Rules Horror, Rules Horror! I've Recently Gotten Hooked on This Genre 规则怪谈，规则怪谈，最近迷上了规则怪谈类

1. 351 怪 Urban Legend Dungeons: Starting by Sweeping Through Bikini Bottom 怪谈副本：从横推比奇堡开始 Zheng Zheng Zheng Zheng郑郑郑郑Mystery246k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + plot-driven + mystery and suspense + ketchup warning] (Volume 1: Bikini Bottom arc, complete) Ever since the red comet streaked across the sky that night, the whole world had undergone a terrifying change. Jiang Ling was on his way to buy bread for his younger sister when an accident struck. A girl fell to her death right in front of him, and a surge of gray, eerie fog swept away everyone nearby. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered that he had become a fish. On the 13Reads8.4Score—Shelves
2. 352 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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   Why don't you read a novel with such a strange title?

3. 353 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
4. 354 还 My Fair Princess: The Whole Cast Turns Evil and Falls Apart 还珠格格：全员恶人崩坏中 Xi Fengyue西枫月5k WordsCompleted My Fair Princess: The Entire Cast Turns Evil and Goes Off the Rails 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 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
6. 356 惊 Thriller Game: What Evil Could an NPC Possibly Have in Mind? 惊悚游戏：NPC能有什么坏心眼 Sun and Moon日月Mystery174k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Comedy] [System] Thank you for asking. When Xie Yao opens his eyes, he has no memories. All he has is a note that says: Your name is Xie Yao. If you don’t know anything, go get a job and earn money. So he comes to the service hall of a town called Ghost Domain NPC Roleplay, registers, collects his script, and begins his performance! Xie Yao discovers he has a sub-System no one else has. It tells him to collect fear points, which can also be exchanged for energy. And so, he begins dilige 358Reads9.1Score105Shelves
7. 357 规 Rule Horror: The Instructor Isn't Allowed to Hit Anyone? 规则怪谈：教官不能打人？ Seeking Immortals in Books书中寻仙Mystery261k WordsCompleted Rules-based horror descended, plunging the entire world into panic. One challenger was randomly selected from each of countless countries to take part, fighting for their nation's survival. If one prospered, all prospered; if one fell, all fell. Just as the Dragon Nation was on the brink of annihilation after a string of defeats in the rule-based challenges, Jiang Chen, a transmigrator, was selected! He also gained the talent [Absolute Defiance]: as long as he broke the rules, he could ignore th 92Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 规 Rule Horror: Zhen Huan’s Reminder, Never Look into the Bronze Mirror 规则怪谈：甄嬛谨记勿照铜镜 Xi Fengyue西枫月Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Zhen Huan, Remember Never to Look in the Bronze Mirror 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 我 I Ascend to Godhood in Rule Horror 我在规则怪谈里登神 Xing Qiliu幸弃留Mystery155k WordsOngoing I’m a freshman named Ye Cheng, and today is my first day reporting for the new school year. When the clock struck three in the morning, though it shouldn’t have rung at all, a girl whispered in my ear: “Hey, little junior, the game’s begun. Come play with me!” Then I was pulled into a world of supernatural horror to play a deadly game with her. —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 我 I Became the Global Administrator of Hell's Games 我成了全球地狱游戏管理员 Ancient Ferry古渡Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “From the moment the game begins, inferior, weak humans will be stripped of the right to breathe.” This world has no nations. It is ruled by five top conglomerates, and the gap between rich and poor is enormous. The wealthy feast behind their red gates while the poor freeze to death in the streets. The rich districts blaze with light and bustle with people, while the slums are shrouded in darkness and rife with violence and crime. This is an age of capitalist revelry, an age of splendor built up 1.2kReads9.2Score196Shelves
11. 361 规 Rule Horror: No One at That School Is Allowed to Open Their Eyes at Midnight 规则怪谈：那所学校禁止在午夜睁眼 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: That School Forbids You to Open Your Eyes at Midnight —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 惊 Thriller Game: Is It Really That Weird for a Madman to Be a Little Crazier? 惊悚游戏：精神病疯亿点很合理吧 Iron-Gall Gourd Hero铁胆葫芦侠Mystery291k WordsOngoing [Horror + Comedy + Intermittent Insanity + Livestreaming + No Female Lead] Two years ago, horror games descended upon Blue Star. Every player chosen for the games wailed in despair, forced to struggle for survival in one bizarre instance after another. Xiao Yi, the protagonist, was born able to see the “odds of victory” for both allies and enemies. He was receiving treatment at a psychiatric hospital when, unsurprisingly, he was dragged into an instance. From that moment on, the horror game's wh 18Reads7.3Score—Shelves
13. 363 笨 The Adorable Airhead Is Doted on by Everyone in a Horror Game 笨蛋美人在恐怖游戏里受万千宠爱 Charcoal-Grilled Meatballs炭烧丸子Two Male Leads236k WordsCompleted (Everyone’s favorite, livestreaming, silly beauty, yandere fragments, two male leads, infinite flow) Song Jinshi was a top player in romance games. Players all knew that if Song Jinshi went after someone, no NPC could resist him. He’d even won over the top NPCs in the highest-level dungeons. After a social event between two game zones, players from the horror zone joined together to petition for Song Jinshi to be moved to their zone. Following some behind-the-scenes maneuvering by a few powerful 163Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are fine.

