Mystery, Deduction, and Rule-Based Horror: The More Mind-Bending, the Better!!! 悬疑推理，规则怪谈，越烧脑越好！！！

1. 1 你 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组，怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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   1200 hours of reading time!! Guaranteed to be enjoyable in every single book!!!

2. 2 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏：开局劝鬼花魁从良！ Sweet Sweet Sweet Stories甜甜甜故事Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game + comedic mild horror + infinite-flow + livestream + no heroine + the protagonist doesn’t act human + everyone is clever + everyone lies + original game scenarios] [The only novel online to tell the story of what happened before the horror game invaded!] [Horror scenario “Ghost Brothel” fully loaded. Players, please get ready!] Lin Xun, a hack screenwriter, is transported into a horror game. Unblockable horror livestreams spread across the internet, turning this into a terrifying sp 5.6kReads9.3Score619Shelves
3. 3 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.7kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves
4. 4 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
5. 5 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 169.4kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves
6. 6 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
7. 7 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
8. 8 南 A Dreamlike Scene of Nanke 南柯幻景 Kent Is Here肯特来啦Mystery420k WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Infinite Flow + Strange Tales from Ancient Books + Rule-Based Suspense + Six-Person Ensemble] If you discovered that every classical poem you memorized as a child concealed a loophole from which a living person could never escape, would you dare turn to the next page? While restoring a damaged page from a Song-era printed volume, ancient book restorer Qu Youyang was dragged into the Nanke realm behind the lines of poetry. "At Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou," why does the temple bel 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Who would have thought that ancient poems in textbooks could hide murderous rules! Ancient scrolls are torn open, plunging readers into a dreamlike world constructed from poetic verses. Every line is a trap; reading it will give you goosebumps. 🔥

9. 9 衡 The Balance Gap 衡差 Tongling桐陵Urban256k WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers] [Rules-Based Mystery] [Power Plays] [Mind Games] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] People always say that whoever does something should take responsibility for it. Lin Shenchuan used to believe that too, until one stormy night, when he was hit head-on by a runaway car while saving a little girl chasing a balloon. But when he opened his eyes again, the serious injuries that should have been on his chest and left leg had appeared on the driver instead. At first, he thought all he had 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   While rescuing someone in a torrential downpour, Lin Shenchuan was hit by a car and unexpectedly awakened the power of balancing, which allows him to transfer the consequences and culpability of events. Without the support of a system, he becomes embroiled in layers of rule-based games, and a long-buried secret from twenty-five years ago resurfaces. The scales of justice never distinguish between good and evil; the choice lies in his hands.

10. 10 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

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    In the first book, Qi Xia wakes up to find herself in an endless game 😫 Who's lying? What direction is everyone's hometown? What does "bamboo shoots after the rain" mean? The male protagonist survives tenaciously with courage and wisdom 😎 In the second book, Zhou Bai, single for twenty years, has to play the role of a good husband 😏 How can a husband maintain a good relationship with his wife when she makes a request? [What?] Three ways to pass the game, can they really pass? In the third book, the male protagonist Gu Yi enters a dungeon, initially possessing deductive talent and thinking he can easily pass, but he repeatedly suffers setbacks [Shocked] Hospital, treatment room, convenience store, where is the way out? [What?]

11. 11 规 Rule Horror: I Crush You in the Name of Dragon Country 规则怪谈：代表龙国碾压你 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery765k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + A Little Backrooms + Foundation Universe + Packed with Memes] But note that this story takes plenty of liberties ⚠️⚠️ [Current progress: The eighth dungeon, Xiaojing Town, is complete. The ninth dungeon, “Nian,” is currently updating.] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Each country has one chosen person selected at random to fight in a horror world on another plane, representing their nation! Victory strengthens their National Fate; defeat means death and a dec 2.3kReads9.4Score290Shelves

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    No special talents, no system, super good-looking, no romantic pairing. (Backroom)

