Looking for a Novel Where the Protagonist Is the Mastermind Behind Rule-Based Horror Stories! 求！主角是规则类怪谈幕后黑手的小说！

1. 1 人 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈，我是天命大反派 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6kReads9.0Score76414d adds

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   🍀①The male protagonist acts as an NPC in the "Rules of the Strange Tales," but is actually the mastermind behind it all. He can freely modify the rules.🍀②The protagonist can create his own "Rules of the Strange Tales," and from the very beginning, he drags in everyone who bullied him.

2. 2 让 I Asked You to Write an Essay, Not a Rule Horror Story! 让你写作文，你写规则怪谈？ Mu Youqingyao木又清遥Mystery622k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes]+ [Creating Rules Horror]+ [No System]+ [No Saintly Hero] Lin Chen wrote nothing more than a school essay, yet it plunged all of Longguo into panic. Because the rules horror he wrote had become real! The night before, wanting revenge on the gangsters who bullied him, Lin Chen had used one of their birthday parties as the template for a rules horror scenario. The next day, he was astonished to discover that several classmates who had attended the gangsters' birthday party the p 2.7kReads8.2Score37914d adds
3. 3 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 66kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds

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   These two were quite good, actually, but they're not finished yet.

4. 4 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 536Reads9.3Score17814d adds
5. 5 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 56.9kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds

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   🐹A ten-year veteran bookworm🦊 I was able to finish the whole thing without skipping a single chapter [you should think about it], which proves this book is pretty good 😎 After all, even veteran bookworms can't finish many books 📚~ Although this one ended a bit abruptly 🍰, it doesn't affect the reading experience 📖 Come check it out! It's super interesting!

6. 6 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 144kReads9.6Score19.1k14d adds

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   The descriptions of expressions, inner thoughts, and events are all interconnected and well-developed, making it a worthwhile book to read.

7. 7 规 Rule Horror: But I'm the Error 规则怪谈：但我是错误 The Turtle Keeper Who Ran Aground搁浅的养龟人Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted (This novel features rule-based horror, deduction, livestreams, and national fate.) (The protagonist grows over time. As the author was a newcomer, the characterization in the first volume is weak, but the protagonist’s appeal rises sharply from the second volume onward.) (This book doesn’t kill characters arbitrarily, dumb them down for no reason, or indulge in over-the-top emotional outbursts.) That year, horror games descended and shrouded the world. That day, I was chosen to become a solver. 3.1kReads8.9Score41414d adds

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8. 8 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 1.5kReads8.5Score14514d adds

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9. 9 天 How Could I, Coughing Up Blood Every Day, Possibly Be the Mastermind? 天天咳血的我怎么可能是幕后黑手 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery545k WordsCompleted Also known as My Life in a Wheelchair: I Write Strange Tales, and They All Come True Single male protagonist + no romance but doted on by everyone + tragic yet strong + urban fantasy + strange tales + mastermind behind the scenes (not from the start) (female-oriented!!!!!) [System binding successful] [Hello, Host! This System is called the Strange Tale Author Development System. The Host must write one strange tale each month. If you don't write well, you'll die~] [P.S. To clarify, Host, you wer 5.9kReads9.0Score91614d adds

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   It's good; the main characters are beautiful, strong, and tragic. Although there's no romantic pairing, it's still enjoyable.

10. 10 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 25.3kReads9.4Score2.5k14d adds

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    (Elements of this novel: supernatural tales of rules + mystery + live broadcast + national destiny) (The protagonist is a character who grows up; due to the author being a newcomer, the first volume's character development is not ideal, but the protagonist's appeal improves dramatically from the second volume onwards.)

11. 11 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 925Reads9.0Score11714d adds

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    These two books are worth checking out; both feature protagonists who create rules without a female lead.

