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Rules-Horror Stories: Give Me One With Some Brains. No Idiotic Characters or Power Fantasy 规则怪谈给我一本有脑子的吧。别降智,也不要爽文

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  1. 1 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 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 16.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
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  2. 2 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈:我即怪谈 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 172.4kReads9.6Score34.5kShelves
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  3. 3 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间! 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. 173.4kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
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  4. 4 After the Mission Failed, the Faithless Omega Said She Regretted It? 任务失败后!负心o说她后悔了? 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 2.5kReads8.9Score205Shelves
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  5. 5 The All-Purpose Guide to Rule Horror for the Powerless 无能者的规则怪谈全能指南 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 5.4kReads8.6Score542Shelves
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  6. 6 Rule Horror: Starting Out in the Eerie Bear Ridge 规则怪谈:开局诡异狗熊岭 Mystery359k WordsOngoing [Rules-Based Horror + Livestreaming + Other Characters Stay Smart Later On + Everything Is Explained Further Along] A world invaded by the supernatural. From the start, Ming Hao suddenly transmigrates to the haunted Bear Ridge, where he must complete a mission on behalf of the Dragon Nation. [Rule One: Remember that you are Xiong Er. You must not do anything that goes against Xiong Er's nature.] [Rule Two: Xiong Da can be trusted, but you'd better not go against his demands.] [Rule Three: Bald Q 431Reads8.8Score102Shelves
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  7. 7 Rule Horror: The Liar Who Cannot Tell a Lie 规则怪谈:不能撒谎的欺诈师 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + No Livestream + No National Destiny + Strong Heroine + Horror + Rule-Based Hauntings] Trickster Shi Si had only just walked out of prison after serving seven years when a wave of dizziness sent her tumbling into a world of rule-based horror. She also drew the D-rank talent [Mirror, Tell the Truth]. [Description of the Mirror, Tell the Truth Talent] [1. Whenever someone asks you a question, you must tell the truth.] [2. You will always know who the most beautiful woman in the world 9.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
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  8. 8 Rule Horror: I Write the Rules 规则怪谈:我来书写规则 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 1.4kReads8.9Score177Shelves
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  9. 9 Rule Horror: I Sign-In to Become a God, and Even the Horrors Fear Me 规则怪谈:签到成神,诡异都怕我 Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Redemption + sign-in + national destiny + no female lead + comedy + original story + a tiny bit of touching moments] Over-the-top blurb: Rule-based horror games invade the world. Those chosen are bound to their nations and forced to take part in the games! Victory brings countless resources. Failure means death, and the horror game descends on the city! The games are terrifying? Almost impossible to survive? Participants have to tread on eggshells? Jiang Fan says, this is way too easy! He activ 1.7kReads8.9Score253Shelves
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  10. 10 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈:我的家人不正常 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 49.4kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
  11. 11 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成? 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 69.3kReads9.6Score8.3kShelves
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  12. 12 I Use a Coin to Rule the World 我用一枚硬币玩转规则世界 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 3.5kReads8.8Score329Shelves
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  13. 13 Midnight Nightmare 深夜噩梦 Mystery959k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Hell Difficulty] [Original Dungeons] [Multiple Twists] Note: The dungeons are extremely difficult, so proceed with caution. The first two are only warm-ups. They say that “Ghost Eyes” can see a person’s “good and evil.” Wang Cheng was born with a pair of Ghost Eyes. But he discovered that this claim didn’t tell the whole story. Because Ghost Eyes can see more than people. They can also see cats, dogs, houses, mountains, and rivers… Or perhaps a strangely lifelike doll, or an old 54.8kReads9.4Score8.2kShelves
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  14. 14 I Was Forced to Keep Fish in the Infinite Worlds 在无限世界里我被迫养鱼 Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + episodic infinite-flow + adored by all + sweet, clumsy beauty] Tang Jixue somehow ends up in a game known as a nightmare. To make his wish to resurrect someone come true, he has to clear the game. The game begins, and his identity card is drawn. [Ding! Your permanent NPC identity card is being collected.] [Please express your true feelings to the instance boss.] Tang Jixue: What? What is this? Wasn’t this supposed to be a horror game? How did it turn into a dating game?! So Tan 2.9kReads9.4Score320Shelves
