I've Gotten Hooked on Rule-based Horror Stories, Especially Ones About Kids. Any Recommendations, My Dear Ministers? No Genshin Impact. 朕迷上了规则怪谈，小孩的，众爱卿可有？不要原神

1. 1 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

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   This book has a very high rating. It's about a little cutie who transmigrates to a horror world and is pampered by all the ghosts and monsters. The only problem is the updates aren't fast enough! Not enough! Absolutely not enough!!! [Crying][crying] I hope the author will step up their game and update faster! [Laughing][laughing]

2. 2 我 I’m Three and a Half, and I’ll Become a Legend in Rule-Based Horror With Basic Attacks 我三岁半，靠普攻在规则怪谈封神 One of the Idlers闲人之一Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. [No heroine + comedy + subversion of expectations + infinite-flow + livestreaming + rule-based horror] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selects one person to take part. If the contestant wins, their nation prospers. If they lose, their nation declines. After losing two rounds of games, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are in dire straits. The next horror scenario arrives, and by sheer coincidence, it selects Xia Ye, who ha 8.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   There aren't many books for children, and this is the only one I have. I personally think it's quite good.

3. 3 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 58kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves

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   The King of Kids 🤡 🍢 First Book: Lin Yuan transmigrates to a strange world, still a 7-year-old child [petrified] But so what?! I start with an SSS-level brat talent! 🍅 I'll pull out your oxygen tube! I won't let you sleep! [Heavy punch] Lin Yuan: Watch me turn this place upside down! 🍡 Second Book: Lin Changqing transmigrates into a fetus [eating melon] Coincidentally, the fetus's mother also has the name Lin Changqing [sending heart] And it's a strange fetus! 😵 The mother is kicked out of the house, but then chosen as a contestant 💫 The strange fetus is a strange god! When the strange god cries, heaven and earth fall silent, and all strange creatures submit! [Cool]

4. 4 还 You're Still in the Womb, and You Beat Rule Horror? 还在娘胎没生，你打穿规则怪谈？ Hates Drinking Hot Water反感喝热水Mystery311k WordsCompleted [Ghost fetus + protagonist is himself a supernatural entity + subverting conventions + suspense + horror revival + national-fate horror games] As horror returns and Rule Horror descends upon the world, every country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter the horror game. If the Chosen One wins, their entire country receives rewards. If they lose, supernatural entities invade reality and wreak havoc. Lin Changqing, who had transmigrated to this world by accident, had not yet been born when his mo 2kReads8.9Score256Shelves
5. 5 惊 Thriller: Honest Darling? You Talked a Ghost into Getting a Divorce 惊悚：诚实宝贝？你把诡说离婚了 Little Bai Little Feng小白小风Mystery283k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [Invincible Kid] [Persona System] [Comedy] [No female lead] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Ming becomes an eight-year-old boy. Just then, he's selected by the Thriller Game and awakens a System. As long as Lin Ming behaves in a way that matches the persona title issued by the System, he can earn rewards. From then on, the eight-year-old Lin Ming begins slaughtering his way through the eerie world. At the Yinling Residential Complex, Lin Ming is the “Honest Little D 623Reads7.0Score124Shelves

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   The first book was changed to an adult version because the author was imprisoned.

6. 6 国 National Fate: A Nine-Year-Old Plays Sukuna and Scares the Sakura Nation Silly 国运：九岁扮演宿傩，吓尿樱花国 Pirate Ship贼船Urban283k WordsCompleted [Playing the role of Ryomen Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen + national fortune + decisive and ruthless] [Easy to read, with most of the frustrating parts revised.] Sunan awakened a role-playing System from the start. Playing Ryomen Sukuna would make him stronger. Just then, a blood moon appeared overhead, and the national-fortune forbidden zone descended. There were 280 countries on Blue Star, and each would randomly select three contestants to take part. The ordinary forbidden zone, “End City,” had 5.5kReads7.2Score729Shelves

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   The first two are for children; don't let the low ratings fool you, they're both very good. 1. The protagonist transmigrates to another world, obtains a system, and plays the role of Su Nuo, becoming one of the chosen ones alongside two other teammates to participate in the nation's destiny. 2. The protagonist transmigrates and becomes a 3-year-old child, orphaned, with invincible skills, immense strength, but weak speed, relying primarily on basic attacks. Both protagonists in these two books still possess intelligence and strategic thinking. The latter two are also very good, both involving transmigration and becoming NPCs, but one has no system, and the other does. Furthermore, 3 involves helping one's great-grandson, and 4 involves the protagonist playing both an NPC and a friend/teammate of the main character. These are all worth checking out.

