Gets Mistaken for a Powerful Big Shot Thanks to Good Luck: Horror Games, Escape Games, and Everyone Misreading the Situation 运气好被人认为是大佬，惊悚游戏，逃亡游戏，迪化

1. 1 规EN Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start! 规则怪谈：开局被误认为是大佬！ Overlord Cat霸王猫Mystery726k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + delusions of grandeur + wild speculation + livestream + wish fulfillment + comedy + no romance] Chen Han dies right from the start. The moment he opens his eyes, he is thrown into a deadly rule-based horror game. While everyone else is still poring over the rules to find a way out, he panics and blunders around, somehow avoiding every deadly trap and stumbling his way to a perfect clear. The whole internet's livestream chat explodes. “Holy crap! That prediction was godlike! 740Reads9.2Score225Shelves

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   The protagonist is genuinely lucky and possesses that cold, powerful aura; the plot is also very fast-paced.

2. 2 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 189.8kReads9.4Score21.5kShelves

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   One protagonist can die and rewind time, like the prophet Fang Xiu, easily navigating every level, leading others to believe he's the strongest. The other protagonist possesses the ability to damage supernatural entities. He can't see these entities, believes in science, and in this world, the supernatural entities are invincible, making him a true powerhouse.

3. 3 无 Infinite Flow: I Become a God After Giving Up 无限流：摆烂后我封神了 Chang Chang Chang Xiao长长长消Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + System + mass misinterpretation Luo Yuejian has always thought of herself as plain and ordinary, with a touch of social anxiety and a poker face. Someone like her would be utterly unremarkable in a crowd and completely ignored by everyone. After dying under bizarre circumstances, she is forced into a survival game. She knows her own limits and realizes she has no chance of coming back to life in a terrifying survival game. As she agonizes over whether to fight with all she has or give 35.4kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
4. 4 诡 Eerie Invasion: How Come Nobody Told Me I’m the Ultimate Ghost Magnet?! 诡异入侵：没人说我是万诡迷啊！ Little Orange Rabbit小橘兔Mystery413k WordsCompleted [(The rating just came in and will rise) Supernatural invasion + an overpowered heroine who doesn't know it + invincible protagonist + strongest female lead] It all started on the subway, after Chu Qing had finished half a month of overtime, when she beat up a kid pretending to be a ghost. The next day, her company was blown up by a coworker driven mad by overtime. After losing her job, Chu Qing worked as a haunted-house actor, a restaurant server, and a temporary villa housekeeper... Unfortunat 49.9kReads8.8Score5.9kShelves
5. 5 逃 Escape Game: I'm Really Not a Murderer! 逃亡游戏：我真不是杀人犯！ Tai Ku La态裤辣Mystery765k WordsCompleted [No romance + No heroine + National destiny + Livestreaming + Misunderstandings + Games] [Author’s warning: This is a brainless wish-fulfillment novel with no logic. My writing is average. If you want something thoughtful, go read another novel.] [If you’re going to trash my novel, at least reply when I respond to you. I replied to you, so you could at least say something back, right?] Ye Yi’s [fake] persona: a simple, upright, law-abiding good citizen. After dying in an accident, he transmigrat 1.4kReads8.6Score200Shelves

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   The first book perfectly matches the second one. The person in the second book wasn't actually a complete novice; they were just pretending.

6. 6 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 77.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
7. 7 无 Infinite Flow: I Save the Protagonist by Pretending to Be a Big Shot 无限流：我靠假装大佬拯救主角 Crazy YangCrazy杨Two Male Leads774k WordsCompleted Two male leads / infinite-flow / mistaken assumptions A crazy, carefree puppy-like top versus a fox-like bottom who acts like a powerful big shot Bai Che is a stick-figure NPC generated by the System, bound to a mission to protect the protagonist. Bai Che: “Come on, I’m just an NPC who couldn’t hurt a fly. What am I supposed to do?” But then... Bai Che stares into space, and everyone thinks: The big shot is thinking through the key issue! Bai Che gets lost, and everyone thinks: The big shot is s 4.4kReads8.8Score545Shelves
8. 8 惊 Thriller Game: Why Is My Character So Strange? 惊悚游戏：我的人设怎么怪怪的？ Drunken Coral醉珊色Mystery362k WordsCompleted I saw the 6.3 rating, but it's fine. It'll keep dropping. |•'-'•)و✧ Once it falls below 6, won't that make it a masterpiece in its own way? The first 30 chapters are a little chaotic because there's a lot of worldbuilding, but it gets better after that... probably. People keep projecting their own ideas onto him. A two-way case of mistaken assumptions. He pretends to be stupid early on, then goes genuinely insane later. Companions? No, subordinates. How Mo Ming sees himself: A low-level player i 2.7kReads8.2Score334Shelves

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   The protagonist always believes he is noble, elegant, gentle, and kind, and is liked by everyone 🥰. However, others see him as mysterious and terrifying, suspecting he was sent by a horror game to lower their survival rate.