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  15. 15 Ghost Stories: After Countless Deaths, I See Through Every Unknown 怪谈:死亡无数次,洞悉所有未知 Mystery297k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + Plot-Driven + No Romance + National Fate + Livestreaming + Humorous Comedy + Goofy Shenanigans + Unexpected Twists + Dungeons + System + Rewinds...] Spiritual qi revival, terror descends. Lin Ka was chosen by the horror game. A normal person would be scared, cry, and scream for their mom to save them. But Lin Ka awakened an SSS-rank unlimited rewind ability from the start. He immediately started fooling around. First dungeon: [Family of Four] 1. You must obey 34Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  16. 16 Rule Horror: I Pulled the Old Man's Oxygen Tube from the Start 规则怪谈:开局拔了老头氧气管 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 53.4kReads9.6Score7.2kShelves
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  17. 17 Rule Horror: Hope Children’s Welfare Home 规则怪谈:希望儿童福利院 Mystery717k WordsOngoing [No national fortune] + [No livestreaming] + [No female lead] + [No romance] + [Purely original survival instances] + [Just a tiny bit of horror] There is no more miserable way to die than while taking a dump. Worse still, after dying, you discover that you're sitting in a strange station. A creepy ticket seller on the train The unspeakable secret of the Hope Children's Welfare Institute A mysterious fourth person in a happy family Strange happenings hidden at summer camp A quiet mountain villag 785Reads8.6Score100Shelves
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  18. 18 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈:请小心你室友的女友 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 34.4kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
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  19. 19 Rule Horror: Doraemon and the End of Ten Days 规则怪谈:哆啦A梦与十日终焉 Mystery242k WordsCompleted A world combining Doraemon and The End of Ten Days, with the added element of rules-based horror. Duanmu Yan accidentally transmigrates into the world of Doraemon and becomes Nobita Nobi. He has been playing the role of Nobita Nobi and surviving in this world for two and a half years. Until… a giant clock appears in the city center. Whenever it chimes, words appear on its display. “I heard the echo of ‘deduction’!” The world begins to grow uncanny. The people around him start becoming infec 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 20 Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈:从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始 Mystery694k WordsCompleted [National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr 3.4kReads8.6Score357Shelves
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  21. 21 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 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 7.9kReads8.9Score633Shelves
  22. 22 I'm a Fugitive Mental Patient, Chosen by a Rules Horror Game 我,在逃精神病,被规则怪谈选中 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 56kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
  23. 23 Rule Horror: A Man Who Pouts Is the Luckiest 规则怪谈:撒娇男人最好命 Two Male Leads725k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rule-based horror + pure wish fulfillment + livestream] A crazy, clingy, squealing menace, Ye San + an invincible, hopelessly lovestruck boss, Cheng Jiu Ye San was a lunatic. After an accident sent him into a world of rule-based horror, he showed his odd temper, feared nothing, and loved acting cute. Before chopping up a ghost, he had to say softly, “Big brother, let me chop you just once, okay? It won’t hurt!” This shameless stunt left everyone in the livestream room dumbfound 1.7kReads9.5Score267Shelves
  24. 24 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈,诡异?都是一家人 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 16kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
  25. 25 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈:我比诡异还变态! Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + rebellious + no female lead + hilarious + bizarre + national destiny] My name is Xu Ye. I was born without the ability to feel pain, and my favorite thing is looking for a thrill. I heard that the Rule-Bound Horror arrived, and every country would randomly select a “Chosen One” to enter a game instance. After waiting a whole month, and watching five Chosen Ones die one after another, I finally got my wish and became the sixth Chosen One, the real wild card representing the Dragon Kin 34.2kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
  26. 26 I’m the Trickster in the Rule-Breaking Horror Tales 我在规则怪谈做老六 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 9.5kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
  27. 27 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈:从比奇堡开始 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 2.9kReads8.9Score436Shelves
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  28. 28 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈:王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 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 97.4kReads9.3Score12.4kShelves
