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1. 101 规 Rule Horror: Only I Can Reload Infinitely 规则怪谈：只有我能无限读档 City Lightyears城市光年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 6Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 救 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 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落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. 871Reads—Score183Shelves

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   No more getting lost in a reading slump! This book is definitely worth following. The plot is engaging, with each story unfolding seamlessly, the characters are well-developed, and there are no plot holes. You won't regret jumping in; I highly recommend this gem of a book that will leave you wanting more! The plot is fast-paced and doesn't drag, with plenty of exciting moments that don't feel frustrating. The writing is smooth and immersive, making it incredibly engaging. Once you start reading, you'll be hooked and won't want to put it down! The characters are likable, the plot is explosive, and there's not a single dull moment. If you like this kind of story, don't miss it! 🙂

3. 103 诡 Eerie Tales: Prisoner of the Rules 诡异怪谈，规则囚徒 Roadside Hot Pot Chicken走地火锅鸡Mystery110k WordsOngoing Supernatural calamities run rampant, rules and taboos bind lives, and one treacherous realm after another appears, with danger at every turn. Following the rules doesn’t necessarily mean survival, while obeying the laws may lead straight to death. Some break free of their cages and see through the lies of evil spirits, shattering the chains of fate even in the most desperate moments. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Chosen Space forcibly selects humans to participate in a terrifying game, where mirrors, darkness, and knocking on doors all conceal deadly dangers. The protagonist is calm and insightful, neither reckless nor impulsive, accurately distinguishing between true and false rules. He battles vengeful spirits and monsters in a gloomy school and haunted house, relying on his intelligence to survive and triumph.

4. 104 国 National Fate Horror: I Became a Dungeon NPC 国运怪谈：我成了副本NPC A Bowl of Aged Tea一碗陈茶Mystery193k WordsCompleted [National Fate + Infinite Flow + Eerie Revival + leveling] Three years ago, the eerie beings descended. Every month, chosen ones from different countries were randomly selected to enter horror-story instances. Clear an instance and your nation’s fate soars. Fail, and the eerie beings invade reality. Shen Yuan spent a hundred years wiping tables at the Yellow Springs Inn. One day, he awakened and discovered that he was actually a native paper-doll NPC in an instance. Even more absurdly, he could 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is pretty good.

5. 105 让 You Were Supposed to Survive, So Why Did You Drive the Supernatural Insane? 让你求生，你把诡异治疯了？ Yes, This Is a Pen Name是的这是个笔名Mystery225k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Subversive Rule Horror + Unhinged Protagonist + Power Fantasy + Survival?] [Not traditional Rule Horror. Best enjoyed as a power fantasy.] The abyss descends, forcibly splitting reality into countless Rule Horror dungeons. The Gaokao Factory, the Flesh Apartment, the Dark University, the Flaying Train... All humanity desperately struggles to survive under the bizarre “rules that guarantee death.” But in the eyes of Lin Yan, a top criminal psychology profiler, the truth is comple —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is good.

6. 106 规 Rule Horror Conquers the World 规则怪谈征服到全世界 wwhnbestUrban267k WordsOngoing Lin Wang, a low-level wage earner, gets pulled into a Rule Horror game. Using his sharp reasoning, he spots loopholes in the rules, seizes supernatural abilities from the scenarios, builds a faction, and overthrows the ruling system. In the end, he faces the source of the horrors, but loses everyone close to him and stands alone at the summit. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A lowly worker accidentally enters a world of deadly rules and strange tales. Lin Wang dismantles the bizarre rules step by step, exploits loopholes to seize superpowers, gathers forces along the way to overthrow the old order, and is left all alone on the day he reaches the top. The whole process is full of high-energy twists and turns.

7. 107 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Got Avada Kedavra-Kedavra-Kedavra 规则怪谈：开局获得阿瓦达达达达 ReneeHeMystery174k WordsOngoing Lin Zhao wakes up one morning and finds himself transmigrated to a world of urban legends. During Chinese class, Natasha lands on the teacher’s face and shouts, “No kissing in class! Hey, teacher, why are you blushing? No making your debut in the classroom!” (Don’t ask me why Natasha is there.) 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is really funny. The female lead is in great spirits.

8. 108 规 Rule Horror: I Received the Layoff List 规则怪谈：我收到了裁员名单 Natural Serenity自然清静65k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: I Received the Layoff List 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Bringing strange tales about rules into the office, this is a high-IQ, mind-bending story that's really good.