12. 12 早 I Cleared the Game Ages Ago, and You’re Only Now Pulling Me into the Horror Game 早通关了，你才拉我进怪谈 City God城神Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted [Invincible] [No Female Lead] After practicing for two and a half years, Jiang Zhe cleared a game called Rule-Based Horror. After clearing it, he transmigrated into the world of Rule-Based Horror. Every country in the world selects one chosen player. Winners bring their nation prosperity. Losers have a monster randomly descend upon one of their cities, where it wreaks havoc for 48 hours. Jiang Zhe is selected and awakens an SSS-rank talent: “Unscientific Summoning,” which lets him summon p 10.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Extremely mind-bending, featuring parallel universes, quantum mechanics, and various paradoxes. The protagonist dies multiple times, and the story only continues because of the different perspectives and parallel worlds. The expert panel's reasoning is on par with the protagonist's, and the chosen ones from various countries possess exceptionally high intelligence.

13. 13 给 Give the Rule Horror a Taste of Longguo’s Might 给规则怪谈来点龙国震慑 A Fan一个风扇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 25.6kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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    The characters are well-developed, not solely focused on the protagonist, nor do they rely on cheat codes to overcome obstacles, unlike most rule-based supernatural tales. The core of the story effectively conveys the theme, avoiding excessive filler content, mindless arguments, and filler characters to pad the word count. Each instance reflects reality to some extent, from family and school to work, country, and the global situation, which is truly excellent. Qin Yuan is indeed a very cautious and rational person, truly deserving of the title of the world's number one! The entire Dragon Kingdom is united, providing him and the other chosen ones with solid support, which is commendable. However, the story becomes increasingly heavy and mind-bending towards the end, with a sense of profound mystery and complexity. It's quite convoluted, and my brain struggled a bit, but I could roughly understand the final direction. Overall, this is truly a work worth savoring.

14. 14 我 I Rule the City with Folk Magic 我靠民俗秘术在都市横着走 Jiang Xing Baozi江星宝子Mystery256k WordsCompleted By chance, he awakens a host of secret folk arts: Read feng shui, break sinister formations, gather wealth, and protect good fortune. Starting as an ordinary nobody, he advances steadily, relying on real skill to build wealth step by step in the bustling city. He doesn't cause trouble, but he isn't afraid of it either. He seeks wealth, stability, and peace, and life just keeps getting more prosperous and going more smoothly! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    📖 A must-read for anyone experiencing a reading slump! "The Rules I Wrote, I Played Them Myself" tells the story of Lin Yuan, a powerful figure with a 3,000-year history, who is pulled into a game of rules he designed himself. Rules are written in blood on the wall, terrifying others, but he laughs—these rules were drawn with soy sauce when he was drunk. Even more astonishing, a hand extends before him, bearing a cinnabar birthmark on its wrist, exactly like his deceased wife's. Nine layers of games + words on the moon + a cucumber and a chicken—a constant series of twists and turns, sweet, heart-wrenching, and hilarious. Already at 130,000 words, with 10,000 words updated daily, it's ready to be devoured! #TomatoNovel #RulesTales #RefreshingRead #AbusiveRomance

15. 15 我 I Wrote the Rules Game, Then Played It Myself 我写的规则游戏，我自己玩了 Jiang Xing Baozi江星宝子Mystery228k WordsOngoing After living for three thousand years, I accidentally entered a rule-based game I had designed myself. I met a girl with a cinnabar mole on her wrist, exactly like my dead wife. Nine layers of worlds, one twist after another, with face-slapping and sweet romance along the way. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 诡 Eerie Descent: Nobody on the Subway Is Human 诡异降临：地铁里都不是人 Money Cheetah金钱小豹子Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [!!! NOT A POWER FANTASY !!!] [No golden finger + No Romance + No Leveling Up + No Items + No System] [Infinite Flow + Mystery and Horror + Every Character Is Smart] Important warning: If you are riding the subway right now, be sure to check underneath your seat and make sure there isn’t a corpse lying there! A mysterious subway train, with eighteen stops along its route. At every stop, the passengers must face a bizarre instance! A cruise ship sailing alone across the sea, with nowhere to dock 3.5kReads7.3Score600Shelves

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    1️⃣ Qi Xia enters a game 🤭 Ten directions to her hometown? What do the twelve zodiac animals represent? [What?] What is the difference between heaven, earth, and man? Is this game of luck really based on luck? 🤔 Wisdom and courage are indispensable. 2️⃣ In the misty world, the villa tenants must all pass through nine doors 😎 Each time they enter a door, it's an unknown beginning 🤔 Letters that foretell the future, weapons with limited uses, and companions who don't trust each other [Shocked] The road to victory is shrouded in mist.