  29. 29 Give the Rule Horror a Taste of Longguo’s Might 给规则怪谈来点龙国震慑 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios] [Choose Your Own Cheat Skill] [Teammates Are the Nation] [No Romance] [Logic-Driven] (I can't write a proper blurb, so please check out the story itself.) Long afterward, when the Dragon Nation has united the world of supernatural horror, everyone on Blue Star will remember the day Qin Yuan voluntarily entered a Rule Horror scenario. Scenario Skills First Scenario: Kuroko's Basketball (Skills: Enhanced Training, Block) Second Scenario: Susan's Lawyer's Letter (Skills: S 24.1kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
  30. 30 Rule Horror: Escape from Silent Bear Ridge 规则怪谈:逃出死寂狗熊岭 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? 2.4kReads8.4Score212Shelves
  31. 31 Rule Horror: From Bikini Bottom to the Jade Capital, Killing All the Way 规则怪谈:从比奇堡杀到白玉京 Mystery250k WordsCompleted [Suspense horror + twists + darkness + madness + no female lead + myriad worlds] The rating just came out, so it's a little low. The early chapters are slightly dumbed down, but things improve quite a bit starting with the Green Grasslands arc. The story begins: “Patrick, do you know how a sponge eats?” Su Ran had just woken up when he heard this and froze, only to see SpongeBob's skin gradually turning inside out as he came closer and closer. Welcome to Bikini Bottom. If you don't want to die a 2.4kReads8.4Score207Shelves
  32. 32 Rule Horror: I Can Watch Ads to Revive 规则怪谈:我能看广告复活 Mystery118k WordsCompleted The supernatural resurged, urban legends came to life, and the whole world fell into panic. Every seven days, the Unspeakable chose players from various countries to enter the world of urban legends and take on its rule-based challenges. The fate of each chosen player became bound to that of their country. At this moment, a bald man named Zhao Guangqiang was selected by the urban legend game and awakened a particularly bizarre talent: watching ads to revive. The more times he died, the longer th 39Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 Rule Horror: The Haunted Dormitory 规则怪谈:诡异寝室 Mystery146k WordsCompleted [System + Horror + Loops + Mind-Bending] The supernatural returns, and tales of the uncanny descend upon the world. Asleep, Ye Nanxi is pulled into a world of eerie stories by a piercing shriek. Here, winning earns you a million in cash. Losing costs you your life. The first scenario is a dormitory. [Please read the rules carefully.] [Wang Niannian, Wen Bai, Zhou Ke, Jiang Ning, Pei Zhaoyue, and you share a dorm room. But there are only five people in the room.] [You can trust Wang Niannian unco 533Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  34. 34 Rule Horror: I Was Chosen by the Eerie While on the Toilet 规则怪谈:厕所蹲坑被诡异选中 Mystery248k WordsCompleted [Mystery * Comedy * Horror * Livestreaming * National Destiny] A mind-bending mystery takes center stage, with plot twists no one could see coming. Rules collide, and every choice leaves you trapped between impossible alternatives. A dead-end with no way out, yet a path to survival emerges from the most unexpected place. No invincible heroes, no characters getting stupid, and no relying purely on luck. Everyone is sharp, and the experts are genuinely useful. The livestream comments aren't full o 320Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  35. 35 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 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 1.7MReads9.9Score231.9kShelves
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  36. 36 Rule Horror: Never Fill In the Blank Fifth Rule 规则怪谈:第五条空白千万别填 Mystery132k WordsCompleted [Rule Horror + Rule Repairman + Infinite-Flow Instances + Suspenseful Mind Games + Memory as the Price + Tracing One's Own Origins] Ten deadly rules for residents are posted in the Happiness Apartments. The fifth rule is blank. A delivery driver accidentally enters the building and, unable to complete the rule, is swallowed alive by the wall. His name is carved into the blank space. Lin Yan takes a rush repair job for triple pay, only to discover that the death records from ten years ago list a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 37 Rule Horror: Working at the Krusty Krab from the Start 规则怪谈:开局在蟹堡王打工 Mystery583k WordsCompleted [Nationwide survival livestream] [No golden finger, no System, pure deduction] [No romance, only family and friendship] (Important note up front: the author has a penchant for doting on male characters, but there is no romance, no romance.) An unknown signal is received, and Blue Star comes under the influence of an unidentified outside force. People are randomly selected from every country to take part in a deadly “game”? As everyone knows, those selected are all once-in-a-century unlucky soul 17.7kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves
  38. 38 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Had a Toolbox 规则怪谈:开局一个工具箱 Mystery469k WordsCompleted Reader's Guide: All the instances are original. There are no incorrect rules, but there may be a few bugs. Please go easy on me. National Fate (there's no National Fate point system, only the elimination or arrival of horrors, or individual rewards). So contestants from other countries will appear, but the story won't keep putting them down. Even in the worst world, there are souls that shine, though their endings may not be good. There are livestreams, but they make up only a small part of the 4.9kReads8.8Score491Shelves
  39. 39 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命!惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 925Reads—Score191Shelves
