Rule-Based Horror Stories 规则怪谈文

1. 1 规 Rule Horror: It Begins at the Haunted Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园怪谈开始 Seriously Ill病得不轻Mystery569k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Livestreaming + National Fortune System + No Heroine] The supernatural has returned, and rule-based horror has descended. As a chosen player, Jiang Yi represents the Dragon Nation in the horror scenarios. Successfully clearing an instance earns national fortune points. After four consecutive failures, the Dragon Nation can’t afford another one. If he wins, the Dragon Nation wins! If he loses, the Dragon Nation falls! As it happens, the very first scenario Jiang Y 14.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   Highly rated supernatural fiction, one book features two male leads, the second has no female lead (the third is uncertain), but the first one is particularly good; the author only kept them apart to avoid upsetting some readers (but they will be in the epilogue). A must-read for beginners, guaranteed to be excellent. If you don't like it, come find me.

2. 2 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 103.2kReads9.7Score14.5kShelves
3. 3 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
4. 4 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. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6kShelves

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   The protagonist, Gu Yi, possesses an SSS-level talent—Infinite Deduction. The plot is mind-bending, tightly woven, with vivid characters and clear logic. There's no romantic pairing, it's not a wish-fulfillment story, and it's full of foreshadowing. It's definitely worth reading.

5. 5 规 Rule Horror: I Only Know How to Follow the Rules 规则怪谈：我只会遵守规则 Liulin Township柳林乡Mystery153k WordsCompleted [No female lead + livestreaming + solo battles + 100% accurate rules. Rules introduced earlier rank higher than those that follow.] Fu Shigeng entered the Rules Game by clicking on a game ad. Several rules appeared in the game, and out of habit, he chose to follow every one of them. Rules for Loving Parks: 1. Do not damage park facilities. 2. Do not litter. 3. Read the visitor guidelines for every attraction carefully. Note: Unified System, no national competition, includes murder scenes. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Following the rules, no live chat, no national fortune, just a live stream. Just take a look. 🍉

6. 6 规 Rules of Horror: I Have a Legion of Hauntings 规则怪谈，我有一个怪谈军团 Infamous Senior Brother声名狼藉大师兄Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Supernatural horror game] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] Fight the horrors, contain the horrors, create the horrors, become a horror. The story is eerie and suspenseful throughout; it will not turn into a cultivation novel later on. Complete at one million words. Enjoy with confidence. From the moment he enters the horror game, Li Cha gradually turns himself into other people’s nightmare. “Mother,” who lurks in the depths of the sea: “I actually wanted to adopt him as my son a 1.6kReads8.1Score170Shelves

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   Ghost tales are making a comeback, and everyone is on edge. The protagonist raises a legion of ghost tales, spending his days running dungeons and doing illegal and disorderly things.

7. 7 我 Winning Over the Supernatural in a World of Strange Tales 我在怪谈世界里攻略诡异 Lin Xiaowu林小五Mystery268k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Rule-Breaking Horror + Supernatural + Hilarious + Cunning Trickster + No Female Lead + Livestream] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and the supernatural spills into the real world. Those chosen by the horror scenarios are sent into their worlds, where they challenge the supernatural on behalf of their nations. Gu Fan is chosen by the horror world to fight a desperate battle for Yanhuang. If he wins, he'll buy Yanhuang precious time to recover and develop. If he lose 220Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend the fourth book! It's a bit slow-paced but intellectually stimulating!!

