Rule-Horror Novels Have No Masterpieces Left Besides Perfectly Exploiting the Rules 规则怪谈里除了《完美利用规则》已无神作

1. 51 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves

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   I've looked around and haven't seen anyone recommend this book? It has such a high rating and such a brilliant concept, how come nobody recommends it?!

2. 52 诡 After the Supernatural Arrived, I Became a Savior Through Empathy 诡异降临后，我靠通感成为救世主 Mochi Who Wants to Get Rich想发财的麻薯Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast and Comradeship + No Romance + Rule-Based Horror + National Fortune + Livestream] {The premise may be a little cliché, but the story is fresh.} A horror game descends upon Blue Star, randomly selecting players from different countries to enter instances that determine their nations' fortunes. Win, and your country gains resources. Lose, and natural disasters strike. Among all the nations, only the Dragon Kingdom bears a curse. A genius horror-story expert, a world-famous gamb 4.8kReads8.9Score787Shelves

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   This writer is intelligent and logical, has excellent writing skills, and is a rare ensemble piece!

3. 53 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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   1: Wife, have you decided how you want to die? Hahaha... Hahahaha, my name is Fang Xiu, until death do us part! 2: Back then, my Blood Brother's nine eyes were fully open, it really amazed me ԅ(¯¯ԅ)

4. 54 规 Rule Horror: I'm Crazier Than the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我比诡异还诡异 Dark Dreamscape黑色梦境Mystery447k WordsCompleted Completed horror scenarios: “Lily of the Valley Noble Girls’ School,” “Born Biopharmaceutical Company,” “Infinite Train,” “Griffin Luo Orphanage,” and “Castle of the Dead.” [National fate + rule-based horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + livestream + a normal person on the run from a psychiatric hospital?] He was the only sane person in the psychiatric hospital, yet countless normal people thought he was crazy. Only he knew he wasn’t. He was perfectly normal! Outside Qingshan Psychiatric Hosp 1.9kReads8.5Score167Shelves

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   [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

5. 55 无 After Gaining Infinite Weird Identities, I'm Unmatched in the World! 无限诡异身份后，我举世无双！ Jade Marquis玉封侯Mystery330k WordsOngoing 27Reads7.1Score—Shelves
6. 56 恐 I Picked Up a Succubus in a Horror Game, and She Wants to Be My Bride 恐怖游戏捡魅魔，魅魔想当我新娘 Sugar Shark Hugged by Money金钱抱鲨糖Mystery338k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 14Reads8.2Score—Shelves
7. 57 原 Genshin Impact: In Eerie Teyvat, I Just Want to Survive 原神：诡异提瓦特，我只想活下去 The One of Old Has Forgotten Love昔人已忘情Anime Fanfiction4.1M WordsOngoing [Genshin Impact + Transmigration + The Supernatural + Horror + Rule-Based Mysteries + Regressing] Su Yuan transmigrates to Teyvat. Another, eerie power descends upon this world. All of Teyvat is affected to varying degrees. To save Fontaine, Furina endures five hundred years of loneliness. But just before the dawn of victory, the eerie influence drives her mad… “No one understands my loneliness… No one understands my fear… There’s no one I can confide in…” “Why should I make such selfless sa 7.3kReads9.2Score560Shelves
8. 58 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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   This is a very good book.

9. 59 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.8kReads8.9Score342Shelves
10. 60 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves

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    These books are absolutely amazing! The first one leans a bit towards an ensemble piece, featuring an entire girl group dressed up as characters.

11. 61 规 Rule Horror: The Slacker Turns the Nation’s Fate Around 规则怪谈：摆烂人扭转国运 Rose Planet玫瑰星球Mystery737k WordsCompleted [Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense, National Fortune, Female-Oriented, No Romance] The world of the uncanny descends upon Blue Star. Over three years, national fortune scores rise and fall. After the previous genius chosen player died, Huaguo's score plummeted to 30. No one can bear the consequences of a national fortune score reaching zero. As the score continues to fall, many people start accepting that the world of the uncanny will soon destroy Blue Star, and give up trying. Seventeen-year-old 9.5kReads7.8Score841Shelves
12. 62 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 14.1kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book features a calm, collected, and decisive protagonist, He Gu, who is not overly sentimental but decisive and intelligent. There is no female lead in this book. The second book is not an invincible novel; there is no system, and the protagonist is still intelligent. This novel is in a horror style; those who are easily frightened should not read it.