9. 109 我 I Survive the Haunted Lodge’s Horror Instances Through Deduction 我在诡舍恐怖副本里靠推理存活 Thirty-Something Man Takes on Tomatoes三旬老汉闯番茄Mystery575k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [New Book: Lost in a Horror Instance, Surviving Through Deduction] [Not Fanfiction] [Pure Logic and Deduction] [No Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] [Two Male Leads, No Romance] After Lu Chao received an envelope, he was taken away to a place called the Ghost Lodge: Human Realm Reception Station. When he woke up, he was already facing a horror house instance. The ghosts wouldn't attack at random. But they did have specific times when they could strike. Only when the ghosts were unable 3.8kReads5.2Score274Shelves

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   The dungeon is eerie and very interesting.

10. 110 全 Global Hauntings: My Profession Lets Me Rewrite the Rules 全球诡异：我的职业能修改规则 Lone Cage孤笼Mystery434k WordsOngoing Bizarre phenomena descend across the globe, and dungeon rules invade reality. On the day of the college entrance exam, the exam hall where Lin Ye is taking his test turns into a deadly dungeon. Everyone awakens a combat class, but he gets a useless one: Rule Proofreader. While others kill the bizarre creatures with knives, he edits the rules with a red pen. The blackboard reads: “Find the classmate who isn’t human within ten minutes.” Lin Ye raises his hand and changes “find” to “fail to find.” 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bizarre game is launched globally, forcing humans to enter terrifying scenarios to overcome obstacles. While others can only carefully follow the rules, the protagonist can tamper with the rules and make the bizarre monsters break taboos on their own.

11. 111 我 I Turned Rule-Based Horror Into a Management Game 我把规则怪谈玩成了经营游戏 Sneaking Little Snacks偷吃小点零食Mystery122k WordsOngoing [Mystery and Wild Imagination + Rules Horror + Business Management] Gu Fan is forced into a deadly rules-based horror game and becomes the night-shift security guard at Happy Neighborhood. From the start, he runs straight into an impossible, fatal paradox! [Three minutes to midnight. A ghost in a red dress knocks at the door. Don’t open it and you violate the property management code; open it and you violate the night-shift rules. Either way, you die!] While experienced players gleefully wait fo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of supernatural tales and management, where the protagonist no longer escapes the supernatural tales but seeks to acquire ownership of them. In the first supernatural tale, [Happy Community], the protagonist becomes a security guard. Watch as he gradually gains ownership of the community!

12. 112 规 Rule Horror: I Work as an Auditor at a Hospital 规则怪谈：我在医院做审计 Out of Stock duanma断码duanmaMystery202k WordsCompleted Rule-Based Horror + Sci-Fi + Apocalypse + Mystery + Deduction + No Female Lead + Battles of Wits + Data-Driven On my first day working at a bizarre hospital, I discovered that every death record stopped at 3:17 a.m. As a former medical insurance bureau auditor, I can see a fatal bug in how this world operates. To me, every anomaly in the data appears as a pulsing red bloodline. They don't know that I'm not auditing the accounts. I'm investigating the people who were "automatically discharged" 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a great book: *Rules of the Strange: I Work as an Auditor in a Hospital*. Data doesn't lie, but death has rules. This book combines elements of strange tales, science fiction, post-apocalyptic themes, suspense, mystery, no female lead, intellectual battles, and data flow. Give it a try!

13. 113 末 Doomsday Capitalist: The Yin Soldiers and the Female Emperor Are All Mine 末世资本家：阴兵女帝全都要 Arctic Roasted Sweet Potato北极烤地瓜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse407k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Tycoon + System + Rules-Based Horror + Multiple Heroines + Invincible + Feel-Good + Illustrated] The Age of Netherfog descended. An ancient psionic civilization collapsed, strange domains spread everywhere, and rules of death shrouded the world. While everyone else fought desperately to survive in the strange domains, Lu Yuan took control of the Netherbank Capital Board System and became the CEO who took over a bankrupt civilization. Swipe a Netherbank black card to negotiate and r 59Reads—Score125Shelves