14. 364 红 When the Red Light Turns On, Please Die 红灯亮，请去死 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted The light is red. Go die. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 拼EN My Dads Are the Evil God and the Supreme God—Want to Compare? 拼爹吗？邪神和主神都是我爸 The Black Cat's Ears黑猫的耳朵Two Male Leads372k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Powerful pairing + one-on-one + horror + character growth + lots of sweetness] [Ruthless, cold-blooded drama queen + quiet, action-oriented big dog] Yin Chao had known since childhood that he was different from other people. He had two dads and a whole crowd of bizarre friends. There was a little girl who lived in a cupboard, pale all over, but loved crunching on potato chips, and a tall, thin shadow who often lingered outside the window and loved listening to rap… The neighbor 6.1kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
16. 366 震 Shocking! I'm the Only Human in the Class 震惊！全班只有我是人 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted Shocking! I’m the Only Human in the Whole Class —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 身 As the Luckiest Player, What’s Wrong with Having a Few Billion Extra Items? 身为欧皇，道具多亿点点怎么了？ Qingqing and the Fish卿卿与鱼Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow × No CP, Strong Female Lead's Growth × Ensemble Cast × Livestream] [Content warning: Slow burn! This is my own style of fiction, written in my own way. Tastes differ, so it may not be your thing.] After dying unexpectedly, Song Qiao enters a mysterious, eerie game world. To be reborn, she has to clear the games and win. Earn 1,000,000 points and she can return to the human world For Song Qiao, whose intelligence and perception are maxed out and whose luck is off the charts, isn't 4.1kReads9.2Score554Shelves

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    These are all supernatural tales based on rules, some for male audiences and some for female audiences. Choose whichever suits your needs. None of them feature romantic pairings. The authors of these stories have very creative and original ideas.

18. 368 国 National Fate Ghost Story: I Was Chosen to Enter an Infinite Dungeon 国运怪谈：我被选中参加无限副本 Woodenhead's Journal木头的日志Mystery487k WordsCompleted When the whole world is forcibly bound to supernatural scenarios and forced to watch them livestreamed, Longguo sends in three “freaks”: a con artist who exploits every loophole, a brute who believes only in his fists, and a medium who can commune with ghosts. They are thrown into a blood-red school where the rules are warped: arrive three seconds late and you die, run and you trigger a pursuit, while bones in the walls tick away the seconds. As players from other countries struggle to survive, 184Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one looks good.

19. 369 惊 Thriller: The Evil Ghost Watches Me Level Up in a Frenzy, Completely Baffled 惊悚：厉鬼看我狂暴升级，看不懂 West City Style西城风尚Mystery368k WordsCompleted [Horror game + combat and leveling + irreverent supernatural fiction] The horror game is connected to the real world. Humans are randomly drawn into the horror game. Beat it and live! Fail to beat it and die! Song Yuan has an unlimited-leveling System! He can upgrade his level, constitution, strength, skills, techniques, magical treasures, and more. He can even upgrade anything and everything! [Horror Game: Haunted House.] [Warning: Don't let the One-Eyed Imp find you. He'll twist your head off 3Reads5.3Score—Shelves
20. 370 表 Survival by Meme: I Can Predict the Rules in Advance 表情包求生：我能提前预知规则 Yu Haona煜浩呐Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow, Horror Instances, Survival, Rule-Based Horror, Brain Teasers, Twists] [If strange instances descended upon the world, which meme would you choose to save yourself?] [Longtu? Panda Head? Or... that pink starch sausage?] The Meme Survival World has descended upon the entire planet! Beginner Instance: [Musical Chairs]! A group of desperate players fight over the limited seats on a subway train. Get a seat and live. No seat, and you die! But... Su Yi awakens the ability to see th 1.7kReads8.4Score136Shelves