13. 63 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, My Talent Is a Mini Ghost 规则怪谈：开局天赋是迷你小幽灵 Deep Sea Forest Whispers深海森语Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [National Fate + Livestream + Supernatural Horror + Low-Profile Aura + Adorable Creatures Appear] Dear reader, if you're reading this book, it means you've broken through the limits of the low-profile aura and successfully found a great read. This book will never let you down! Three years ago, supernatural horrors revived and invaded the world. The rules-based horror games select "players" from each country to enter their scenarios. The players' success or failure has a huge impact on their nati 1.6kReads8.6Score183Shelves
14. 64 八 An Eight-Year-Old Student, and You Took Down the Rules-Based Horror? 八岁小学生，你杀穿规则怪谈？ Little Fox Tuan Tuan狐团团Mystery305k WordsOngoing [Fox-Eared Boy + Invincible + Eldritch + No Heroine + National Fate + Rule-Based Horror + Livestream] Du Xiaoge transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old elementary school student, and into a parallel world plagued by rule-based horror. If he wins, Great Xia will reap enormous benefits. If he loses, the rule-based horrors will spread their corruption throughout Great Xia! So when viewers in Great Xia learn that this time’s contestant is just an eight-year-old child, they all fall into des 31Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The first novel features a seven-year-old as the protagonist, but the entire time he travels through time is hilarious. The second novel focuses on someone being incredibly awesome. The third is also quite funny; it features a boy with deadpan eyes.

15. 65 惊 Thriller Game: I Exorcise Ghosts with Physical Force on a Global Livestream 惊悚游戏：全球直播我物理驱魔 Gatsby Can't Get Back on His Feet盖兹比不会翻身Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite-loop horror, comedy, clearheaded but unhinged male lead, no heroine, not brainless, slow pace] A terrifying game of endless reincarnation descends upon the world, and a mysterious young man from Huaxia is chosen. Bearing the hopes of all humanity, he sets out on a road of bloodstains and restless spirits, with no return. A “Physical Exorcism System” falls from the sky, and the boy begins pulling all kinds of stunts that defy common sense. Beneath the absurd challenges and puzzle-solvin 2kReads9.2Score262Shelves
16. 66 规 Rule Horror: I Can Hear the Weird Things Complaining 规则怪谈：我能听到诡异的吐槽 I'm a Little Cub我是崽崽Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted (The dungeon arc is well underway, so enjoy without worry. There’s a main cast, and it isn’t horror. If that bothers you, you’ve been warned!) [Rules-Based Horror + Mind Reading + No Female Lead + Original Dungeons + National Fortune + Livestreaming + Lighthearted Comedy + No Romance] Why haven’t they picked me yet?! Su Bei woke up one day to find his dream had come true. After eight consecutive failures by Xia Country, Su Bei carried the hopes of its entire population. Seeing him greet them in 3.9kReads9.2Score514Shelves

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    It's not quite a masterpiece, but I'm recommending it. It's a new book, hence the low rating, but everyone who's read it says it's great. It's already quite long, so feel free to jump in! It's about national destiny, live streaming, and features a main character team. The protagonist is quite conspicuous—his talent is mind reading, allowing him to hear strange thoughts. This book is lighthearted—a good break from the mind-bending logic! Same rules, same supernatural tales, but different meanings in each instance! Every original instance has a real-world basis!

17. 67 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves

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    It's more like a strange tale about rules.

18. 68 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 2kReads7.1Score220Shelves
19. 69 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 40.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    They're all good, both rated 9.0 Or higher.

20. 70 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves

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    Such a sweet infinite flow story! [Smirk]