8. 8 规 Rule Horror: A Maoshan Descendant Requests Deployment 规则怪谈：茅山后裔申请出战 Su Dan Chun苏单纯Mystery621k WordsCompleted [National destiny + deduction + livestream + Maoshan] An unspeakable force descended upon Blue Star. Li Xian, from Earth, was selected to represent the Great Xia Kingdom in a supernatural horror game. His first challenge was a morgue. [You are responsible for the night shift at a morgue. Your coworker, Xiao Wang, loves sharing good things with his friends. Please don’t turn down his generosity.] [Make your rounds through the morgue once every hour and keep it clean, or the guests will get angry. 800Reads8.2Score100Shelves
9. 9 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 6.8kReads9.0Score821Shelves
10. 10 规 Rule Horror: Picking Up a Beautiful NPC from the Start 规则怪谈：开局撩走美女NPC A Thousand Degrees千度Mystery195k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror | National destiny | Trickster protagonist | Hilarious | Suspense] Rule-based horror has descended, plunging the whole world into an apocalyptic era. To survive, nations are sending players into the horror scenarios to fight for a slim chance of survival. Su Yu was unlucky enough to be chosen. But why is this guy acting so strangely? When the slit-mouthed woman knocks on your door, what do you do? Obviously, you kiss her! When a chef comes at you with a cleaver, do you 270Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    All of them are super good, especially the second one, which is my absolute favorite. Story Synopsis: Character Traits: Main Character Relationships: Genre: Recommendation Rating:

11. 11 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 50.1kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
12. 12 规 Rule Horror: Invincible from the Start 规则怪谈：开局无敌 Godlike Chief Commander神人总司Mystery125k WordsCompleted [Steamrolling Supernatural Mystery Stages] + [Beating the Living Daylights Out of Supernatural Creatures] + [International Master Detective] Supernatural rule-based mysteries descend upon Blue Star. Ye Lingfei, known as the “Oriental Sherlock Holmes,” is chosen by the supernatural world to represent the Great Xia Kingdom. In his third year, he enters the first mystery stage, “The Unspeakable Secret.” From the start, he awakens the SSS-rank talent [Angel of Wisdom], only for a loli-voiced Syste 34Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 规 Rule Horror: I Receive Letters from My Future Self 规则怪谈：我能收到未来自己的信 The Author Is Done For作者凉了Mystery394k WordsOngoing In a parallel world, supernatural rule-based scenarios have arrived. One chosen person is randomly selected from every country around the world to take part. The chosen person’s life is tied to their country. If they die in a scenario, the supernatural rules will invade their country. If they clear the scenario, the supernatural rules will not arrive. Lin Feng receives a letter written by his future self. It reveals that he will become a chosen player and fail, leaving him trapped in the scenari 20Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 14 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Give the Monsters Two Hard Slaps 规则怪谈：开局给诡异两个大逼兜 South Wall 888南墙888Mystery613k WordsOngoing [No romance + hilarious + sly fox + rebellious + bizarre + national destiny] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. The bizarre invades reality, and those chosen are sent into the world of horror stories to challenge the supernatural on behalf of their countries. Shen Chang is chosen by the world of horror stories and ordered to step up in the face of danger, representing Huaxia in the challenge. If he wins, he’ll buy the Dragon Kingdom a chance to catch its breath! If he loses, the world of ho 44Reads6.1Score—Shelves
15. 15 规 Rule Horror: I Can Tell Real Rules from Fake Ones 规则怪谈：我能看出真假规则 Dawn at Twilight暮光之晨Mystery199k WordsCompleted A world of strange tales has arrived, and Lu Yang has been chosen by fate to represent the Dragon Kingdom. The chosen ones must enter strange tale instances and clear them in order to survive. Meanwhile, in the real world, the corresponding strange tale disappears from the chosen one's country. But if a chosen one fails to clear an instance, they will die, and once they do, the strange tale will descend upon and consume their country. However, Lu Yang discovers that he can tell which rules are r 364Reads5.6Score—Shelves
16. 16 怪 Ghost Story Rules: I'm in Countless Horror Worlds 怪谈规则：我在无数个恐怖世界 Happy Newbie萌新快乐手Mystery301k WordsCompleted [Original Horror Stories + Horror + Livestream + National Destiny + No Female Lead] Endless terror awakens, taking shape as countless worlds of strange tales. Each country selects one chosen contestant to make it through each strange-tale world. Those who succeed ensure that the tale can never descend upon their country, and bring it national fortune. Those who fail see the strange-tale world descend, and the souls of all the defeated lose their lives forever. Ye Feng, a horror-novel enthusiast 4.4kReads8.6Score345Shelves
