Looking for a Villainous Male Lead Who's Insane Inside, Wears a Mask, and Isn't a Do-Gooder 有没有男主内心疯狂，戴着面具，不圣母，是反派的

1. 1 我 I Was Raised by Monsters 我被怪物养大 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Urban769k WordsCompleted The story is set in a modern city in a parallel world. Legend has it that City A is home to an urban myth called the White Cat Agency. The agency is run by a group of monsters and demons. As long as you pay the appropriate price, they'll fulfill any request you make. Money, organs, emotions, memories, years of life... Anything could become a bargaining chip. Seventeen years ago, an infant boy of unknown origins was found by the agency's owner and raised by a group of monsters. Seventeen years l 2kReads9.6Score37914d adds

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   The protagonist in the first book deliberately imitates human behavior and is rather insane. The second book is even more insane. I dare not comment on the third book 😏😏, and with the last book, I just want to ask: who exactly is the mentally ill one?

2. 2 我 I Have 99 Kinds of Twisted Personalities 我有99种变态人格 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted What would you do if one day 99 different psychopaths appeared in your mind, and you could return to normal only by perfectly acting out each and every one of their personalities? Su Mo smiled wickedly. “This sounds fun.” The cases in this book are based on real events, taking you into the strange world of psychopathic personalities. 419Reads9.2Score10714d adds
3. 3 我 I Don’t Have a System, but I Do Have a Hammer 我没有系统，但我有榔头 Geng Xiaoyue耿小越Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Fifteen years ago, the “God of Gambling System” abandoned me. Along with it went my luck, gambling skills, wealth, women... and every memory my family and friends had of me! As if the whole world had cast me aside, I angrily grabbed everything I owned, rushed into a hardware store, and spent 38 yuan on a hammer. From that day on, I decided I would kill every System with nothing but my mortal body! (Author’s note: No transmigration, no System, no cheats, no female lead, no brothers, no faction, n 391Reads9.0Score—14d adds
4. 4 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6k14d adds
5. 5 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score37614d adds
6. 6 柯 Detective Conan: Playing a Deranged Double Agent in the Black Organization 柯南：在酒厂当一个疯批二五仔 The Three Mad Laughers狂笑三杰Anime Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted Shengu Jieyue, code-named Golden Wheat Wine in the Organization. Known as a walking armory and nicknamed the Madman, he believes that if you can solve something by hitting it, there's no need to run your mouth. Conan: “If you keep beating up suspects for no reason and forcing them to confess, I'm reporting you!” Gin: “I suspect there's something wrong with him, but I have no proof.” Akemi Miyano: “I think Mr. Shengu is a good person.” Ai Haibara: “Sis, don't let him fool you. This guy is even wo 28.2kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds

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   The male protagonist wears a mask later in the story. Character traits: insane, neither entirely black nor entirely red, but part of the gray side. Main character relationship: He has a cooperative relationship with Conan. Recommended rating: 4.5 stars, as the pacing can be a bit slow at times (personal opinion, please don't criticize if you disagree).

7. 7 灭 On the Night of the Massacre, I Stopped Being Human 灭族之夜，我不做人了 The Foolish Backpack愚蠢的背囊Anime Fanfiction125k WordsCompleted The moment he transmigrated, Uchiha Chen found himself facing a major event. The Night of the Uchiha Clan's Massacre! Uchiha Itachi had already reached the house next door! Uchiha Chen realized that, as a human, he had no chance of surviving, so without hesitation, he put on the Stone Mask. He would no longer be human! 3.1kReads7.4Score14414d adds
8. 8 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.3kReads9.3Score16.9k14d adds

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   This looks really good, I lost it and it's really great.

9. 9 惊 Horror Game: My Second Personality Is an Evil God 惊悚游戏，我的第二人格是邪神 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Madman] [Dark Humor] [Mind Games] [Thriller] A Thriller game descends, and Chen Xie, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into it. With an evil god living inside him, he possesses both absolute rationality and absolute madness. Evil God: I’m the absolutely rational one. You’re the absolutely insane one! Mutant Doctor: This guy chopped me to death, then went off to make mutants himself! Ghost Teacher: He doesn’t just break the school rules, he straight-up blows the pr 4.2kReads9.3Score49014d adds

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   The first book, just like its title suggests, features a protagonist raised by monsters who then begins to mimic humans. The writing style is dark and obscure, with a rather insane feel.

10. 10 被 I Get Stronger Every Time I Die: Invincible After 100,000 Deaths 被杀就能变强，死亡十万次无敌了 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery158k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Protagonist + Goofball] [Comedy] [Ghost Hunter] [Not Human] [More Villainous Than the Villains] The supernatural returns, and terror descends. The mentally ill Chen Xie accidentally wanders into a ghost realm, awakening the ability to revive endlessly and grow stronger every time he is killed. [Ding! Host has been killed by a blood ghost once. Acquired Blood Condensation Art.] [Ding! Host has been killed by a blood ghost five times. Acquired Blood Shaping Art.] [Ding! Host has been 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
11. 11 恐 Horror Descends: My Students Are All Adorable Little Cuties 恐怖降临：我的学生都是小可爱 Zuo Mo左莫Mystery331k WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + horror + heartwarming in the extreme + a loving family] Yin Jian has a group of exceptionally adorable students. There's the butcher, who loves to chop meat in the corner with a boning knife. The blood corpse, whose skin has been peeled off, leaving its entire body crimson, with its muscles and veins clearly visible. The dried corpse, pierced through the chest by two iron chains, its whole body shriveled. The eerie bride, dressed in wedding red and wearing a red veil. 3.4kReads9.3Score38714d adds

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12. 12 日 Daily Life: My Wife Is the Leader of the Righteous Path 日常：妻乃正道魁首 Know the World in One Night一夜知天下Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted No System + everyday life + living off a woman + not a power fantasy Three thousand years of history amount to nothing but fame, fortune, and power; after journeying ninety thousand li in search of the Dao, one still ends up with poetry, wine, and a country life. Four years after transmigrating, having weathered one hardship after another, he had hoped for a life of poetry, wine, and pastoral bliss. Instead, he was dragged into a conflict, with a long-prepared web closing in around him. All of t 4.6kReads7.7Score25514d adds

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    In this world, joy is you 💕 Wisdom always simplifies things. I wanted to pluck the stars from the sky for you, but I discovered they were already in your eyes.