17. 17 凶 Code of the Crime Scene 凶案密码 Wind-Dancing Clouds风舞残云Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + dark themes + horror + human nature + crime + serial murders + social issues] This collection brings together five books in the Case Code series: Case Code, Echoes of Death, Vested Interests, The Black Corpse Mystery, and Sleepless Murder Island. Mutilated bodies in the city center, prisoners in a cellar, and urban mysteries return as a veteran cop unravels the truth behind the crimes. A classic crime procedural! The city is shrouded in criminal conspiracies, 40.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves
18. 18 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 恐 Horror Descends: The Ghost Gate 恐怖降临【鬼门】 Ten-Mile Mad Lad十里狂少Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Horror + supernatural + suspense + survival + infinite worlds + twists A world of horror descends, and countless Gates of the Dead suddenly appear. Those selected must enter the gates and make a desperate escape. Some gates are formed from horror novels. Some are formed from horror movies. Some are formed from tales of evil spirits. Some are formed from bizarre imaginings. Entering a Gate of the Dead means your life has started counting down. Who can make it out alive? “If you're curious abo 1.8kReads6.3Score136Shelves

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    Suspense, mystery, horror

21. 21 三 Three Souls as the Betrothal Gift, Seven Spirits as the Wedding Present 三魂为聘，七魄为礼 All Out肆意满Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone has three hun and seven po souls. Yin Wenjiu has only one hun and one po: an unidentified resentful soul and an unidentified life soul. Both exist to keep her body alive. But she only cares about enjoying the moment. She tells fortunes with perfect accuracy and charges the highest price! She won’t go out of her way to stay alive, nor will she actively seek death. She waited at Yunmeng Marsh for five years. If someone came to save her, she would go with them; if no one did, she would dig 24.4kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    These two are absolutely amazing! [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow] ① High energy that will burn out your brain's CPU, you'll never guess what happens next, high score 9.8, millions of people are reading! ② Mystical methods to unravel curses, the more you read, the more your brain feels overwhelmed, super exciting!

22. 22 你 Do You Believe There Are Ghosts in This World? 你相信，这个世界上有鬼吗？ Building BB楼Mystery896k WordsOngoing [Mind-bending] + [Slow-paced] + [Not for the faint-hearted] Thirty-six years ago, deep in the Tibetan grasslands, a secret research base studying the paranormal was rocked by a massive explosion. Only one person managed to escape alive. The male survivor not only made it out, but also brought a pair of pitch-black eyes from the secret base. Even after being removed from their body, they seemed alive. After this devastating disaster, the man deliberately avoided a mysterious organization and went 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Fear][Fear][Fear]

23. 23 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
24. 24 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 102.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
25. 25 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves
26. 26 人 Invitation to a Personality Analysis 人格分析邀请函 Tian Mingxi天铭熙Mystery105k WordsOngoing You, Me, and Him · Invitation Tonight at 7:00 p.m., the white room in Jing'an Apartments. We’re waiting for you to solve the mystery. Let’s get this out of the way: once you finish this script, you’ll go mad. The bad news: you are Chen Ke, Shadow, and Tianming. Player 1: Your character card: Reader Mission: Find the real author Player 2: My character card: Chen Ke Mission: Tear up the murder-mystery invitation Player 3: His character card: Tianming Mission: Stop the other two Opening lines: You —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When everyone becomes an actor, how do you prove you're not the only audience member? A suspenseful, mind-bending, horror-themed novel, like a murder mystery game, with three perspectives and five puzzles—can you be the one to solve them all? Contact Analysis Room 1022963406 for the solution!