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    A new book, a bit special. [Apocalypse + Tycoon + System + Mysterious Rules + Multiple Female Leads] The Age of Dark Mist has arrived, the ancient psionic civilization has collapsed, and the realm of the supernatural is everywhere, with death rules shrouding the world. While others struggle to survive in the supernatural realm, Lu Yuan holds the board system of the Underworld Capital, becoming the CEO who takes over the bankrupt civilization. Swipe his Underworld Black Card to negotiate and modify the rules of death; wave his Yin Soldier Tiger Talisman, and a million-strong psionic army awaits his command; take out his contract book, and whether it's a troublesome realm lord or a remnant of the Underworld, they can all be brought under his command. A powerful red-clad realm lord leads the vanguard, a cold and aloof female general oversees the allied defenses, and a group of highly skilled subordinates gather in the group, each holding important positions and utilizing their combat power and talents. The Evil Suppression Bureau and the Ghost Hunting Guild vie for cooperation, while the extremist church opposes them at every turn. Faced with the crisis, Lu Yuan casually appears in slippers, offering either to buy the entire realm of the supernatural or to summon his army to crush it. Instead of talking about saving the world, they're only interested in mergers and acquisitions. "This apocalyptic world will henceforth belong to the Underworld Group."

14. 114 敛 With Bone-Gathering and Soul-Whistling, I Made Every Rule Horror Collapse 敛骨吹魂一出，规则怪谈全崩了 Faint as Clouds and Mist渺若云烟Mystery85k WordsCompleted [Rules-Based Horror, Suspense, Bone-Gathering and Soul-Calling, Forensic Pathology, Two Male Leads, Evil God, Power Fantasy, Infinite Flow] Thrown into a rules-based horror game? Others: Follow the rules, stay alive. Lin Yan: Touch the bones, summon the lingering souls, and flip the whole instance on its head. [Do not touch the dead.] He touches one, and the dead person opens their eyes and calls him Big Brother. [Do not enter the morgue.] He walks in, and the roomful of little ghosts lines up t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good... Definitely worth reading

15. 115 无 Infinite Flow: I’m a Wage Earner in a Rule Horror World 无限流：我在规则怪谈里当打工人 Potassium Ferrocyanideovo六氰合铁酸钾ovoMystery80k WordsCompleted This is the first book I've actually put real effort into writing, and it got rejected outright during the recommendation review. From now on, I'll update when readers ask, and otherwise just see how it goes. I didn't realize the synopsis had to be at least 50 characters. If I'd known, I wouldn't have deleted the original one. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can you guys help me check what's wrong with this book? I felt great about it; I put a lot of time into writing it by hand and I don't want to cut it. But nobody seems to be reading it.

16. 116 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves

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    They are all quite good novels.

17. 117 规 Rule Horror: I Conquered the Myriad Realms Dungeon 规则怪谈：我闯过万相副本 Sacred and Peaceful神圣和安Mystery140k WordsOngoing On his first day at work, Chen Mo is thrown into an endless series of rule-based horror scenarios, trapped in one uncanny death trap after another. The red-clad female ghost of Mistveil Town, a blood-red wedding banquet that never ends, a deep-sea monster aboard a sunken ship, a world of fractured reflections, a cannibal village, a station where time twists, a vampire castle gripped by a blood curse, a cyber asylum that rewrites human nature, and a divine arena of unending slaughter... Ten scena —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 星 Under the Nebula 星云暗涌 Stars and Moon Always by Your Side星月常伴Mystery32k WordsOngoing This is a very entertaining horror novel about the protagonist, Xing Yue, gradually regaining her memories and finding a way to break out of her predicament. This is my first time writing, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's beautiful, really.

19. 119 规 Rule Horror: Abyss Metro 规则怪谈：深渊地铁 Did the Boss Go Bankrupt Today?老板今天破产了吗Mystery220k WordsOngoing [Rules-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + Suspenseful Mysteries + Deduction and Puzzles + Character Growth] The ticket gate spat out a blood-red ticket. It read: Welcome aboard the Abyss Metro. This train is bound for Level 18. That was the first time Cheng Chi learned that the subway he crammed onto every day could take him to hell. Every station brought new rules. The rules could change, deceive, and contradict one another. Some died in the glass reflections on the Mirror Platform. Some walked 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Must-Read Book Recommendation] The beginning has a bit of a K104 train feel to it, the plot is solid and there are many foreshadowing elements. The later part has a Charlie IX feel to it, which is very immersive and worth savoring.