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    I've recently become obsessed with it too, it's so good! [Heart][heart][heart]

21. 371 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Win Over Female Hauntings with My Acting Skills 规则怪谈：开局靠演技拿捏女怪谈 Dragon-Taming Pool御龙潭Mystery637k WordsCompleted [Ruthless and decisive + no saintly heroine + one female lead + top-tier acting + brute-force solutions + taking on supernatural mysteries head-on] As supernatural mysteries descended upon the world, Duan Ming was chosen to enter their realm. A top student in the acting department at Longguo Film University, he was a versatile actor who excelled in action, military, romance, ur 603Reads8.7Score—Shelves
22. 372 规 Rule Horror: Either the Entities or the Audience Must Be Cured 规则怪谈：诡异和观众必须治一个 Pen in Hand, Keyboard Swapped提笔换键盘Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed + Original Script + Not a Power Fantasy + Documentary Fiction + Mystery + No Female Lead + Not a Saint] An uprising breaks out at the Dragon Kingdom’s largest psychiatric hospital. The mysterious young man Chen Yi is nominated by everyone in the hospital to become its new director... Not long after, the bizarre invades and the world of urban legends descends... [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi gives up on drawing a talent from the System] [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi treats th 1.7kReads8.8Score169Shelves

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    It's all bizarre rule-based tales!

23. 373 盗 Tomb Raiding: My Childhood Friendship with the Little Brother 盗墓之我和小哥青梅竹马 Luo Shui's Voice洛水声声Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + original protagonist. I don’t ship the young Wufang as couples; I ship them as brothers. So I will break up the pairings. Please read the description and decide whether this is for you. Friendly suggestions are welcome, but I don’t like people who argue for the sake of it, and I won’t listen to them anyway.] The timeline runs from the collapse of the Zhang family through The Mystic Nine and the ten years of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. It’s been a long time since I read The 3.5kReads8.5Score415Shelves
24. 374 规 Rule Horror: I’m an Eight-Year-Old Little Heavenly Master, and I’ve Been Chosen 规则怪谈：八岁小天师的我被选中 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Mystery262k WordsCompleted [Rule Horror] + [National Fate] + [Eerie] + [No heroine] + [Comedy] + [Wish fulfillment] Completed arcs: [Happy Apartment], [Late-Night Convenience Store], [Ghostly Sea Horror], and [Virtual City Horror]. Eight-year-old Lin Xuan is chosen to take part in Rule Horror. As a successor of the Daoist tradition, Lin Xuan discovers that killing the Eerie earns him merit, which he can use to upgrade Daoist techniques. Deity Summoning, Divination, Daoist Thunder Arts, Illusion Techniques… While contestan 6.7kReads8.9Score498Shelves
25. 375 我 I Get God-Tier Gear in Horror Games 我在惊悚游戏中爆神装 Flower Spirit花灵Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [System + infinite worlds] A mysterious livestreaming app has arrived, bringing with it wave after wave of survivalists chosen to enter terrifying worlds! While everyone else trembles in fear at their horrifying predicament, Chen Daxing suddenly discovers that he can see glowing orbs no one else can. Kill the monsters around the orbs, and they drop gear! And so the revelry begins! “Don’t run! You’re glowing!” “Don’t dismiss common gear just because it’s common!” “Oh my God!” “A monster this terr 2.1kReads9.1Score225Shelves

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    All are completed supernatural tales with rules, some are funny, and they all have big imaginations and powerful plot devices.

26. 376 规 Rule Horror: Diluc Lights Up the Darkness 规则怪谈：迪卢克照亮黑暗 Qian Mo迁墨Mystery729k WordsOngoing [National Fate + Roleplay + Livestream + Rule Horror + No Female Lead + Genshin Impact] Rule Horror descends, and the National Fate game begins. One chosen person is randomly selected from each country to enter the world of horrors. Success brings generous rewards. Shi Yan awakens a roleplaying System. As long as he plays a character and raises his similarity to them, he'll gain the corresponding powers. When people in Xia Country discover that the chosen one is a cosplayer, they are prejudiced 74Reads7.2Score105Shelves

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    Various strange and unusual rules, there's bound to be one you'll like.