7. 7 开 From the Start, I'm a National Destiny NPC, and the Protagonist Wins Big Thanks to Me 开局国运NPC，主角靠我赢麻了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing My great-grandson burns money for me, and I help him ascend to heaven! Not a wish-fulfillment novel, or not entirely. [This is not a rules-based horror story! The rules offer no way out; they're all part of the game and are basically meaningless.] [Hell money can't be burned without limit. Later on, the protagonist will short the Underworld People's Bank.] [The protagonist is a scheming old fox with no golden finger.] [People will bicker among themselves early on; they won't unite until later.] 3.7kReads9.4Score453Shelves
8. 8 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.1kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
9. 9 惊 Horror Survival Game: The Host Is the Living King of Hell 惊悚国运：宿主她是人间活阎王 Wanting to Daydream想作白日梦Mystery529k WordsCompleted [Yandere and unhinged heroine + horror worlds + infinite flow + livestreaming + ruthless and decisive + no romance early on, undecided after 300,000 words] Global Horror Three players from each country are randomly sent into a horror world, where their experiences are livestreamed in real time! Yue Qingge is in the middle of an exciting horror novel when she wakes up in a mass grave. A corpse beside her reaches out to touch her hand. Yue Qingge slams it with a shovel, pulverizing it. The filthy 833Reads9.0Score152Shelves
10. 10 规 Rule Horror: This Young Lady Was Born Beautiful 规则怪谈：本小姐天生丽质 Nan Wanqing南挽卿Mystery263k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + National Fate + System + Invincible] The rule-based horror games have arrived. After the Dragon Kingdom loses five rounds in a row, Chi Luo is chosen to enter the horror game. Though she's a girl, she carries the Dragon Kingdom's last hope. With the talent [Born Beautiful] and a System to back her up... “The horror world? Huh? Why does it feel like I'm back home?” “I'm born beautiful. What are you going to do about it?” While everyone else plays it safe and builds up their s 44Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Your Majesty, I am deeply sorry, my child is only a tiny bit, and the rest are basically all without romantic partners. Alright, I shall take my leave now!