21. 71 我 I’m the Trickster in the Rule-Breaking Horror Tales 我在规则怪谈做老六 Remembering Youth纪念青春Mystery652k WordsCompleted [Complete, with a universally praised ending] [Rebellious Oddball + School Oddball + Lin Chen the Oddball + Comedy + Crazy Antics + The Uncanny + National Fortune + Mental Illness] [Readers say it becomes legendary from the third instance onward] He swaps a hen’s eggs for pebbles and lets her sit on them for half a month, hands sandpaper to his roommate while he’s on the toilet, and buys ten steamed buns for a beggar who asks for money to eat, then watches him finish them… Lin Chen is an oddba 9.2kReads9.4Score1kShelves
22. 72 致 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地：现在开始死亡倒计时！ Dong Yu东鱼Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 28.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
23. 73 规 Rule Horror: I Rely on Luck to Cheat 规则怪谈：我靠幸运开挂 Watermelon Slush西瓜冰沙Mystery289k WordsCompleted [No romance + horror + mystery + livestreaming + national fortunes] The paranormal returns, and rule-based horror games descend upon the world. One chosen player from each country is randomly selected to enter a horror game. If a player dies, the game descends upon their country. Only by clearing it can the country dispel the horror and claim its rewards. The lucky Qin Jiu is chosen by the game to represent the Dragon Kingdom, attracting the attention of millions. (Dear son, Mom and Dad are goin 2.4kReads6.7Score231Shelves
24. 74 任 After the Mission Failed, the Faithless Omega Said She Regretted It? 任务失败后！负心o说她后悔了？ Wine-Red Fox酒红狐狸Two Female Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Two female leads + Livestreaming + Rule-based horror + Winning back the wife + National fate + Infinite-flow + ABO + Devoted only to each other + Some angst + Deduction + Horror-game expert x business tycoon] One gradually falls, while the other begins with curiosity. They originally belonged to different worlds, but the sudden arrival of a bizarre game slowly brings them together. After countless passionate nights, they can no longer keep their desires in check. One night of indulgence. Stand 5.6kReads8.9Score744Shelves

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    The weirder the name, the better it looks!!!

25. 75 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 102Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The first book is pure mystery, the second and fifth don't require too much brainpower, the fourth is fan fiction, the sixth is currently being read, and the third has a bit of angst, so you can skip it. Su Xiao: "I'll give you a huge bribe, of course you have to read it!"

26. 76 杀 Murder Rules? I'll Take Them On, Crack Them, and Contain Them 杀人规则？我来，我破解，我收容 Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing A piano on the roadside, left untouched. Offerings arranged neatly in a hallway. A creaking rocking chair at the mouth of an alley. A lonely hospital bed. This world is full of all kinds of uncanny objects, and even more uncanny people. Wei Lai has always been an atheist, until the day he receives a prediction of his own death. “Your time is up.” “You have 72 hours left.” 338Reads9.4Score—Shelves
27. 77 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
28. 78 规 Rule Horror: I Write the Rules 规则怪谈：我来书写规则 A Rainbow Cloud一份彩虹云Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday Arrives + Livestream + National Fate + Supernatural Rules + Parallel World] The supernatural descended upon Blue Star, and rules became humanity’s final point of contention with the unspeakable. The unspeakable would randomly select “chosen ones” from every country and send them into a supernatural world. If they successfully solved its mystery, that round’s haunting would disappear from their country. If they failed the challenge within the allotted time, the haunting would descend up 1.4kReads8.9Score148Shelves

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    This story emphasizes rules and doesn't rely on overpowered advantages from the start. I really liked the ending of the first arc. The female lead is a bit of a brat, no wonder she's nicknamed "Eight-Year-Old Yin" 😂😂😂 Playful and unconventional.

29. 79 刚 I Just Beat the Horror Game, and Now I'm in a Rules-Based Horror Scenario? 刚打通惊悚游戏，又进规则怪谈？ Hua Cai华采Mystery163k WordsOngoing [Eerie, invincible, wish-fulfillment, national destiny, sly schemer, hilarious, shameless, utterly heartless] Su Chen has just beaten a horror game infested with the supernatural. He breaks through the dimensional barrier and returns to Blue Star. Ready to enjoy a peaceful, leisurely life. But then the Rule-Bound Horror Stories suddenly descend? And those chosen must represent their respective countries? If they fail, the horror stories will become reality. Su Chen represents the Dragon Kingdom, 69Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Rules of the Strange, National Fate, the protagonist is the Lord of Horror, the King of the Uncanny, an invincible overlord who sweeps everything aside, exhilarating, hilarious, catching bamboo shoots, original side quests, although invincible, he also has brains, highly recommended, new book seeking your support.