27. 377 规 Rule Horror: Survive with Caution 规则怪谈：谨慎求生 Lu Youyou鹿呦呦Mystery125k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Mystery + National Security + No System + No Special Talents] With university graduation just around the corner, Ji Qing discovers that his world is full of rules! Following the rules doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll die, but breaking them definitely does!! As his dormmates are infected one after another and turned into puppets, will Ji Qing bow to fate? Ji Qing: My fate is mine to control. Anyone who tries to take it from me can go to hell! First Dungeon: [Campus Urban Leg 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [No female lead + mystery + national security + no system + no special talent] Ordinary people can also explore the world of ghost stories~

28. 378 规 Rule Horror: I Transmigrated as Furina and Started a Rampage 规则怪谈：从穿越芙宁娜开始乱杀 A Fox阿福克斯Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Transformation + Rules-Based Horror + Genshin Impact + The Supernatural + Lighthearted + Power Fantasy + National Destiny + Mischief-Maker] Bai Tang wakes after transmigrating and discovers that he has turned into Furina, the Hydro Archon. Rules-based horror has now swept the globe, trapping countless people in its deadly scenarios. Bai Tang thought he wouldn’t survive past the first couple of episodes, but to his surprise, he gets bound to the Joyful Mischief-Maker System! As long as he finds 1.9kReads9.3Score230Shelves
29. 379 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 5.2kReads8.8Score813Shelves
30. 380 惊 Horror Awakens: I Can Add Traits to the Supernatural 惊悚复苏：我能给诡异添加词条 Worked the Night Shift上了夜班Mystery268k WordsCompleted Horror descends, and the supernatural returns. Since supernatural creatures cannot be killed, those who wield supernatural power to fight them, known as Ghost Tamers, have emerged. Li Zheng acquires the [Supernatural Trait System]. The more impressive his record in supernatural incidents, the higher the level of trait rewards he can earn. Traits can be applied to himself and to the supernatural creatures he controls. (Trait levels: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold) Substitute Death Ghost: Once c 621Reads7.9Score100Shelves

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    It doesn't confine itself to simple Cthulhu horror stories, but instead creates a new, systematic thriller worldview.

31. 381 规 Rule Horror: I Throw My Roommate Out the Window from the Start 规则怪谈：开局把室友扔下楼 Early Summer Meow Meow and Sweet Watermelon初夏喵喵和甜西瓜Mystery289k WordsCompleted Rules for reading this book: 1. This is the author's attempt at writing a rules-based horror story. Please read it with a relaxed mindset. 2. The book contains a few livestreaming elements. If you think the story is dragging, leave “The ocean, oh, the ocean is all water” in the comments. 3. The protagonist and the author go a little crazy from time to time. Don't be scared, it's normal. 4. Feel free to go crazy along with the protagonist for a more immersive reading experience. [Not a power fant 547Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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    I've already finished reading the second book, you can take a look.

32. 382 团 The Beloved One: After Transmigrating, I Was Raised by an Endless Stream of NPCs 团宠：穿越后被无限NPC养大了 The Mouse Who Doesn't Eat Tangerines老鼠不吃橘子Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [If you have questions about Xie Ji, please turn to Chapter 99. There's also a discussion thread, and it's easy to find since it's been pinned.] [(I don't know why the tags say romance, ahhhhh!! It's two male leads, two male leads, two male leads! I'm saying it three times because it's important!) Also known as The Daily Life of an Infinite-World Boss Raising Kids in a Dungeon. Content warnings: This isn't an infinite-flow story in the traditional sense. It has two male leads, but the romance co 5.4kReads9.3Score637Shelves
33. 383 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves

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    These are all new books (though not exactly new). The story begins with a con artist at work, twisting the truth and pretending to be a god! According to the law of conservation of Euro/Phobia, if Euros are all around, then Phobias will inevitably follow, so the author quietly spreads carpets throughout the house, wishing that "the stars of wishing will twinkle in eerie places."

34. 384 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, Just One Bathroom 规则怪谈：开局一间厕所 Gou Shi枸世Mystery258k WordsCompleted From the start, there's only one toilet, and the dungeon is rated SSS+++ difficulty. Zhang Zhang: ...What did I even come here for? It's this hard right from the start. But I have an amazing memory, so what have I got to fear from a ghost? 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is passable; if you really have nothing else to read, check this one out.