20. 120 什 What Rules Horror? This Is My Home! 什么规则怪谈？这是我家！ Wu Mai唔麦Mystery176k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + mild horror + comedy + no romance + ensemble cast] [The protagonist is neither an anomaly nor a human. Everything revolves around her.] Xie Wanyin was an ordinary college student, until she was so moved by the exchange students’ sincere friendship that, on impulse, she founded Linjiang University’s Detective Club. Case One: Why do the exchange students keep getting injured in the academic buildings? Case Two: Why does the residential community keep replacing its property-managem —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It doesn't force scares, but uses details to create atmosphere. Foreshadowing elements like room 416 and the eerie white cat echo each other throughout. The S-level ancient town dungeon's folk customs setting is well done, and it hasn't fallen apart even after following it for a long time.

21. 121 嘉 Jiahao Opens the Heavens to Find a Way to Survive: A Strange Journey to the West and the Path to Immortality 嘉豪开天求生路，诡异西游异仙途 Mo Mo's Crimson墨墨的绯Mystery60k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Journey to the West Instances + Sequences + Jiahao Personality + Eerie Tales + Devouring] The gods and Buddhas are dead, and the true scriptures are fake. In this eerie, chaotic age, watch me, Jiahao! The eighty-one trials must be faced in reverse, each one a life-or-death game. Anyone who survives the final trial can rewrite this world, torn apart by the fake scriptures. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mysterious Journey to the West and Strange Tales of Rules

22. 122 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted House Sleep Tester Awakens a System 规则怪谈凶宅试睡员觉醒系统 Li Anyoung利安youngMystery240k WordsCompleted After delivery driver Chen Du was swindled out of 1.2 million yuan, he unexpectedly awakened a System. Clearing rules lets him cash out. With his one particular skill, Chen Du searches the world for rule-based instances and makes a fortune! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Currently being serialized, I'm recruiting readers. Please provide some new rules to make my story even better. It's already very good! But I need you all!!!

23. 123 收 Tone Down That Creepy, Damp Ghost Vibe. Who'd Believe You're a Player? 收收阴湿男鬼味吧，谁信你是玩家 Mirror of a Hundred Lifetimes百世镜Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted [Emotionally detached, steadfast, sickly beauty bottom X brooding, sinister male-ghost monster top] [Two male leads + satisfying Infinite Flow + bottom's POV + taming + voyeurism + equally powerful, mutually devoted 1v1] Xie Jiu is an orphan with white hair and blue eyes. Frail and sickly, he has lived in an orphanage since childhood, but no one has ever been willing to adopt him. Then, on a rainy night, a mysterious man visits and takes him into a terrifying escape game, where he is forced to l 2.1kReads8.3Score510Shelves

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    For a good book in the "Strange Tales of Rules" genre, I recommend the first one.