17. 17 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 56.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
18. 18 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 2.7kReads8.2Score379Shelves
19. 19 规 Rule Horror: I Rub the Rules Into the Ground 规则怪谈：我把规则按在地上摩擦 Being with a Lord Is Like Being with a Tiger伴君如伴虎Mystery264k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Supernatural Horror + Satisfying + Comedy + Invincible + Trickster + No Romance] The world of urban legends descends, and Longguo suffers defeat after defeat, leaving the nation on the brink of disaster. Jiang Mu is chosen as Longguo's next contestant and awakens the god-tier talent No Laws, No Limits from the start. While all the other contestants are being tormented by the supernatural and its rules, barely able to stay alive, Jiang Mu has already pinned the rules to the gr 1.4kReads8.9Score156Shelves
20. 20 怪 Urban Legends: Who Let This Taoist Priest In Here? 怪谈：谁放这个道士进这里的？ Mao Erbai毛二百Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted This book has a short drama adaptation. Rules of Terror: This Taoist Priest Is Acting Strange. Now streaming [No Female Lead] [Hilarious] [Hotheaded Hero] [Supernatural] [National Destiny] Rules of Terror descend upon the world, and the Dragon Nation loses five rounds in a row. For the sixth round, Chen Yang is chosen to represent his country. Just as the nation assumes he is an ordinary nobody, Chen Yang takes off his jacket, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yee-hee-hee! Ever s 16.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
21. 21 我 I’m a Female Ghost, and You Want Me to Take on Rule Horror? 我一女鬼，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Steamed Shrimp Head, Blackfish蒸虾头乌鱼了Mystery556k WordsCompleted (Gender transformation, refuses to marry, mystery and deduction, eerie, nearly invincible) Qin Yun was contaminated by an evil entity inside an ancient mirror and turned into a female ghost. This female ghost was no ordinary vengeful spirit. She was an extremely eerie and powerful life form of unknown origin. Just then, the Rule Horror game descended, and Qin Yun was chosen as the Dragon Kingdom's representative, tasked with challenging its horrors. If a country failed its challenge, the horror 5.2kReads8.8Score797Shelves
22. 22 灵 Paranormal Invasion: I Turn into a Ghost Girl from the Start! 灵异入侵，我开局变成女鬼！ Qing Qinghan清清寒Mystery533k WordsCompleted [Rule-based strange tales + supernatural invasion + man turns into a woman + national destiny + near-invincible lead + livestreaming + ruthless protagonist!] The Su household, wiped out in a single night Family members who don't exist A haunted villa A mental hospital where living patients are dissected Behind every strange tale lies a deeply hidden story. Will it end in destruction, or salvation? 2kReads8.6Score190Shelves
23. 23 身 You’re the Monster, Yet You’re Telling Me to Follow the Rules? 身为诡异，你却叫我遵守规则？ Huaqing Muxue华清暮雪Mystery368k WordsCompleted In the Blue Star calendar year 3338, because humanity keeps bringing disaster upon itself, the Heavenly Dao arranges for the worlds of the uncanny and the supernatural to descend, punishing humanity for its self-centeredness. Yan Gelan arrives in the human world along with the descent of the uncanny world. It’s only after arriving here that he discovers he can’t eat human food, so he enters the human world to find a way to get his appetite back. Humans now face the threat of being selected to en 67Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 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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    This one is pretty good.

25. 25 诡 The Paranormal Descends, and I Can See Through Everything 诡异降临，我能看破一切 Rain Falling on the Dreaming Star天梦星落雨Mystery209k WordsOngoing The bizarre descends, and strange tales invade. Several days of recurring nightmares lead detective Li Xiang to a bizarre death case. The unknown cause of death, the vanished school, and everything surrounding it make the case increasingly baffling. During his investigation, Li Xiang is chosen by the bizarre world and becomes an adventurer tasked with representing his country in dungeon challenges. On his first run as an adventurer, he awakens an SSS-rank talent and gains three skills. “Congrat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story is modeled after Teacher Shi's "I Can Deduce Infinitely," set against the backdrop of the bizarre arrival of the first adventurers in the Gu Yi Universe, or rather, a parallel universe. The protagonist's name is Li Xiang.

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