12. 12 躲 Hiding Behind the Scenes, Bringing Fear and Faith to the World 躲在幕后，给世界带去恐惧与信仰 Xuanyuan Goudan轩辕狗蛋Urban725k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, behind-the-scenes mastermind, manipulating the masses, creating the supernatural, a mix of everything, people reading too much into things, Tarot Club] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Luo Chen scattered the seeds of the supernatural and became the mastermind behind the scenes. A young woman who jumped into a river gained the power to take revenge and became a monster, slaughtering everyone in her path. A police auxiliary officer, mortally wounded while fighting criminal 2kReads7.1Score12414d adds
13. 13 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 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Rules-based mystery, fresh gossip, guaranteed sweet! Brain-teasing puzzles! If you enjoy logic-based decryption, come check this out! 😘😘

14. 14 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. 1.4kReads9.2Score17314d adds

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    Observe the ghost

15. 15 恐 Horror Apocalypse: From the Start, I Married a Ghost and Took the Bride by Force 恐怖末世：开局冥婚，强娶鬼新娘 Drinking in the West Wind醉饮西风Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural phenomena return + unconventional stockpiling + comedy + reborn + one female lead + mental illness] Lu Yuan is unexpectedly reborn and remembers what will happen on May 20: when a girl confesses to him, his dead ex-girlfriend will turn into a vengeful ghost and hunt him down! To stay alive, Lu Yuan comes up with a great idea. Only ghosts can hold back ghosts. If he can gather an embroidered shoe, a bridal gown, a red bridal veil, a phoenix hairpin, and a jade bangle, he can assembl 8.1kReads8.7Score75714d adds
16. 16 规 Rule Horror: A Random Profession Draw Carries the Whole Team 规则怪谈：职业轮抽带飞全场 Three Thousand Years in a Dream梦里三千年Mystery155k WordsOngoing [Horror] [Mystery] [Live Streaming] [No Female Lead] [National Fate] [Randomized Careers] The world is being tainted by the uncanny, and rule-based horror scenarios are invading countries around the globe. To ensure their safety, countries are sending teams to conquer the uncanny world. If a team fails, its country will suffer an invasion. Everyone in the uncanny world awakens a talent. At the start of each round, they are randomly assigned a career. [Tracker]: Lock onto a target and receive dir —Reads6.1Score—14d adds
17. 17 要 Help! The Unlucky One Goes on a Killing Spree in the Escape Game 要命！非酋在逃生游戏里杀疯了 Yue Qiqi月柒柒Two Male Leads414k WordsCompleted [No female lead & infinite-flow & mild horror & two powerful leads & contrasting personalities] Semes-focused (not suited to readers with extreme preferences) Lin Qingyu enters an escape game and gets spectacularly unlucky every time. The worst rewards other players get are weapons or supernatural abilities. But all he gets are... Roses, greeting cards, little string lights... One useless trinket after another keeps coming his way. Everyone laughs at him, convinced he won't last long. But when h 2.9kReads9.4Score38214d adds
18. 18 暗 Dark Fairy Tales: This Plot Doesn't Seem Quite Right 暗黑童话：这剧情好像不太对 Book Immortal Fan书仙帆Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Horror game + childhood ruined + no heroine + no System] Liu Zheng transmigrated to a world overrun by horror games and unexpectedly awakened an incredibly powerful talent. The horror games are based on fairy tales he knew by heart in his previous life, except the plots are a little... off. His talents are powerful too, but their effects are a little... something else. [Oh No]: Shout at the top of your lungs to transform into Ultraman Gaia! [My Dad]: You can make yourself become someone else's 252Reads7.3Score—14d adds
19. 19 诡 Eerie Revival: My Neighbor Isn't Human 诡异复苏：我的邻居不是人 Offer Flowers, Present Dogs接花献狗Mystery392k WordsCompleted [No female lead, no romance, and the protagonist grows stronger over time. He becomes formidable after death.] Three years ago, the world twisted, and terror returned. As the entire world was shrouded in the shadows of ghosts and monsters, Qi Miao: Thanks for asking. There's the old woman who looks for people to take her place in death, the widowed father raising a daughter, the little kid who likes bouncing a ball, the zombie family that holds spirit-summoning rituals, the ghost in a horse-face 624Reads8.9Score10614d adds
20. 20 我 I Build My Power in the Shadows 我在幕后培养势力 Cheerful 9h爽朗的9hMystery391k WordsOngoing [Behind the scenes, building a faction, System, slow-paced, large cast of supporting characters] The arrival of the supernatural shattered Blue Star's peace. Those who gained power often gave themselves over to their desires, bringing out the worst in human nature. A vengeful female ghost in a murder case; a killer with lightning-fast Seven-Step Fist in a string of murders; a construction laborer who rises to power after a shooting in an abandoned building; a police officer whose bullets can tur 201Reads6.8Score—14d adds