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  40. 40 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈:诡异学校 Mystery580k 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... 42kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
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  41. 41 Rule Horror: I Can Foresee Death 规则怪谈:我能预见死亡 Mystery490k WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios + Foreknowledge of Death + Deduction + National Fortune + Live Broadcast + Suspense + Horror] Supernatural tales descend, and the bizarre invades. One person in each country will be chosen as the lucky contestant, entering countless Rule Horror worlds where all manner of horrors lurk. Clear the scenario, and your country will earn a brief respite! Fail, and the rules descend upon a city, bringing disaster and leaving countless people dead or grieving! This time, Su Li is chos 18kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
  42. 42 Rule Horror: The Apartment Building You Can Never Leave 规则怪谈:走不出的公寓楼 Mystery33k WordsCompleted [Short Story] [Rule Horror] After graduating and leaving campus, Shi Qing rented an apartment for just 600 a month. The place seemed pretty nice, and she thought she’d landed an incredible bargain. But when she actually arrived, she was horrified to discover that she might have been... scammed! She regretted moving in on the very first night, because the apartment building was not normal! And Shi Qing would never be able to escape... —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 43 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈?我选择叛逆 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 51.5kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves
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  44. 44 Rule Horror: An SSS Talent? I Switch Them Up 规则怪谈:SSS天赋?我换着玩 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 13.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
  45. 45 Sorry, Sis is the NPC You Can’t Catch Up With 抱歉啦,姐是你们追不上的npc Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A completely brainless comedy from start to finish) When Yun Youyou opened her eyes, she found herself inexplicably turned into an NPC in a horror game. Cheapskate game: no wages, no benefits. As long as you don't work yourself to death, they'll work you to death. Yun Youyou: Then I have no choice but to pretend I'm a pile of crap. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working. With nothing but her silver tongue, Yun Youyou somehow turned a horror game into a comedy. The haunted hot 27.9kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
  46. 46 After Playing an NPC, Players Started Making Moves on Me 扮演NPC后玩家对我图谋不轨 Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both chaste + Infinite Flow + Role-Playing] “Ding~ Welcome to the game world.” When Lan Lan wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar place, bound to a System that calls itself “the greatest NPC ever.” The System says that if she plays an NPC, completes missions, and earns enough points in the game, she can come back to life in the real world. “Is that so?” So the System watches as the “delicate” witch hefts a giant cleaver, the “cowardly” girl “bullies” her bully, and a female d 979Reads8.9Score139Shelves
  47. 47 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 146Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 48 Rule Horror: I Can Eavesdrop on the Supernatural’s Inner Thoughts 规则怪谈:我能偷听诡异心声 Mystery130k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + supernatural mystery + deduction + national destiny + System + no female lead] One month ago, the supernatural descended upon Blue Star. Countries around the world suffered one setback after another. Technological progress ground to a halt, and civilization was dealt a devastating blow. Survive or die: there is no other choice… Every country needs a chosen one to take part in all kinds of horror games. And this so-called life is just like a game. Where, then, are we supposed 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 49 Rule Horror: Only I Can Reload Infinitely 规则怪谈:只有我能无限读档 Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Rules mean certain death? Sorry, I can reload forever.] The paranormal resurges, and rules descend. Nameless horrors invade reality, and the world is reduced to a series of deadly “horror game instances.” “Mom’s Note,” “The Midnight Bus”... Ordinary people tremble in the gaps between the rules. One misstep is all it takes for their sanity to hit zero and their bodies to mutate. Su Ming awakens the only F-rank (pseudo) ability, which is actually an SSS-rank **[Infinite Reload]**. Faced with a ru 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 50 Lights Out at 10:30, Anyone Who Makes a Sound Dies 十点半熄灯,出声者死 Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing The one and only piece of advice. Do not! Break! The rules! [No System; One Female Lead; Global Anomalies; Awakened Powers; A Touch of Horror] Also known as “I Told You Not to Break the Rules,” “Breaking the Rules Really Does Get You Killed,” and “You Die If You Talk After Lights Out, Where’s the Justice?” Rule-based incidents descend upon the entire world. This is a world where rules can kill. From household rules to the laws of the land, rules are gradually taking on physical form. Whenever a 1.2kReads7.7Score160Shelves
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