11. 11 规 Rule Horror: Hu Tao Wants to Work the Haunting Too 规则怪谈：胡桃也想在怪谈里营业 Mute Young Master哑巴少爷Mystery347k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + No Female Lead, No CP + Male-to-Female Transformation + National Destiny Rule Horror + Invincible + Hu Tao + System + Power Fantasy + Original + Supernatural] (The pacing is quite fast early on, then settles into a normal rhythm later.) (This book is all about comedy. Please forgive the many illogical parts! Later, when the Rule Horror invades the world, the protagonist becomes invincible!) (Chapters 93–120 follow the main plot, to keep readers from getting tired of the horror stori 223Reads6.8Score107Shelves
12. 12 规 Rule Horror: The Sun Shines Bright, So Klee Blows It All Up 规则怪谈：太阳当空照可莉全炸掉 The Wayfarer Has a Cloud行者有云Mystery117k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted Comedy + Livestreaming + Part Power Fantasy, Part Mystery + Not Scary + Overpowered from the Start + Filling in the Gaps from the First Book] Klee! A little girl in red, less than 1.3 meters tall. An explosives expert who often travels between worlds on adventures. One day, she transmigrates to a planet invaded by rule-based horror and is lucky enough to be selected as a contestant. From then on, the horror world gets a terrorist who only knows how to blast everything to smithereen 166Reads7.2Score—Shelves
13. 13 变 I Become Clara and Run Wild in Rule-Bound Horror Tales! 变成克拉拉的我在规则怪谈横行！ Little Sun mt小太阳mtMystery476k WordsCompleted Rules-based horror + transformation + national destiny + System + mystery (Problems in the story have been fixed.) All the supernatural tales in this novel are original, so enjoy without worry!!! Rules-based horrors descend upon Blue Star, and one person in each country is randomly chosen as a Chosen One to represent their nation. Every time a Chosen One clears a horror scenario, their country receives a random reward. If they fail, it receives a random punishment! Yanyu wakes up one day to disc 797Reads9.3Score129Shelves
14. 14 规 Rule Horror: Fu Xuan Wants to Deduce the Rules of the Horror Game Too 规则怪谈：符玄也想在怪谈里推演 Youyou Ning悠悠宁Mystery712k WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai: Star Rail, rule-based horror, national destiny, role-playing, livestreaming, deductions, male-to-female transformation] Rule-based horror descended upon Blue Star. Each country randomly selected a chosen one to enter the world of rule-based horror. The chosen ones carried the fate of their countries on their shoulders. “Fu Xuan” woke up only to discover that they had turned into “Fu Xuan.” They were also representing the Dragon Nation in the world of horror. “Fu Xuan” 1.3kReads9.4Score158Shelves
15. 15 规 Rule Horror: Silver Wolf Can Freely Rewrite the Rules 规则怪谈：银狼可以随意篡改规则 The Fool Incarnate笨蛋化身Mystery236k WordsCompleted Transformation + National Destiny + Rule-Based Horror + Absurd Comedy + Silver Wolf from Honkai: Star Rail [Note: This is a story using Silver Wolf’s appearance, not about Silver Wolf herself transmigrating.] In 2025, the appearance of rule-based horror began selecting “lucky ones” to enter dungeon games without warning. Winners could take everything, while losers faced certain death. Their countries would also be consumed by the horror. Qiu Kui woke from a sweet dream and discovered that she ha 802Reads8.8Score152Shelves
16. 16 国 National Fate: With Two Systems, I Become Invincible by Spending Money 国运：双系统的我，消费就能无敌 Little Bai Little Feng小白小风Mystery316k WordsCompleted [Tycoon]+ [National Fate]+ [No female lead]+ [Taming the Strange]+ [Dual Systems] In a parallel world, strange realms descend. Players who clear these realms earn rewards for themselves and their countries. Chen Feng is chosen by a strange realm and awakens two Systems. [Unlimited Spending] and [Hundredfold Cashback]. As long as he spends ghost coins, he can grow stronger, and the ghost coins he spends are returned to him a hundredfold. From that moment on, the entire world of strange realms cha 285Reads6.9Score102Shelves
17. 17 国 National Fate: The Grass Archon Saw It All 国运：草神全都看见了 Ai Qina艾琴啊Mystery386k WordsCompleted My new work is out! 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! 1.1kReads8.5Score100Shelves
18. 18 国 National Fate: Playing Zhongli, with Raiden Ei as My Teammate 国运：扮演钟离，队友雷电影 Snowy Pear Stew丰雪煮梨Urban912k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi has revived on Blue Star, and the Seven Statues of The Seven descend. Everyone awakens one of the seven original elemental powers and becomes a powerful ability user. One day, the Forbidden Land of National Destiny appears, and three people are randomly chosen from each country to represent it. The contestants are bound to their respective countries, and any resources they obtain are returned to the real world a hundredfold. Xu Qing, playing Zhongli, the fishing-loving Anemo Archon 2.2kReads9.1Score309Shelves