13. 13 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds
14. 14 叫 Call Me Master 叫我师尊 Cultivating a Cat Head修猫头Eastern Fantasy549k WordsOngoing [Genius protagonist + master-disciple cultivation] The first time Tian Xia saw her, she wore a languid expression, as if no one else mattered. Her long black hair was pinned up behind her head, and her fitted dark robe accentuated her graceful, regal bearing. She’s probably the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen, Tian Xia thought. A moment later, a faint smile played across the lips of the figure seated above. “Xihe Divine Physique, unrivaled in this age! Good! From now on, remember to call me —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 退 After Retirement, My Wife Brought People to Arrest Me 退休后，老婆带人来抓我了 Storytelling Lazy讲故事的LazyUrban1.9M WordsCompleted From the start, a beautiful woman proposed to him. Liu Xuedong was a fake psychologist and, in reality, an S-Rank Cleaner. Just as he was happily anticipating a perfect life, he realized things weren't going quite the way he'd imagined… Wait, isn't my wife the one I hate most? (A professional writer registered with the Provincial Writers Association. Credentials verified, so read with confidence.) 47.4kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds
16. 16 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 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds

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    All of these could be considered non-saintly, but if we're talking about being crazy, the seventh, and the first and second to last ones would be the most extreme.

17. 17 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.1kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
18. 18 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 67kReads9.6Score7.7k14d adds
19. 19 我EN My Arrival in the Matrix Universe 我降临在矩阵宇宙 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted A young man arrives in this Matrix Universe, carrying a lantern. Inside it are his twelve manifested personalities. They weep, and they shine. He sets the lantern on the ground, lighting a small space around him. Before him, the continent falls, flames soar into the sky, and sixty million people plunge into the abyss. I am both the destroyer of this universe and its savior. 23.8kReads9.6Score2.8k14d adds
20. 20 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. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds
21. 21 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 50.1kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds
22. 22 大 We're All Freaks, So Why Do You Stand Out So Much? 大家都是变态，为何你如此突出 Clear Ink on White Paper清墨白纸Mystery451k WordsCompleted [Ninjutsu] + [Thriller] + [Scheming] + [Extremely twisted] + [No female lead] [Some scenes may offend certain readers. Proceed with caution. Self-righteous do-gooders, please don't bring real-world morality into a fictional world!] Bai Ge has survived in the Thriller World for two and a half years when he suddenly gets a Ninjutsu System. Complete missions, and he can gain the power of ninjutsu. Spirit Doll: “This human is so cruel! I just couldn't afford the delivery fee, and he ripped my eyebal 1.8kReads9.0Score22414d adds
23. 23 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 6.8kReads9.0Score82114d adds
24. 24 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 6kReads9.4Score80414d adds
25. 25 我 I'm a Sneaky Sixth, and Everyone Wants to Kill Me 我是个老六，所有人都想刀了我 Could You Stop Rushing Me?别催行不行Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive killing + no female lead + satisfying read + System] After Lin Jiu entered the Horror World, he acquired an evolvable talent: Kidney Collector. From then on, he never looked back from the path of being a sneaky bastard. “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Kidney Strike!” “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Warp!” “You collected a kidney and mastered the S-rank skill Chaotic Calculation!” Miss Cannibal, please be careful. I only 8kReads9.3Score68114d adds
26. 26 恐 Horror Game: I Get Stronger by Talking Back 恐怖游戏，抬杠我就能变强 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite-flow + jokes and memes + System power fantasy] Cheng Fei transmigrates into a wilderness world and thinks he's doomed, but to his surprise, he's pulled into a horror game. He realizes that these games seem to contain tons of supplies he can use to survive! So he... This book is also known as: "A Mine Owner's Self-Cultivation" "I Went on a Free Shopping Spree in the Dungeon" "I Get Stronger Every Time I Roast Someone" "They Were Already Stupid, So Why Are You Teasing Them?" —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.5kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds
28. 28 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
29. 29 帝 The Empire's Number One Playboy: A Heavenly Beauty Seeks My Hand in Marriage from the Start 帝国第一纨绔：开局天娇神女求娶 Codename Daylight代号白昼Eastern Fantasy264k WordsCompleted [One heroine] [White-Haired Asura] [Asura System] Luo Xiu transmigrated into a xuanhuan world while still in his mother's womb. He was born with a head of white hair, eyes like a sea of blood, and brows sharp as bloodied blades. With jade-like skin and an Asura's face, he was born to be a slayer! At fifteen, he awakened the Asura System! Unlike ordinary people, he did not need to cultivate. He only had to keep fighting, and the System would turn the vitality of those he killed into Asura energy, 2kReads6.6Score13414d adds
30. 30 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—14d adds

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    Synopsis: An infinite flow suspenseful mystery with supernatural elements and a live-streamed horror story! Character traits: No rules based on luck; all rules have their own logic. No ignoring or altering the rules. The entire story is free of toxic elements, idiotic plots, or characters exhibiting low intelligence; all characters are mentally sharp and logically sound! They're all smart!

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