing on my head! Qu Qi woke from a nap and found himself swept into a world of horrors. His success or failure would affect the fate of Longguo. The first rules 554Reads6.8Score101Shelves
28. 278 开 Rules of the Strange: From the Start, I Can See Through the Rules 开局规则怪谈：从看破规则开始 Zhu Huasha株华沙Mystery505k WordsCompleted [Thriller + mystery + livestream + national fate + no female lead] The supernatural is resurging, terrifying games are spreading, and rule-based horror stories have descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered the real world. Those who are chosen will be sent into a world of strange rules to face supernatural challenges on behalf of their countries. Mo Fan, a challenger representing the Dragon Kingdom, gains the ability to tell whether the rules are true or false. If he wins, he’ll buy the 640Reads7.3Score103Shelves
29. 279 4 Dorm Room 404: I Clear the Game by Hunting My Roommates 404女寝：我靠猎杀室友通关 Two or Three Sounds Beneath the Moon月下两三声10k WordsCompleted Dorm 404: I Clear the Game by Hunting Down My Roommates 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good! It's full of short stories.

30. 280 末 Orphanage at the End of the World: Migration of the Last Flame 末日孤儿院：火种迁徙 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩36k WordsCompleted Doomsday Orphanage: The Migration of the Flame 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 别 Stop Running, There Are Monsters Everywhere Here 别跑了，这里到处是怪物 Doesn't Eat Konjac不吃魔芋Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Coming-of-Age Protagonist, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, Plot-Driven] On Lin Yi’s eighteenth birthday, his mother plunged a knife into his heart with her own hands. He thought he would die, but when he came to, Lin Yi discovered he was still alive. He was not only unharmed, but had even returned to the past. At first, Lin Yi thought it was all a hallucination. It was only when his mother picked up the knife on the table again that he finally realized the people sitting before him were not his p 20.1kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
32. 282 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

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    These five books are absolutely amazing. The others are self-explanatory, but the second one—it doesn't lower intelligence or engage in any negative comparisons—is just so unpopular.

33. 283 规 Rule Horror: I’m the Final Villain in This Horror Story 规则怪谈：我，恐怖里的最终反派 Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Mystery306k WordsCompleted The supernatural returned, and rulebound horror descended upon the world. Lin Mu was chosen by chance and brought to this perilous world of urban legends. He thought he was just like most of the other players. If he failed to solve the mystery within the allotted time, his mind would descend into chaos, and he would become one of them. Until today: [Rulebound horror has finally begun!] [Wait! This handsome guy looks kind of familiar. Holy crap, isn't he the final villain who created the urban le 1.5kReads8.5Score139Shelves
34. 284 午 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season One) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第一季) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩13k WordsCompleted Enter at midnight. Clear the instance to survive (Season One) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 我 I Imprisoned the Entire Paranormal World and Turned It Over to the State 我关押整个诡异世界上交国家 The One He Heard About道听途说的他Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted A mysterious force has awakened, and a world of the uncanny has descended. Here, you can encounter demons from strange tales, ghosts from horror stories, and even ancient gods from myths and legends! Everyone in this uncanny world lives in fear and trepidation. But Jiang Che discovers that he can see strange prompts. And so... He works as a caregiver at the Yellow Springs Hospital, a waiter at an underworld hotel, and a network administrator at a reincarnation internet cafe... He even builds a p 2kReads8.4Score261Shelves

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    These four books are getting no recommendations?! When did I, the mighty Blood Brother, become so weak? (Second book)