19. 19 规 Rule Horror: Reincarnated as the Great Tree King, I Turn the Tables on the Horrors 规则怪谈：转生大慈树王颠覆怪谈 Thinking of Autumn, Not Qiu念秋不念湫Anime Fanfiction125k WordsOngoing [Rules-based supernatural mysteries + national destiny + male-to-female transformation + global livestream + System + Greater Lord Rukkhadevata + Genshin Impact + lighthearted tone + no gender reversal in romance + one female lead] A university dorm on Earth: “Let the world forget me completely.” “HoYoverse! You!” An ordinary college student named Ye Ling couldn't accept that Greater Lord Rukkhadevata had been forgotten by the world. He suffered a sudden fit and keeled over... When he woke up, h 347Reads7.3Score—Shelves
20. 20 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
21. 21 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Turned into a Cute Girl 规则怪谈：开局变成可爱美少女 Mu Youqingyao木又清遥Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Gender-bending + numerous original supernatural mystery instances + lots of beautiful female ghosts + lots and lots of cuddling] After Lin Xiao was rejected when he confessed to the campus belle, he was chosen the very next second as a [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom] and sent into the world of supernatural mysteries! He chose a female avatar and unlocked the Goddess System. In the second instance, she encountered... A yandere girl who could kill people by singing “Dark Sky.” And the only way 5.9kReads9.1Score697Shelves
22. 22 在 Slacking Off in a Rule Horror 在规则怪谈里摆烂 The Radish That Comes Back to Life会复活的萝卜Mystery352k WordsCompleted [Lucky as Can Be & Playing Dumb to Catch the Enemy Off Guard & Horror & National Destiny] Zhao Guanguan, a chosen one from the Great Xia Kingdom, accidentally draws an SSS-rank talent and enters a world of rule-based horror... The monster: (Terrified) Don't come any closer... Zhao Guanguan: What? I'm just catching up on some sleep. ⁽⁽ଘ( ˊᵕˋ )ଓ⁾⁾ [Clown Amusement Park] Little Pick has mysteriously vanished. Which one is the real Little Pick... [The Lin Residence's Hidden Secrets] The Lin family's 149Reads8.4Score—Shelves
23. 23 规 Rule Horror: Jingliu Suppresses Mara by Slaying Haunts 规则怪谈：镜流靠斩诡压制魔阴身 The Fool Incarnate笨蛋化身Mystery104k WordsCompleted [Healing + depression + national destiny + livestreaming + Honkai: Star Rail fanfiction + light deduction + Jingliu + wish fulfillment + transformation] Horror games, rule-based horror, and the arrival of the uncanny: as all these impossibilities slowly become reality, does humanity still have a future? She doesn't know. She can't be sure. Because she's gone mad... “My name is Jiang Yan. No... I'm Jingliu, the Sword Champion of the Luofu... No, no! No, no, no, no, no!” “It hurts so much. My body 113Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 怪 Horror Tales: The Little Loli Underworld King Turns the Eerie World Upside Down 怪谈：萝莉冥王颠覆诡异世界 Yi Xiaoyao逸小夭Mystery102k WordsCompleted (No CP + Little Girl Protagonist + Brainless Power Fantasy + Bullying the Weak) Eerie tales descend upon the world? Ah! How terrifying! Ming You, whose divine soul was reincarnated into a vast world for a bit of fun, can’t understand how her home got stolen while she was away for just a thousand years! What do you mean, a world of strange tales? What do you mean, eerie creatures? Just look at the radiant mark of the Six Paths of Reincarnation! Aren’t these original ghosts from our underworld? Wh 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 规 Rule Horror: My Past Life Was Tingyun 规则怪谈：我的前世是停云 Jing Liuli镜琉璃Anime Fanfiction148k WordsCompleted Since I was Tingyun in my previous life, I’m starting now. Benefactor! Benefactor! Benefactor! Ah, General, save me! Lord Yukong, save me! Please let me go. I still want to enjoy a few hundred more years of peaceful living. 330Reads7.1Score—Shelves
26. 26 国 National Fate: Transmigrated as Kafka, I Slaughter Everyone 国运：穿成卡芙卡我嘎嘎乱杀 Lin Huai Yixing临怀逸兴Mystery51k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + transformation + paranormal tales + national destiny + play the pig to eat the tiger + lighthearted] If you spot a bug, just tell me nicely. Don’t curse at me. It’s mostly a power fantasy, with some battle of wits later on. By accident, I transmigrated to another world, Blue Star, and became Kafka! As long as I do a good job playing the character, I can return to my original world. But this world is facing the arrival of rule-based paranormal horrors, and the protagonist, Ji Ya 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 规 Rule Horror: The Black Tower Runs Rampant Through the Horror World 规则怪谈：黑塔横行怪谈世界 Hai Yuan海原Mystery238k WordsOngoing [Male-to-female transformation + national fate + rule-based horror + mystery-solving + livestreaming + Envoy of Erudition + breaking horror entities] Rule-based horrors have descended upon Blue Star. Each country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter the world of horrors, and the selected person bears the fate of their entire nation. When Su Yu woke up, she found she had become Black Tower and had entered the world of horrors as Xia Nation’s Chosen One. [Eye of Erudition]: Instantly determines 773Reads7.7Score102Shelves
28. 28 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 143kReads9.6Score18.8kShelves