30. 80 规 Rules of the Paranormal: Hugging the Innkeeper’s Leg Is So Rewarding 规则怪谈我抱旅店老板大腿嘎嘎香 Nine Meals九顿饭Two Male Leads96k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + No National Destiny + Strictly 1v1, Both Chaste] [Note: The male lead, Zhou Shu, grows over the course of the story] Zhou Shu is chosen to enter the world of strange tales, and his very first scenario is the 748 Convenience Store. To survive this scenario, you must stay alert and clear-headed, and learn the rules. [Bonus Scene: Zhou Shu discovers that the convenience store’s driver, cleaner, and delivery worker are all the same NPC. How does an NPC in your strange-tale scena —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 规 Rule Horror: It Takes Two 规则怪谈：双人成行 Tunisian Sea Monster突尼斯海怪Mystery806k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and is rather low, but it will rise] [Two Minds Sharing One Body] [Rules-Based Horror] [Original Scenarios] [Mind-Bending Twists] [Lighthearted Bickering] One moment, Wei Minghua was conquering an S-rank rules-based horror scenario. The next, he woke to find his body gone. His consciousness was trapped in the mind of a nineteen-year-old girl named Mingxi. Mingxi pressed a knife to her throat. "Get out of my body, or we'll both die." Before they could reach an agreement, 32.7kReads8.1Score7.9kShelves

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    This one is pretty good. The subject matter is quite novel; it's not like the ubiquitous national destiny live-streaming systems, and it's quite intellectually stimulating.

32. 82 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 15.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    They're all well-written, with strong logic and no mindless plot devices. The ghost stories are interconnected, not just a series of short tales.

33. 83 恐 Horror Revival: My Body Can Make Ghosts Crash! 恐怖复苏：我的身体能让鬼死机！ A Little Demonic有点妖Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The supernatural is resurging, and the apocalypse is near. A bewitching ghost in a cheongsam walks down the corridor in blood-red high heels. An unattended room-service cart slowly rolls through a hotel, ramming into doors... A pair of dorm-room slippers appears in the corridor, waiting for someone to put them on... In this era of supernatural resurgence, Tang Yu gains a ghost capable of controlling screens. It enters shutdown inside his body, allowing him to control ghosts at virtually no c 28.3kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves

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    🤔🤔🤔Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can fight ghosts. Terror strikes; only rational thinking can deal with the crisis!‼

34. 84 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 4.3kReads8.6Score351Shelves

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    Super beautiful and classic!!!

35. 85 规 Rule Horror: A Random Talent Every Day? 规则怪谈：每天一个随机天赋？ Unknown Xiuxiu不知名秀秀Mystery307k WordsCompleted (Mystery + suspense + intelligent characters + no female lead + nonviolent clears + no livestream comments + no national fate system + teamwork) If you solve nothing through deduction and just rely on skills to slaughter your way through, what kind of rule-based horror is that? Rule-based horror has descended on Earth, and those chosen are sent into its world. My name is He Nian. I’m an ordinary university student, with no ridiculously overpowered skill or all-powerful System, just a random tale 1.1kReads8.2Score106Shelves
36. 86 规 Rule Horror: An SSS Talent? I Switch Them Up 规则怪谈：SSS天赋？我换着玩 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Ran swapped souls with his counterpart in a parallel world and found himself in a world of strange tales, where one rule after another was impossible to distinguish as true or false, and one malicious horror after another lay in wait. He ventured through mountains, forests, the deep sea, and even hell, taking on bizarre roles such as tourist, wolf, sailor, and shepherd. With all kinds of outrageous tricks, Jiang Ran hired a creepy little girl as a child laborer one moment, then struck up a 14kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
37. 87 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Stubbornly Claimed I Wasn't Dead 规则怪谈：开局嘴硬说自己没死 North of No Southern Mountain北无南山Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted This is a world invaded by Rule-Bound Horrors. Those who are selected become players and enter bizarre game instances. Players who enter an instance receive a skill that can be extremely useful in the game. Bai Liang is selected too, but his skills are different from everyone else's. [Big Talker]: When you die, you can insist you're not dead and revive on the spot. [Outlaw]: You don't have to follow the rules, and no one can do anything about it. [Everyone for Me]: When a mission fails, a random 13.8kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
38. 88 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
39. 89 诡 The Book of the Strange: Case Files 诡异之书记录档案 Azure Phoenix, Strange One青凤诡人Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted This book can be read as a collection of stories. Each volume has its own style and a different system, so readers can enjoy them again and again without getting bored. Ah, every chapter in Volume 1 is a little story, while the remaining volumes each tell a different, longer story. I hope you’ll love them! This is my first time writing this kind of novel, so please support me with likes, adding it to your bookshelf, urging me to update, and maybe a little gift~ 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You're talking nonsense, you're reading this book.