24. 124 我 I’m a Funeral Streamer, and My Prophecies Made Me Famous Nationwide 我一丧葬主播，依靠预言火爆全网 Tonight I'm Eating Tomatoes今晚吃洋柿子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted From the start, I was bound to the Funeral System. My livestream welcomes only those who are about to die. Other streamers get sports cars and yachts. When I put up a link, I send off a reckless influencer instead. Hater: "Ban this jinx of a streamer!" I calmly replied, "My friend, you look like death is hanging over you. Why not order a thin-walled nanmu coffin first? I'll give you a killer discount." My jealous rival: "If you're so good, curse me to die!" I sighed and put a top-of-the-line ebo 27Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 无 Infinite: The Max-Level Expert Loses His Memory 无限：满级大佬失忆以后 Matchmaker Nine月老九Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Infinite-Loop Horror + Thrilling Games + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Rules-Based Horror + Two Strong Leads + Everyone's Favorite + Beautiful but Unhinged] When Xiao Huai woke up, he found himself in a bizarre game. Everyone around him was utterly terrified, but he was so bored he felt like going back to sleep. He couldn't remember where he came from or anything about his past. He only remembered his name. Those chosen were forced to take part in terrifying games. Outside the game 10.5kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
26. 126 继 I Inherited Billions in Hell Money and Married the Underworld Emperor 继承百亿冥币，我闪婚冥帝 Fifth Day of the Twelfth Lunar Month腊月初五Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Rules-Based Horror + Supernatural + Face-Slapping + Losing It + Satisfying Read + Devoted Couple] When my great-aunt passed away, she left me a massive inheritance: Billions in cash, several mansions, and a handful of employees. But the cash turned into hell money, the mansions became miniatures, and the employees turned into paper figures. And I found myself trapped in a rules-based horror game. It's fine, it's fine. I may be broke, but I've got issues! Trashy scumbags from every walk of life? 20Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 寂 Chronicles of Annihilation 寂灭编年史 The Breadworm Who Eats Dirt吃土的面包虫Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted He is Mo, the Recorder of the End, the embodiment of the universe's law of increasing entropy. Clad in a simple black robe, he has the silent starlight in his eyes. His pocket watch is soundless, its hands forever fixed on the final moment. His mission is to enter worlds fated for annihilation and witness their end as one of their inhabitants. Mo is neither god nor demon. He is only an observer and a catalyst. He immerses himself in civilizations locked in logical dead ends, saturated with suffe —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 规 Rule Horror: My Boyfriend Comes from Billions of Light-Years Away 规则怪谈：我的男友来自亿万光年 A Thousand Sorrows, Snow Not Yet Melted千殇雪未烬Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror, horror games, infinite worlds, supernatural, national destiny, livestreaming, one-on-one romance between two strong, devoted leads, sweet and satisfying (the heroine is mentally ill, has a mysterious identity, and becomes invincible later; the hero is immortal and has many secret identities).] Mo Lian is a patient with dissociative identity disorder at the Immortal South Mountain Psychiatric Hospital in Beicheng, Imperial Capital. While escaping from the hospital, she is ch 487Reads8.6Score106Shelves
29. 129 我 I Crown Myself Queen in the Eerie World 我在诡异世界，加冕女王 Queen Gaga嘎嘎女王Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Suspense]+ [Everyone’s Favorite]+ [White Moonlight]+ [No Fixed Couple] Elena transmigrates into the body of a vampire princess. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees a blood-soaked doll with a split mouth playing hide-and-seek with her! And if it finds her, it’ll eat her?! Elena is trembling beneath the bed when she suddenly spots some distorted writing carved into the underside of the bed frame… [Survival Rules for the Dark World] 1. You are absolutely safe inside t 3.2kReads9.3Score545Shelves
30. 130 规 Rule Horror: I Stay Alive by Solving Murder Cases! 规则怪谈：我以破解凶杀案续命！ A Qi阿七Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted With my life running short, I searched for the secrets of life so I could keep living! I stumbled into a murder case. After solving it, I unexpectedly gained more time to live. From then on, I walked in the darkness, searching for clues to survive and bringing the truth to light. As for me, as long as I stay within the rules, I will live forever! 73Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 保 A 1,001-Chapter Guide to Avoiding Insurance Pitfalls 保险避坑指南1001章 Mo Fanqingzhu of Daoguan道关的墨梵青竹Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted Here’s the synopsis for "A 1,001-Chapter Guide to Avoiding Insurance Pitfalls": Insurance is an adult’s safety net, and a mirror that lays bare human nature. In the unique format of “mystery stories plus hard-hitting education,” this book recounts the most realistic insurance mishaps ordinary people encounter when buying coverage: the man who mistook a thyroid nodule for a “pimple”; the blank policy that landed two successive wives in court against each other; the fatal phone call about “p 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 请 Prove That You Were Once Human 请证明你曾是人 Alibi123不在场证明123Historical325k WordsCompleted After Chen Zhou woke up, he was thrown into a “test of human worth” spanning the ancient past, the modern era, and the future. Plague cities, royal courts, trials, shipwrecks, stock market crashes, nuclear crises, space colonization… Each world had its own bizarre rules, and every choice demanded a sacrifice. Yet the same name appeared on every death record: Chen Zhou. Before the rules devoured everyone, he had to prove one thing: Humanity’s true worth has never been obedience. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A city shrouded in plague has established a cruel, ironclad rule: thirty-seven deaths must be registered daily, with any shortfall filled by a death register official. The protagonist, having just taken on this role, discovers his name is already written in the death register, and that many of the dead in the city have been deliberately made to look like they're laughing, making them ineligible for registration according to the rules. The shortfall in death registration simply shifts onto the register officials, and behind every explicit rule lies a trap of altering memories and erasing the identities of the living.