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    This is amazing, it's really good. The protagonist gradually develops his own rules in the game and keeps improving them.

29. 29 无 The All-Purpose Guide to Rule Horror for the Powerless 无能者的规则怪谈全能指南 The Blade-Bearing Man of the Bamboo Grove竹林衔刀人Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted (A suspenseful, terrifying mystery with no System or supernatural powers for the protagonist. No brute-force clears. Frequent updates.) Blue Star has been invaded by entities. Humanity is powerless to resist, and the world faces destruction. Those above keep humanity like lambs in a pen, forcibly selecting representatives from every country and livestreaming them for their amusement. And what are they forced to play? Rule-based horror games? From the start, representatives from every country sho 5.1kReads8.6Score492Shelves

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    All of them are good novels, except for the third one which is an invincible protagonist novel.

30. 30 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
31. 31 获 I Started Slacking Off After Gaining a Vengeful Ghost's Powers 获得厉鬼能力后我摆烂了 A Day, A Month一天一个月Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing An utterly ordinary person, Huan Xiao unexpectedly gains the abilities of a vengeful ghost while working a part-time job. A game called “Gui” appears on her phone, and it actually transports her to a world overrun by vengeful ghosts! There, she meets plenty of other unlucky people just like her. But unlike them, who struggle desperately to survive, Huan Xiao gives up and takes it easy... [No romance] 8.4kReads8.3Score691Shelves
32. 32 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Had a White-Haired Beauty with Me 规则怪谈：开局带着白发美人 Green Willow in the Courtyard青青庭中柳Two Female Leads464k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + dual female leads + GL + comedy + rule-based horror + supernatural mysteries + mystery-solving] [This isn't a mindless romance or a mindless power fantasy. It's a mystery-focused story with a main dungeon plot.] Lan Zhirou is an utterly ordinary baihe mystery novelist who, by a stroke of "luck," encounters the arrival of a rule-based horror game one day. By another stroke of "luck," she is chosen by the game and enters its world to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challe 429Reads9.2Score201Shelves
33. 33 相 Believe in the Gods: Sweep Through the Rules of Horror 相信神明：横扫规则怪谈 Folded but Not Broken将折未休Mystery425k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Rules Mysteries + Gods + Deciding Life and Death + No Romance] A neurotic young woman has recently appeared in the world of supernatural rules mysteries. She likes wearing white dresses and immersing herself in these eerie rule-bound scenarios, giving all manner of ghosts and monsters a miserable time. She also tends to talk in riddles, deciding the fates of both people and ghosts, and asking everyone she meets, “Do you believe in the gods?” At first, people scoffed at her, but as 20Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 为 I Cleared Rule Horror to Get Through Summer Vacation 为了暑假，我通关规则怪谈 Come See the Ending进来看结局Mystery844k WordsCompleted [Summer 2023, this one's for you] [Everyday life + lighthearted + on-screen comments + national destiny + livestream] The day before summer break, chosen by the Rule Horror Game... Xia Tian: My life is over. See you after summer break. - The Dragon Nation has lost again and again, and five cities have fallen! Every single time, they lose to their own country's urban-legend culture! One more loss might not cost much, but the nation will lose its standing and prestige! The world will laugh at them 2.2kReads8.7Score392Shelves

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    Both are male-oriented, with no female lead. The first book features a minor and incorporates the Law on the Protection of Minors into a fantastical tale of rules. The second book features a male protagonist with the bloodline of a nine-tailed fox and a system. Before being chosen, he boasts about being a chosen one, saying things like "I could do it too." But when he is actually chosen, everyone discovers he wasn't just talking; he genuinely could.

35. 35 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
36. 36 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

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    They're all just kids, they're all about having fun!

37. 37 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 49.5kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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    🔥Hilarious and unconventional, the male protagonist rebels against a bizarre national destiny! 🔥 The male protagonist, representing the Dragon Kingdom, ventures into a world of strange tales! His mother's notes indicate an alarmingly high mortality rate? He possesses a rebellious talent, choosing the unconventional path! Watch as the male protagonist, in his hilariously irreverent manner, takes on challenges and saves the Dragon Kingdom from peril! A must-read for book lovers, don't miss this exciting read!

38. 38 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. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves

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    The first book is amazing! It's a hilarious and satisfying read. The protagonist draws an SSS-level innate talent that allows him to avoid being devoured by the supernatural as long as he goes against the rules. The beginning is easy for him to complete, but later on, the challenges are all designed to exploit his talent, yet he always manages to escape unscathed. I highly recommend reading it. The second book is probably familiar to many, but I still want to recommend it. The protagonist is intelligent and quick-witted, drawing a great talent that leads to an unexpected ending—absolutely fantastic. The third book features a protagonist with a wildly imaginative mind, cleverly exploiting loopholes in the rules. The system provides him with one hint for each rule, making it another highly recommended read. Trust me, the first book is my absolute favorite.