35. 385 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    Recommended by Dianping, I want to watch it again! ᕦ(ò X ó)ᕤ 🍂 A different kind of rule-breaking tale, a different kind of protagonist! Everyone else is cautious, afraid of breaking the rules. But our protagonist's talent is exactly the opposite, making him want to recklessly test and break the rules! 🍁 There's something about not being able to eat meat from the refrigerator, but he just ignores it and eats it like crazy. And there's something about not being able to lock the cat alone in a room, but the protagonist turns around and locks the cat in the room. (￣▽￣)~*

36. 386 我 I Use Deduction to Break Through One Mental Prison After Another 我靠推理破解一个又一个茧房 A Brilliant Pen Leaves No Trace妙笔无痕Mystery107k WordsCompleted The name card at the head of your bed must face outward. (Anyone who breaks this rule will be the first taken away by the “Smiling Nurse.”) When you hear a lullaby, hide behind the wardrobe and cover both ears. (The singing implants false memories.) Every day, you must tell the elderly patient in Room 307, “You look wonderful today.” (Otherwise, it will trigger a nighttime inspection.) The nurse in a white coat with a red thread embroidered on her left lapel will offer you “calming medicine.” Dr 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this.

37. 387 惊 Thriller Game: The Short-Lived Lucky Player Gets Two S-Ranks in a Ten-Pull from the Start 惊悚游戏：短命欧皇开局十连双金 This Is a Hard-to-Remember Name这是一个难记的名字Mystery933k WordsOngoing [Mystery + imaginative premise + cathartic fun + luck favors the bold + fast-paced + no romance + infinite-flow] Yang Jinli dies unexpectedly and stumbles into a horror game. New players get a free ten-pull, and from the start he brings home an S-rank ghost bride. But the comments are full of sympathy: “It's over for him. That ghost bride hates men and coercion. This newbie is doomed too.” Then another golden light flashes. The comments fill with question marks. S-rank skill [Ghost Clan's Belove 141Reads9.2Score—Shelves
38. 388 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 211Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The first protagonist died and became a ghost in a series of supernatural tales, serving as the great-grandfather of the chosen one, guiding him through the game. The third has a single female lead with strong deductive abilities. The fourth has a male lead, Lao Liu.

39. 389 规 Rule Horror: I Have No Shame, and Even the Horrors Fear Me 规则怪谈：我不要脸怪谈闻风丧胆 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery358k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror, Instances, No Female Lead, No Romance, Invincible Protagonist, System, Power Fantasy, Witty and Humorous, Goofy and Absurd, Plot-Driven…] Title: I Have No Shame, and I'm Thriving in the Horror Game. Synopsis: Spiritual qi revival. Terror descends. The Dragon Kingdom has lost eight rounds of the horror game. The ninth is its last hope. But this time, the game chose someone nobody knew: Gu Yi. [Gu Yi? Who came up with that name? Did they pick him just to make us laugh?] [Seriou 377Reads6.8Score102Shelves

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    The male protagonist, a college student, is shameless to the extreme. He buys a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), pays for the bun and meat separately, then asks the vendor to combine the prices, saving several yuan. The vendor is speechless. Just then, the game's "Strange Tales" randomly selects its ninth chosen one, and he's chosen. He enters the game, draws the SSS-level "Shameless" talent, and applies his shamelessness to the "Strange Tales" dungeon.

40. 390 在 Becoming Everyone's Beloved in a Horror Game 在恐怖游戏里成为全员白月光 A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Mystery420k WordsCompleted [No CP + Gentle, Alluring White Moonlight Female Lead + Beloved by Every Player and Ghost + One-Sided Crushes All Around + A Massive Contest Among Suitors] After the White Moonlight System leaves, Lin Ling is assigned to a horror game. Her mission is to become the white moonlight of the ghosts and players. Lin Ling has a pair of eyes as gentle as water, and she looks at everyone with deep affection. Every move of hers tugs at people’s hearts. She never says a word about love, yet every kind of c 6.9kReads9.2Score944Shelves
41. 391 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
42. 392 规 Rule Horror: Infinite Horrors 规则怪谈：无限诡异 Wei Zhongqing卫仲卿Mystery354k WordsCompleted [Rules horror + original scenarios + thrills + deduction + puzzle-solving] The rules-horror world sweeps across the globe, forcing countless people to enter it. [The nonexistent seventh passenger on a plane that takes off on time, patients wearing smiley-face masks in a hospital, bizarrely misshapen people in a maze...] Relying on the talents he draws and his own abilities, Pei Heng ventures ever deeper into the rules-horror world, only to stumble upon a secret hidden from everyone... 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 393 规 Rule Horror: Are You Seriously Playing Dan Heng, Imbibitor Lunae? 规则怪谈：扮演饮月你认真的？ Eight Wilds, Thousand Departures八荒千离Mystery118k WordsCompleted (Note: Since everyone skims the synopsis, I'm putting the warning right at the top. There are two Systems. I didn't spell out the first part in detail, but the opening System is part of the premise, and the story will explain it later.) He wants nothing more than to die, and is trying to find Dan Heng, but he's lost his way… “Ding, binding in progress…” A so-called System finds him and makes an outrageous demand! “Host, please play the role of Dan Heng, cooperate enthusiastically, 325Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    I'll do it!