33. 133 规 Rule Horror: SpongeBob's Great Plague 规则怪谈：海绵宝宝大瘟疫 The Blade-Bearing Man of the Bamboo Grove竹林衔刀人Anime Fanfiction685k WordsOngoing [Welcome to the world of bizarre rules! And what a coincidence: a terrible plague is sweeping through Bikini Bottom! As a doctor, you've been sent here to cure the sick. Beware: this plague is not what it seems. Here is a set of rules left behind by your predecessor. Be sure to follow them. Otherwise, you may end up just like them...] Chu Yi drowned while trying to save someone and found himself in a world made up of bizarre rules. Having read countless novels in his previous life, he tho 4.7kReads8.1Score611Shelves

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    A collection of supernatural tales based on ingenious ideas and deduction to solve mysteries! Most of the rules can be deduced internally on their own, and the system is quite intriguing. Welcome to read!

34. 134 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Echoes of the Old Days 规则怪谈：我能看到旧日余响 Pumpkin Cat R南瓜猫RMystery113k WordsOngoing [Linked Instances + No Romance + Tracing the Origins of the Rules + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] (If rules have a past, they must have left behind truths that were forgotten.) The bizarre has invaded reality, and the Chosen Ones are sent into an old world that has already been destroyed. Shen Yan gains the talent [Witness], which lets him see echoes of the past connected to the rules. When others face a strange tale, all they can do is guess which rule is false. Shen Yan discovers that the 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a mystery-solving, rule-based supernatural tale. The protagonist comes from an archives background and is used to checking documents and distinguishing original fragments, a setting that aligns well with the puzzle-solving elements of the dungeons. Many plot holes are hidden in missing pages, torn notes, and conflicting notices. It doesn't rely on brute force to solve problems, but rather on tracing the timeline and distinguishing between records and reality to advance the plot, maintaining a steady pace.

35. 135 规 Rule Horror: My Sanity Has No Bottom 规则怪谈：我的理智值深不见底 Retired from the Name-Giving Game退堂鼓起名废Mystery426k WordsCompleted When Rules of the Realm descended upon the world and randomly selected “visitors” to enter deadly instances, Chen Mo realized he was a little different. Others’ minds plummeted as they were corrupted, but he stayed cool as a cucumber. Others recklessly tested the rules’ limits, but he chose to lie flat. Others racked their brains to survive, while he... Well, it seemed the instances didn’t like him? [Ding! Abnormal mental threshold detected. Binding talent: Absolute Rationality (Passive)] [Absol 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha 🤭

36. 136 金 Rules of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅规则怪谈 Glutinous Rice Candy Is So Sweet糯米糖好甜17k WordsCompleted The Golden Lotus Rules: A Strange Tale —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended [Sparrow's Delight] [Added to Bookshelf] [Already Added to My Reading List]

37. 137 惹 Why Mess with Him? The Dungeon Boss Is Super Protective 惹他干什么，副本BOSS超护短 Ten Silver十银Mystery366k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, Strong Female Lead, Two Powerful Leads, Devoted Husband, Comedy, Lighthearted, 1v1, Horror Game, Sweet Romance, Face-Slapping, Plot-Driven, Protective] Alternate title: Why Pick a Fight with Him? The Dungeon Boss Is Extremely Protective The supernatural has descended upon the world, forcing humanity to take part in horror games. Those who survive gain power, status, fame, fortune, and all kinds of resources to fight the supernatural. Those who fail become sustenance for the hor 1.8kReads6.3Score146Shelves

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    I recommend this new book. Both the male and female protagonists are bizarre and hilarious. It's an ensemble piece where all the main and supporting characters are intelligent and capable of surviving in dungeons!

38. 138 我 Conquering the Cold Beauty in the Horror World 我在惊悚世界中征服高岭之花 I Eat Roses我吃玫瑰Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-level game + horror + heroine pursues hero, but no groveling after a breakup] ❗Warning: This is not a power fantasy with a strong female lead! The heroine is pretty useless at first! Please read the blurb carefully and make sure you’re okay with the heroine’s personality before starting. [Plot] He Zhi’s journey from a rookie in a horror game to a true god of the Purple Star took a very, very long time. [Romance] After being discharged from the hospital, Huo Xunjing mysteriously disap 28.4kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
39. 139 全 Rules-Based Horror for All: Sun Wukong Lives Inside Me 全民规则怪谈：我体内住着孙悟空 Spruce Angel云杉天使Mystery150k WordsOngoing [Mystery and imagination]+ [Urban supernatural powers]+ [Rule Horror]+ [Journey to the West mythology]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Infinite Flow] At midnight one day, the Heavenly Dao collapsed. Eighty-one rifts in the rules tore open the mortal world. Each was an independent horror scenario: follow the rules to survive, break them and die, and clear a scenario to obtain a fragment of divine power. College student Sun Xing was sent flying by a truck. As he hovered on the brink of death, a wisp of a remnant —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The relationship between the partners is one of mutual comfort. Tang Nian's transformation will consume her own energy, and Sun Xing will take the initiative to prepare supplies for her. When a crisis occurs, everyone will work together to deal with it. The characters get along in a gentle and healing way.