39. 39 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
40. 40 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    This is one of my absolute favorite books, but it doesn't seem quite suitable for kids. However, it's really, really good! The first book has a protagonist with incredibly high intelligence, and there's no romantic pairing. The second book has two male leads, but it's also incredibly good—trust me!

41. 41 规 Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈：我一疯子你说我开挂？ Sleeping Eighteen Hours a Day一天睡十八小时Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b 16.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
42. 42 满 Max-Level Kid Goes on a Rampage in the National Destiny Game 满级小孩哥，在国运游戏中乱杀 Jiang Heng蒋横Urban246k WordsCompleted [National destiny, hilarious, invincible, courting death, eccentric, livestreaming, ruthless, no female lead] After transmigrating into the body of a six-year-old child, Lin Fei is chosen as the Dragon Kingdom's representative in the national destiny game. The Dragon Kingdom has already lost four rounds in a row. In this fifth round, the other four countries gang up on it, leaving it on the brink of annihilation. Lin Fei can only win; he cannot lose. When viewers in the Dragon Kingdom see that t 270Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 幼 A Little One Becomes the Beloved of the Group in a Strange World with a Favorite Consort System 幼崽靠宠妃系统在诡异世界成团宠 Today's Song今歌Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, Duoduo, who had lived in Shanhai Village since she was little, was chosen by a supernatural horror tale and became the youngest player in the Dragon Kingdom. While the other players racked their brains trying to figure out how to clear the supernatural instances... Beloved Concubine System 886: “Sweetie, use your skill: Captivating Glance!” Duoduo didn’t understand, but she was obedient and did as she was told. Stare The supernatural being across from her: “Do you want some stir-fried h 3.5kReads8.4Score358Shelves

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    The first book is for kids, the second is my one and only favorite! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

44. 44 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
45. 45 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 19.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
46. 46 女EN My Daughter Plays a Horror Game—and Exposes Me as the Ghost Emperor 女儿玩惊悚游戏，我鬼帝被曝光 I Want to Become a God我欲成神Mystery728k WordsCompleted A game of evil spirits has descended upon the world. People are randomly chosen to become playthings for evil spirits, struggling in agony! Even four-year-old Tang Xiaoling is selected! The youngest player in history, she enters the game of evil spirits! The livestream explodes with comments from viewers across the internet! A four-year-old toddler? That's just a snack for the evil spirits! But what shocks everyone is that Tang Xiaoling's father, Tang Long, tells her to treat it like a playgroun 4.3kReads7.6Score248Shelves

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    The protagonist is a master of horror games, and his daughter is searching for her father.

47. 47 萌 A Little Kid Tries to Find Me and Turns the Horror World Upside Down 萌娃为了找我，玩歪惊悚世界 Balala Mountain Blossom巴啦啦山花Mystery647k WordsCompleted [Horror game + comedy + dad-and-daughter story + ensemble cast + livestream power fantasy] Three-year-old Su Mengmeng enters a horror game to find her dad. But just as everyone thinks this little girl is an easy target, she turns the terrifying world upside down. Player 1: !! How did she just pull out hundreds of millions of ghost coins? My poverty has really limited my imagination! Player 2: Good grief! What tier is that ghost weapon she's carrying? A pink minigun!? Player 3: My eyes! She's rid 10.1kReads8.8Score504Shelves

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    It's super beautiful.

48. 48 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Slapped a Supernatural Being 规则怪谈：开局给诡异一巴掌 Niu Gulu Achuan钮钴禄阿川Mystery743k WordsCompleted 20.8kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    I'll try these; I really liked the first one.

49. 49 鬼 The Ghost King’s Self-Cultivation 鬼王的自我修养 Bitter Days Are Short苦昼短Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “I'm Li Jiong. I'm still alive.” “I have no memories. I know nothing about this world.” “Something seems wrong here. How strange.” “I remember a little now. This world really is wrong.” “It's me. How could the world be wrong?” “I'm the one who's wrong.” Li Jiong sways his head and hums an unknown tune as he tears through layers of unfamiliar fog in the game. He witnesses the strange things around him and records them in his diary. As he investigates, his memories slowly begin to unfold, and he s 5.2kReads8.3Score563Shelves
50. 50 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 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves

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