21. 21 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 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
22. 22 无 Infinite Flow: The Savior Has Thrown in the Towel 无限流：救世主他撂挑子不干了 Purehearted Little Waxberry纯情小杨梅Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + infinite flow + narcissism] [A falsely good, unjustly kind man. A reborn, deranged, corrupted savior] “Ding-dong! Your game time is starting~” A horror game descended upon the world, and Rong Xiangwan awakened a special ability: feeding himself to ghosts. His flesh and blood were the perfect bait. No monster could resist its temptation. His savior-like power pushed Rong Xiangwan to the top. He became humanity’s leader, enduring the pain and struggling to survive, only to be to 2.3kReads9.4Score41414d adds
23. 23 我 Building a Cult of Evil Gods in a Strange World 我在诡异世界构建邪神信仰 Aging Ninika老去的尼尼卡Mystery194k WordsCompleted [System] [Dungeon] [Supernatural] [Wild Imagination] It's been five years since Chen Yuanliang transmigrated to a strange and terrifying world, yet he still hasn't awakened an innate ability. With the supernatural exam that will decide whether he lives or dies fast approaching, he finally gets his own cheat simulator on his birthday. Ding! Evil Spirit Simulator booting up... What? This cheat is for evil spirits, and I'm supposed to torment humans? You little evil spirits are way too low-level. W 34Reads5.9Score—14d adds
24. 24 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Rule Maker 规则怪谈：我是规则制定者 Shoulder-Patting Emperor拍肩大帝Urban203k WordsCompleted Urban what-if horror stories + urban power fantasy + no female lead An invasion strikes Blue Star, and rule-based horror descends. The Chosen One System binds itself to Lin Xuan, making him the creator of the rules. All to buy the world more time. Some clear the challenges by brute force. Some use their “money power” to get through. Some rely on their wits. Some are always lucky and lie flat their way to victory. As the creator of the rules, Lin Xuan deliberately turns them upside down and digs 94Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 规 Rule Horror: Even Satan Should Have Your Name Tattooed on His Back! 规则怪谈：撒旦背后都该纹上你！ I Love Eating Little Shellfish我爱吃小贝Mystery438k WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Live Streaming + Comedy] The supernatural has returned, and rule-based horror games have descended upon the world. Zhang Mingyu is chosen by the Horror Space to represent Longguo in challenges within the horror worlds. If he survives, Longguo receives rewards for its national destiny! If he dies, Longguo will be invaded by the supernatural! Zhang Mingyu's first challenge is the hell-difficulty scenario “Evil Spirit Dormitory.” While the other chosen 819Reads8.7Score10614d adds
26. 26 合 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗废材 Qin Gengxin秦更新Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + espionage + battles of wits] Ye Huan is a disciple so disappointing that even the Hehuan Sect wants nothing to do with him. By chance, he obtains an inheritance, and from then on becomes a man who can hold up the heavens. One way for men to survive in the Hehuan Sect is to become spies. As it happens, Ye Huan is an espionage enthusiast, and with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, he matches wits with all sides on the covert fro 1.7kReads7.2Score16714d adds

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27. 27 幕 Behind the Scenes: From the Start, I Have a Railgun 幕后：开局超电磁炮 Post-90s Old Salted Fish90后老咸鱼Urban848k WordsOngoing "A Super Electromagnetic Cannon from the Start: Controlling Spiritual Qi Revival and Changing the World from Behind the Scenes" Partly behind the scenes, spiritual qi revival. Xiao Ling transmigrates to Blue Star in a parallel world and obtains a wish-fulfillment System. He then sets off spiritual qi revival on Blue Star. He manifests characters and abilities from all kinds of anime and games, distributing supernatural seeds to ordinary people all over the world. Devil Fruit, God’s Eyes, chakra: 238Reads5.3Score10814d adds

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    The protagonist controls the revival of spiritual energy, bestowing extraordinary seeds upon ordinary people, and various anime and game characters descend into reality.

28. 28 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—14d adds

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    This one! This one! This one!!!

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