36. 286 规 Rule-Based Horror Stories: Starting with Halloween 规则类怪谈，从万圣节开始 Love of the Void空之恋Mystery651k WordsCompleted (Also known as: Rule-Based Horror, Starting with Halloween) My name is Bai Ze, and I’m an ordinary high school sophomore. Even though it was Halloween, I saw a Christmas tree in my residential compound. Only later did I learn that the tree didn’t exist. The fifteen rules in the residents’ chat group, the timid older girl next door, the strange white-haired little girl, the patrol team’s eerie regulations, my beautiful deskmate, the ghost in the thick fog... The residential compound, the school.. 753Reads8.8Score101Shelves
37. 287 规 Rule Horror: A Folklorist's Survival Notes 规则怪谈：民俗学家的生存笔记 Song Jinu宋寄奴Mystery100k WordsOngoing After being dragged into a world of eerie tales, all my fellow travelers are terrified. There's a ghost outside the door calling someone's name? I can tell at a glance it's an incomplete Nuo opera ritual for seeking one's kin. Just cover your ears and don't look back. There's an eerie whisper from inside the coffin? I use a coin to exploit a loophole in the rules, and the ritual is completed ahead of schedule. My name is Song Jinu, and I study folklore. To me, every eerie tale is just a folk rit —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My new book is now available! Please support it! [Kissing emojis]

38. 288 午 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season Two) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去（第二季） Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩14k WordsCompleted Midnight Entry: You Can Only Survive by Clearing the Dungeon (Season 2) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 诡 The Eerie Hotel: I Break Deadly Plots Through Endless Deduction 诡异饭店：我靠无限推演破杀局 Jia Huan嘉奂Mystery131k WordsOngoing [Horror Rules] [Light Infinite-Flow] Want a seat at the table? Then bet your life first! Lin Fan accidentally wanders into a bizarre restaurant, where the ingredients are actually the diners. Can he survive only by filling the menu? If every step comes with a rule, perhaps turning those rules against the restaurant is his one chance to stay alive... 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is quite good; I really enjoy madman literature.

40. 290 诡 The Creepy World Is My Home: While Others Clear Levels, I Go Home 诡异世界是我家，别人闯关我回家 Skewer Fanatic炸串脑袋Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [National Fate] [Female-led] [No romance] [Horror and the supernatural] [Searching for family?] (The first game is mostly about recognizing family, so it isn't scary. The supernatural elements grow more intense in later games.) Li Fuguang transmigrated to a parallel world just as the National Fate Thriller Game descended. Clear ten games in a row, and you earn one wish. The chosen players had done well in the first few games, but they all crashed and burned in the fourth, “A Fami 3.6kReads7.9Score390Shelves

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    She was chosen for the "Rules of the Strange," but nobody told her that the dungeon was her home! [Laughing emoji][laughing emoji]

41. 291 规 With a Rule-Bound Doll in Hand, I Lead My Sister Away 规则玩偶在手妹妹跟我走 Fisherman's Song Sung in Secret渔歌暗咏Mystery197k WordsCompleted For personal reasons, I received a notice, and this story has to end here. The problem is with my writing. I crossed a line, and there’s no way to revise it. The issue with the brother and sister in the outline has turned into a plot hole that can’t be fixed. Fixing it would mean rejecting the entire story, which would be as difficult as writing a whole new book. I want to apologize to everyone who has been reading and supporting the story. I’m sorry. You have to know when to let go. Well, I’m s 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're just playing with cheat codes in a game of rules and weirdness, it's not fun anymore. It's all about the thrill, the feeling of being on the verge of death. It relies purely on your brain and reflexes. It's special, and creating something unique isn't easy. I've heard that not many people actually use their brains in this game; it's mostly kids watching. I don't believe it.

42. 292 罪 The New King of Sin Cards: I Will Cleanse the World of Evil 罪牌新王：我将肃清世间恶 Nuo Anuo糯阿诺Mystery339k WordsOngoing [Mild Horror, Mild Gore, Infinite Flow, Original Instances, Not a Power Fantasy] A male high school student stands up for the girl he loves, but one impulsive act turns him into a criminal and drags him into a horrifying trial of human nature. "I can help you become a god... make you forget all your troubles... give you anything you desire..." The old king, on the verge of death, gazed at the young man before him and whispered his final words. "Then... let everything come to a standstill, and tu 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't want to give up. I'll gladly accept everyone's criticism. I don't want to be like a headless fly anymore...