40. 140 被 Trapped in a Shopping Paradise, I Fought My Way Through the Rules of Survival 被困购物天堂后，我硬闯生存规则 Egg Egg Egg Egg Egg w蛋蛋蛋蛋蛋w10k WordsCompleted Trapped in a shopping paradise, I fought my way through the rules of survival. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A plot twist!! Amazing!!

41. 141 诡 Eerie Instance: Let the Ghosts See the Power of My Imagination 诡异副本：给诡异看看俺寻思之力 Fan Ke帆可Mystery142k WordsOngoing Bizarre Dungeons + Livestreaming + Comedy + "I reckon this thing could work" In rule-based horror stories, if you don't understand the rules, you're unquestionably doomed. He Qu: Aren't rules dead? How can dead things boss me around? And so the rules really did die. Countless people were chosen when bizarre dungeons appeared, but no one had ever been like He Qu. How could he just do whatever he wanted?! In a bizarre hospital, he beat up the helpless Split-Mouth Woman and the faceless janitor. I 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a bizarre and unconventional dungeon where the novice protagonist, on his first attempt, effortlessly defeats all the bosses. He even baffles the dungeon's underlying code. It includes a real-world storyline, and after completing the game, there are guild recruitment and mercenary collaboration plots. It's more than just a simple dungeon crawl; the character interactions are vividly written, making it suitable for those who don't want the typical survival-of-the-fittest story.

42. 142 怪 When the Strange Tales Arrive: I Win by Exploiting Loopholes 怪谈降临：我靠漏洞躺赢到无敌 The Guy Who Keeps Updating Every Day天天坚持更新哥Mystery265k WordsOngoing While others follow the rules to survive, Lin Chen deciphers them and tears through every challenge! Global paranormal phenomena erupt, and uncanny rules are everywhere. Break them, and you’ll suffer anything from mutation to being devoured by the ruler of the domain! Lin Chen is cool-headed and fiercely protective, without a trace of saintly self-righteousness. After binding himself to the [Rule Analysis System], he begins a life of unstoppable power: Red rules? Find the loophole and turn them 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The world's chosen ones were terrified by the Cthulhu Godhood instance, but Shen Ce of the Dragon Kingdom turned the tide and slaughtered all the gods and immortals with his insane power, making the Dragon Kingdom the ultimate winner!

43. 143 规 Rule Horror: I Dismantle the World at a Wellness Center 规则怪谈：我在康养中心拆解世界 Of Ci Hu茈胡的Mystery129k WordsOngoing At four in the morning, three black cars stopped outside the convalescent center. They took away Subject 047, a “madman” who had lived there for five years and never taken medication. Qingshan City was swallowed by the rules. All three squads sent to break the deadlock had gone missing. The Bureau dug out the last page of his file: “This subject’s thought patterns are unconventional and unsuitable for standard treatment.” Others use their wits to break the rules. He does it by going mad. Because —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the debut novel by a new author, entirely original and without any clichés. The writing style is still being polished. I sincerely invite all readers to read and offer their feedback. Whether it's plot holes, character issues, or pacing, I will carefully read all comments, good or bad, and make corrections point by point. Please feel free to point them out! It's not currently going for a horror theme; the main plot is already conceived, and whether it's scary or not can be decided later.

44. 144 天 Chosen One: Possessing a Female Ghost and Sweeping Through the Horrors 天选者：附身女诡横扫怪谈 QingKMystery261k WordsOngoing When every screen around the world lit up with a blood-red livestream, Su Ye knew the apocalypse had arrived. The rules-based horror game had descended, and any civilization that failed would disappear forever. As humanity’s Chosen One, Su Ye awakened a female ghost-contract System from the start. His first contract was the White-Silk Ghost, feared by everyone in the scenario. From then on, viewers around the world witnessed the most outrageous scenes: While everyone else carefully followed 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is pretty good; you can give it a try.