40. 90 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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    Every single one of them is so interesting! Especially the last one.

41. 91 惊 Thriller: The Little Ancestor’s Grudge Runs Deep, and a Hundred Ghosts Dote on Her 惊悚：小祖宗怨念大，百鬼手心捧 Rein In at the Cliff’s Edge悬崖勒马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Funny + Dark + Redemption + Strong Heroine] The arrival of the Horror World turns humanity from the top predator into meat for monsters. Everyone fears entering the Horror World and meeting a gruesome death. Then one day, a little girl jumps from a building and enters the Horror World. The terrifying, bloody atmosphere takes a turn... The murderous Death Clown personally makes the little girl the braised chicken drumsticks she loves. The chainsaw-wielding soul butcher, a madman who dismembers p 9.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
42. 92 规 Rule Horror: I Break Through by Sheer Strength 规则怪谈，我凭实力干穿 Stop the Pen, Leave the Ink停笔留墨Mystery198k WordsOngoing Eerie, Cthulhu, Rule Horror, decisive and ruthless, scheming, unhinged, twists. Every time he witnessed someone die, his soul grew heavier. Until... it could bear no more... Welcome... to the... revelry. Yao Xingzhi put down his pen and looked at this world, unsure whether it was real. A twisted island, a hallucinogenic psychiatric hospital, flesh hurtling through the air, a famine-stricken ancient village, a tower of deliverance... He wasn't crazy yet... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Madness, ghost stories, insanity, inescapable

43. 93 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 140.9kReads9.4Score15.2kShelves

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    It's really super beautiful.

44. 94 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves

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    God-like thing

45. 95 规 Rule Horror: The Strange Happy Family 规则怪谈：诡异的幸福之家 Song Qinglin宋青临Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + Brain-Bending Mystery + Livestreamed National Fate] Rule-based horror descends upon the world. As one of the chosen, Ling Xiao enters the horror realm to survive. At the critical moment between life and death, he unexpectedly awakens a Rule System. If he survives, the whole nation celebrates. If he fails, the horror realm descends upon the real world. 1. You live with your wife, child, and parents. Remember, there are only five people in the household. 2. Your child goes to school at e 1.1kReads6.1Score104Shelves

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    Some brothers

46. 96 规 Rule Horror: Escape from Silent Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：逃出死寂狗熊岭 Sky White Dragon天空白龙Anime Fanfiction122k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + fantasy world + ultra-bizarre + decisive killer + smart protagonist + no System + plot-driven] A blend of a fantasy world and rules-based horror, with a fast-paced, plot-focused main story. The protagonist, Li Huaqiang, was once a famous lumberjack in the Dragon Kingdom. After an accident transported him to another world ruled by strange laws, can he escape, or will he become its king? 2.9kReads8.4Score255Shelves
47. 97 规 Rules of Horror? I'll Just Fire Up Excel 规则怪谈？我反手一个Excel Don't Say Daughters Are Delicate莫道女儿娇Mystery393k WordsOngoing Mo Fan, a top data analyst who worked so much overtime he went bald, suddenly dies and is thrown into a perilous world of bizarre rules. Here, the supernatural is commonplace and death is the ending. Everyone lives in fear. When others are scared out of their wits by the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Mo Fan calmly opens Excel and marks her threat level red with conditional formatting. When others run in despair through an endless corridor, Mo Fan uses a pivot table to spot the spatial patterns at a glanc 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book's supernatural tales are governed by two rules: the bizarre has its own set of rules, and the protagonist also has his own set of rules.

48. 98 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, it's alright.

49. 99 规 Rule Horror: Klee Wants to Blow Up Fish in the Horror World Too 规则怪谈：可莉也想在怪谈里炸鱼 The Wayfarer Has a Cloud行者有云Mystery509k WordsCompleted [Transformation + lighthearted comedy + not scary, suitable for readers of all ages + half power fantasy, half mystery + gradually becomes more like Klee + male-to-female] Rule Horror descended upon Blue Star. Every country would randomly select a Chosen One to enter the horror world. The chosen person bears the fate of their country. If they die, their country falls. When Chu Bai woke up, he discovered that he had turned into Klee and was representing the Dragon Country in the horror world. And 4.5kReads9.5Score621Shelves

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    This book, this book is really good.

50. 100 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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