43. 293 午 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon to Survive (Season 3) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第三季) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩35k WordsCompleted Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 3) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 规 Rule Horror: Something's Wrong With This Rule 规则怪谈：这个规则不对劲 Going My Own Way一意咕行Mystery343k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + no heroine + lighthearted + funny + crafty schemer + eerie + national destiny] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. People chosen from each country enter it to face the eerie. Zhou Yi is chosen by the horror world to represent Great Xia in this game. If he wins, he will buy Great Xia a chance to catch its breath. If he loses, the horror world will descend upon Great Xia. Everyone chosen to enter the horror world gets one chance to draw a talent. The others all get f 83Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    These are the books I recommend that I read frequently. I suggest starting with the first, third, and seventh books, especially the third one—it's the absolute best! [Learned something new][Learned something new][Learned something new]

45. 295 离 After the Divorce, I Became the Artist He Could Never Hope to Win Over 离婚后我成了他高攀不起的画家 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩29k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Became the Painter He Could Only Dream of Marrying 5Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 咬EN Take a Bite of the Horror Boss—Pfft, He's Lovesick! 咬一口惊悚BOSS，呸恋爱脑！ Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads709k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Meeting You is now available on all platforms!] [Two male leads + exhilarating infinite-flow story + lovers turned rivals + BOSS seme + mad uke + two powerful, devoted partners, 1v1] Three years ago, Stairway to Heaven suddenly appeared. Groups of people were dragged into an escape game and forced to livestream, enduring the audience's arbitrary whims and overwhelming abuse. Yu Qing had soft, long hair, an innocent face, and big, watery eyes. When the old ghost woman bef 27.4kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves

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    The first book is about a psychologist who goes crazy online; the second book is about a mental patient and his second personality; the third book is a comic book about a powerful warrior who defeats everyone; the fourth and fifth books have two male protagonists.

47. 297 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Sold a Little Girl to the Neighbor 规则怪谈：开局将小萝莉卖给邻居 Spider Mantou蜘蛛馍馍Mystery491k WordsCompleted In the horror world people enter after death, every player receives a random talent skill! But... Su Ming's skills seem a little different from everyone else's? [Anything Goes]: As long as you follow the rules, it doesn't matter whether they're real or fake. The horrors can't do a thing to you! [Adopt Your Enemy as Your Father]: When you encounter a horror or another player, call them "father" and they'll protect and favor you unconditionally! [Money Talks]: There's nothing money can't solve. An 1.3kReads8.6Score191Shelves
48. 298 天 A Genius Contracts Two Gods, and They Slay Their Way Through the Instances 天才契约神明，她俩杀穿副本 Jia Lili嘉丽丽Two Female Leads203k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + livestream + infinite-flow + power fantasy + dual heroines + yuri (one heroine is nonhuman)] Ding Can looks like a perfectly ordinary high school graduate about to start college. Because of her high IQ, she divides everyone in her world into just two categories: “people you can reason with” and “people you can’t.” One day, as a newcomer to the game, she is dragged into an S-rank horror dungeon called [College Entrance Exam]. Just as her Sanity is about to hit zero and s 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These four books are simply divine, especially the first one!!! I've read it three times and never get tired of it. The fourth one is more emotionally nuanced, the second one is more mind-bending, and the third one is a bit crazy.

49. 299 全 Everyone in the City Thinks I'm a Peerless Master 全城武者都以为我是绝世大佬 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩10k WordsCompleted Everyone in the City Thinks I'm an Unparalleled Expert 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 林 Mr. Lin Is an NPC [Infinite] 林先生是个npc【无限】 Mr. Passerby, Please Wait a Moment路人先生请稍等Two Male Leads430k WordsCompleted [Infinite world, mystery, two male leads, both powerful, younger man/older man, love and hate, amnesia] Basically, it’s the story of a handsome guy who realizes he’s an NPC, goes out to become a player, and ends up dating a younger man. The story isn’t mindless, the protagonist isn’t invincible, and there’s no over-the-top melodrama. It has bloody scenes and plenty of deduction. Both protagonists are a little unhinged, so be warned. Lin Fan (0): Warm on the outside, cold on the inside; highly in 2.1kReads8.9Score442Shelves

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