45. 145 弑 God-Slaying Fairy Tales: Reverse the Hunt 弑神童话，反向逃杀 Flowers from Trees木生花Mystery151k WordsCompleted Fairy tales are all lies. An Ge understands that better than anyone. They are dragged into a strange fairy-tale world where Little Red Riding Hood eats people, the curse of Sleeping Beauty spreads into reality, and the bloody “true ending” is carved into the back of every happy story. Want to escape? Sure. Complete every chapter. Don't be turned into a tree, don't be turned to candy, and don't let the reflection in the mirror eat you. But they don't know... At the edge of this world, there are o 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please watch 🥺🥺

46. 146 规 Rule Horror: One Wrong Step in Correcting History Means Instant Death 规则怪谈：修正历史错一步就抹杀 Sad Soy Milk Powder悲伤豆浆粉Mystery323k WordsOngoing Office drone Zheng Jie hadn’t even finished slurping his instant noodles when he was yanked straight into the Titanic! [Time-Space Correction Mission activated: Save 3 deviants. One wrong move and you’re erased!] A faceless female attendant in a white dress, a strange knocking sound at the door, a killer crewman with no features… This cursed ship is full of rule-based traps, and the Titanic still has to sink on schedule. In 30 minutes, time and space will collapse and everyone will be wiped out! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the clock struck eight in the evening, a knocking sound suddenly came from Zheng Jie's pocket. It turned out to be a special trap of Rule 5. The coin turned into a black block with a door pattern. Responding to it would pull him into the cargo hold. This time-space correction was full of unpredictable traps.

47. 147 我 I Set the Rules in the Horror Story 我在怪谈里立规矩 Don't Like Eating Noodles不愛吃面Mystery104k WordsCompleted While others cower in corners of Rule Horrors, kneeling and scraping by for a chance to survive, I face the filth lurking in the shadows, gripping the Seal of Rules and establishing order in the human world with nothing but a mortal's body. I suppress the evil spirits of the world and protect the everyday lives and lamplights of every household. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Finally, I've found a supernatural tale that doesn't feel stifling! While others beg for survival, he sets rules for the supernatural, step by step trampling the filth and grotesque underfoot. I watched with my fists clenched the whole time—it was so satisfying and exhilarating! ☀️

48. 148 规 Rule Horror: HR Handed Me a Survival Rulebook 规则怪谈：HR塞给我活命守则 t Broken Bridge in Snowt断桥残雪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Rules of the Strange Tales + Workplace Survival + Searching for His Sister + Blood-Written Notes + Exploiting Loopholes in the Rules + Suspense and Horror] On the 183rd day since his older sister vanished, Chen Mu walked into Changming Tower, the last place she had sent him her location, carrying a fake resume he had bought for three hundred yuan. HR shoved a rulebook into his hands. “The kind that keeps you alive.” Rule One: If you are still at your desk after 10:00 p.m., do not respond to 286Reads—Score115Shelves

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    High-quality rules, survival guidelines

49. 149 规 Rule Horror: I Can See the Deleted Rules 规则怪谈，我能看见被删除的规则 Lodging Guest寓客Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Rules horror descends upon the world. The Midnight Convenience Store, Happy Apartments, Red Umbrella School, and Abandoned Subway appear one after another. All survivors must follow the rules to stay alive. Break them, and you die. But Lu Chen, a night-shift clerk, discovers he can see the deleted Rule Zero. From then on, he stops passively struggling to survive. He analyzes the rules, turns them to his advantage, and strikes back against the horrors. Until one day, he discovers that every horro 15.9kReads5.4Score1.8kShelves

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    The scene where the man in the red raincoat hands over money to the dead is intense; the money contains hidden messages about identity swapping. The male lead avoids direct confrontation, exploiting loopholes in the rules to circumvent the fate of taking over the store manager.

50. 150 规 Rule Horror: I'm a Scholar!! 规则怪谈：我是读书人啊！！ Yam and Blueberry Don't Go Together山药不搭蓝莓Mystery365k WordsCompleted Guan Ziliang had just passed the written portion of the national civil service exam when he got so excited that he keeled over and died. When he woke again, he was in a strange new world. [Welcome to the Haunted Park] [Loading the Game of Despair…] [Ding! Player Guan Ziliang of the Dragon Kingdom, successfully loaded!] “If you can’t understand reason, this monk knows a few moves with his fists.” “Technically, you’re not allowed to hit the supernatural, but he’s the one who makes the rules.” A hi 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really great, I highly recommend it!

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