27. 27 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    Every book is beautiful

28. 28 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.9kReads9.4Score819Shelves
29. 29 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.7kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
30. 30 无 Murder Without Guilt 无罪谋杀 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The most horrifying murders, the most unfathomable truths!! Cannibal banquets, the silenced woman, the frozen lover, the Nanda murderer turning himself in, sacrificial paintings made of human skin, ghostly figures in mirrors... You could never understand, by ordinary reasoning, the true motives hidden behind these terrifying and bizarre murder cases. Let a psychiatrist skilled in hypnosis guide you, from a unique perspective, into the minds of these terrible criminals and uncover the chilling tr 429Reads8.8Score—Shelves
31. 31 规 Rule Horror: My Clues Come from an Insider 规则怪谈：我的提示是内鬼 Run Yu888润玉88846k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: My Hints Come from an Insider —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Rules of the Strange: My Hint is the Traitor": A traitor's hint, the pinnacle of rules of the strange, taking you to experience a different kind of suspenseful world!

32. 32 完 Perfectly Clearing the Horror Game, Starting on New Year's 完美通关怪谈游戏，从过年开始 Ask the Morning Sun问朝阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Survive the Haunted Game + Hidden Rules + Conceptual Power + No Female Lead + Livestream Comments] Xiao Duo transmigrated and was chosen as a new player in a haunted game. From the start, he was thrown into an extra-long “New Year” haunted-game instance. He perfectly cleared a terrifying haunted game that no one had ever beaten, earning an SSS rating! The entire world was stunned. Xiao Duo kept entering the game, setting new records again and again. A perfect clear? Easy! But more important tha 20.1kReads8.3Score2kShelves
33. 33 人 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈，我是天命大反派 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6.1kReads9.0Score779Shelves
34. 34 全 As the World Turns Eerie, I Survive Rule Horror with Pop-Up Hints 全球诡异化，我靠弹窗提示在规则怪谈里求生 Xu Chunhua徐春花19k WordsCompleted The world has become paranormal. I survive in Rule Horror with the help of pop-up hints —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Hidden Clues 规则怪谈：我能看到隐藏提示 Xing Wuchen星无辰Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted The world of supernatural tales has arrived, and everyone must follow the rules! After hundreds of years, the world of supernatural tales has appeared once more. Sun Kai accidentally transmigrates into it, becoming one of the first contestants representing his nation’s fate. They carry the fate of Xia Nation on their shoulders! If they win, they survive, Xia Nation’s fortunes rise, and its people all benefit. If they lose, they die, the nation’s fortunes fall, and supernatural tales invade the 4kReads9.0Score518Shelves
36. 36 规 Rule Horror: Starting with Clearing Happy Neighborhood 规则怪谈：从通关幸福小区开始 Autumn Wind, Autumn Leaves秋风秋落叶Mystery145k WordsOngoing [Rules-Based Horror + Livestreaming + National Fate + System] The supernatural is returning, and rules-based horror games are invading countries around the world. Lu Chen is chosen to represent the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. After the blood moon eclipse, rules-based horror swept across the globe. The Great Xia Kingdom lost four rounds in a row. For the fifth, they chose him: a delivery worker with 2,873 yuan in savings. Lu Chen, 26, a delivery worker in a third-tier city, with 2,873 —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 规 Rule Horror: Only I Can See 规则怪谈：只有我能看见 Love's Number Tag爱的号码牌Mystery490k WordsCompleted The whole world is caught in a nightmare of bizarre rules, and everyone lives in fear. Only Su Wan can see the hidden hints: “Don’t look back. The area behind you is safe.” While others die horribly for breaking taboos, she clears each challenge with ease thanks to the hints and is hailed as humanity’s savior. She has no idea, however, that a far greater conspiracy lies behind them. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 规 Rule Horror: My Hints Make the Ghosts Beg for Mercy 规则怪谈：我的提示让鬼怪求饶 Qianxun Ji, Who Loves the Jiegu Drum喜欢羯鼓的千寻疾22k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: My Hints Make the Ghosts Beg for Mercy —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 全 Global Rule Horror: Only My Rulebook Is Backward 全球规则怪谈，只有我的守则是反的 Zhiyi's Poems知意的诗19k WordsCompleted Global Rule Horror: Only My Rules Are Backward —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 规 Rule Horror: Trust No One, but I Fool Ghosts to Clear the Trials 规则怪谈：别信任何人，但我靠骗鬼通关 One Dust Returns to Dreams一尘归梦6k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Trust No One, but I Clear the Game by Tricking Ghosts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 规 Rule Horror: The Eerie All Get Headaches When They See Me 规则怪谈：诡异见我都犯愁 Perfume Fried Egg香水荷包蛋Mystery515k WordsCompleted Also known as “Tales of the Uncanny Invade: What Are You Up to, Longguo?” Tong Yan of Yanhuang (Longguo) entered the horror game as a chosen player. With his reckless, rebellious streak, he carried the fate of his nation on his shoulders. A slip of paper fell from the curtain box. It listed the rules of the horror game: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Hold on! He was busy trying to get himself killed. He had no time to care about spooky stories or strange phenomena. Tong Yan then stood on the edge of the b 336Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 规 Rules of the Strange Tales: There's a Ghost in My Heart 规则怪谈，我的心里有个鬼 A Guest in This Fleeting Life浮生作客Mystery207k WordsCompleted [Chuunibyou youth] [No heroine] [Eerie] [Funny] [Sixth sense] Mo Beiping, a chuunibyou youth, is accidentally selected by a Rules Game and awakens the personal talent [There’s a Ghost in My Mind]. He can see through the inner thoughts of the eerie, so now I know what you’re thinking, while you have no idea what’s on my mind. Compared with humans, the eerie don’t seem so frightening after all. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 怪 Urban Legend Dungeon: The Hints Are Traps 怪谈副本：提示是陷阱 Li the Great Immortal Who Loves Azaleas喜欢山鹃的李大仙Mystery378k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Mo. I'm an ordinary office worker, until one day I was forcibly dragged into the world of a horror game. Every level comes with a set of “rules.” On the surface, they're survival guides, but hidden within are deadly traps. Other people can only see the rules. I can also see hidden hints that no one else can. But hints aren't lifelines. Sometimes they're the real killing move. The rules deceive you. The hints deceive you, too. In a game of double deception, the only way out is 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 规 Rule Horror: Something Is Wrong with This Apartment Building's Elevator 规则怪谈：这个小区的电梯不对劲 Raindrops Will Wait for You雨滴会等你10k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The Elevator in This Apartment Complex Is Acting Strange 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 看 I Can't See the Rules, So I Disguise Myself to Survive the Eerie World Everyone Faces 看不见规则的我，在全民诡异中伪装求生 Pour a Drink酌一酒19k WordsCompleted I Can't See the Rules, Yet I Pretend to Survive in a World Full of the Uncanny —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 我 In the Infinite Horror House, My Own Rules Are Hunting Me Down 我在无限怪谈之家，被自己的规则追杀 Jian Zi'an of Yuntian Pavilion云天阁的见子安18k WordsCompleted In the House of Infinite Horror Stories, I'm Hunted by My Own Rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 诡 Eerie Text Messages Descend: I Survive Rule Horror by Breaking the Rules 诡异短信降临：我在规则怪谈里反向求生 User38454519用户3845451918k WordsCompleted Uncanny Text Messages Arrive: I Survive the Rule Horror by Playing Against the Rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 诡 Eerie Apartment: I Disguise Myself to Survive Rule Horror 诡异公寓：我靠伪装在规则怪谈中求生 Sol's Study索尔书斋19k WordsCompleted Uncanny Apartment: I Survive Rule Horror by Pretending to Be Someone Else —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳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 63.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
50. 50 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

    Reader note

    This post-apocalyptic suspense novel is incredibly imaginative, with layers upon layers of rules. The protagonist walks a tightrope of humanity with every step. The world-building becomes more and more expansive as the story progresses, and the intellectual battles are so thrilling they'll send chills down your spine!

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