44. 394 重 Reborn: As a Supreme Being, I Crush the Rule Horror World 重生：身为至尊的我横推规则怪谈 Chi Hui池悔Mystery89k WordsCompleted 1 (Invincible early on + comedy + not a bleeding heart + scheming + one female lead) After making his way over mountains of bones, he spent ten thousand years seeking the Dao and ascended to the Supreme Throne. But just as he was about to uncover the secret of the world’s end, he met his untimely death... When Lu Li opened his eyes again, he was on Blue Star, with a new set of memories in his mind, memories belonging to this world alone. His previous life at the end of the world seemed like a dr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 规 Rule Horror: Huohuo Has to Work Up Her Courage Today Too! 规则怪谈：今天藿藿也要壮胆！ If It Doesn't Work, Just Give Up不行就开摆Mystery514k WordsCompleted [Character transmigration + rule-based horror + deduction + growth + comedy + national destiny + teamwork + side characters with brains...] [There are quite a few personal additions involving Huohuo and Mr. Tail.] Horror games have quietly descended upon Blue Star. Every country is forced by the rules of these horror games to participate in a deadly game. One day, while the timid Huohuo and the Galactic Baseballer are carrying out a mission, they enter a room filled with bronze mirrors. Afte 981Reads8.6Score153Shelves
46. 396 我 I'm a Monster, So How Did I Become the Chosen One?! 我一个诡异，竟然成了天选者！ Wei Qi伟七Mystery270k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + The Supernatural + No Heroine + Invincible + Livestream] Wei Jisheng was a powerful supernatural being. Because he was unrestricted by the rules of the supernatural world, he did as he pleased, looked down on everyone, and thought himself untouchable. This got him on the wrong side of a big shot, who framed him and somehow sent him to the human world. He had planned to take it easy and wait for death, then look for a chance to return to the supernatural world. He never expect 283Reads8.0Score100Shelves
47. 397 怪 Tales of the Uncanny: It Begins at a Strange Circus 怪谈：从异常马戏团开始 The Fish Who's Always Slacking总划水的鱼Mystery41k WordsOngoing ([No Female Lead] + [Rule Horror] + [Gods] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment]) This is a struggle between the gods and the sources of corruption. Participants from Blue Star fall step by step into traps of perception. Face the sources of corruption and hold on to the last of your sanity! The gods have long since rotted, and humanity's glory has faded. In the name of faith, build a towering wall of reason. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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48. 398 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
49. 399 规 Rule Horror: Stop at Yuanhu Mountain 规则怪谈：请止步于缘狐山 Green Willow in the Courtyard青青庭中柳Mystery346k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + eerie + national destiny + mystery-solving + female lead + two female leads + multiple POVs + comedic tone (???) + unhinged] Because of a fire in her previous life, young Su Qiugu died forever in the flames. But in this world, she woke up again as a girl named “Su Qiugu.” Some force known as “rule-based horror” seems to be devouring the entire world. Countries that fail to overcome the horror face the prospect of it invading reality, and somehow Su Qiugu ended up becoming on 49Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is the best one; the author, Qingqing Liuzhongting, also has other good works.

50. 400 规 Rule Horror: Huohuo and Tail's Strange Adventure 规则怪谈：藿藿和尾巴的怪谈冒险 Yichen from Huo Huo's Family藿藿家的译尘Anime Fanfiction106k WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail, Rule-Based Horror, National Destiny, livestreaming, the uncanny, memes, Huohuo, Mr. Tail carries the team] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each nation immediately selects one person to enter the world of horror. The chosen ones shoulder their nations' fate as they take on challenges to win resources and land for their people. Huohuo, a trainee judge of the Ten-Lords Commission, and her aloof tail, transmigrate to Blue Star by accident. Chosen to represent the D 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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