9. 9 死 Death Rewind: I’m Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真不是大佬啊 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery349k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + semi-misinterpretation comedy + death rewind + infinite-flow + no romance + survival horror + lots of bullet comments + urban supernatural powers + instances + suspense] Xie Yi died for reasons unknown and transmigrated to Blue Star, a world much like Earth. Blue Star had long since been overrun by supernatural horrors. When he transmigrated, he entered the body of a person with the same name who had been selected by a horror after falling into a pit on the way to buy medic 9.3kReads8.6Score764Shelves

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   A compliant and reasonable supernatural tale, 😘🥰💕 [Four dungeons completed, fifth dungeon soon to be completed] Dihua was strangely mistaken by viewers as a powerful protagonist dying and rewinding to the point of questioning his existence. The protagonist initially either killed someone at the door, or did something in the desert, or was terrified for a whole day, his courage as small as a grain of rice. And yet, this protagonist with such a tiny amount of courage was repeatedly mistaken by viewers for a calm and collected character finishing the story because he froze in fear. Protagonist: I'm innocent! I was just too scared!

10. 10 无 Infinite Flow: Stop Overthinking, the Setting Is About to Become Reality 无限流：别脑补了，设定要成真了 Hai Miao亥喵Two Male Leads694k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads / Infinite Flow / Delusions of Grandeur] The rating just came in, so it isn't representative yet. [Instance One Complete] [Instance Two Complete] [Instance Three Complete] [Instance Four Ongoing…] Forced to work and play the alluring bottom × a brilliant hacker top who loves a good laugh After waking up, Ling Qi found himself bound to the world's consciousness. World's consciousness: Save me, save me! You can save me, can't you? Ling Qi: There's no saving it. Let's die together. 5.7kReads8.7Score743Shelves

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    I'd recommend this one; it's alright.

11. 11 逃 Escape Game: I’m Really a Rookie, Not a Big Shot 逃亡游戏：我真是菜鸟，不是大佬 Dawn Breeze and Morning Light晓风晨曦Mystery463k WordsCompleted [Deification + Livestream + Infinite Flow + No Romance + Horror Game Instances + Supernatural] Chi Nian woke up to find herself dragged into a survival game called "Escape the Sinkhole." A genuine rookie, Chi Nian racked her brains trying to follow the experts and coast along. Instead, through a string of mishaps, she became the bane of all the experts. Every one of these big shots had overwhelming combat ability, yet whenever they were around Chi Nian, the "walking jinx," they kept finding all 297Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    First book 🔥 "Escape Game: I'm Really Not a Pro" 🔥 (Dihua + Infinite Flow + Anti-Routine) 📖 When a newbie is forced into hell mode: others cling to powerful players, she becomes a powerful player crusher! Others dodge bosses, she becomes a boss trap! 💥 [A Noob with a Big Addiction - A Broom Star Female Lead] Chi Nian just wants to survive until the end, but she always ends up causing the pros to collectively perform a high-altitude bungee jump. "I really didn't mean to trick anyone!" "The railing started it!" 🌟 Highlights: 1️⃣ Dihua's imagined famous scenes × Everyone's paranoia 2️⃣ Infinite flow dungeon mashup (laboratory/zoo/red-clothed senior) 3️⃣ No CP, focused on causing trouble, silliness and horror fly together 📌 Current dungeon: [Paper Doll Eyes - Shui'an Street] Second book (Suspenseful Mind-Blowing + National Fortune Live Broadcast + Everyone Dihua) Born with heterochromia, she actually bumped into a murderer? "I'm a murderer?!" Ye Yi was stunned as he gradually became the head of China. (๑• . •๑) The global live stream chat exploded: "The murderer has been chosen for the escape game?" "It's over!" ➮ "Ye Yi, my only god!" (The "true fragrance law"~) The third book 📌 "Live Stream Thriller Escape, Everyone Says I'm a Schemer" ◾Dihua Style Ceiling◾Slacking Off◾Everyone's Imagination Monster▌When a lazy operation is decoded by the whole internet as a "thousand-layer routine" While others are looking for clues, Wang Hao is slacking off, and the audience is spamming "He found the key clue, he's cracking the rules of the escape game!" Wang Hao accidentally falls, and the chat is boiling "Make way! The god of war is at it again! Who will be tricked this time?"

12. 12 直 Live-Streaming a Horror Escape: Everyone Says I'm a Master of Dirty Tricks 直播惊悚逃生：都说我是老阴比 Jia Mu Xinghua甲木星华Mystery213k WordsCompleted No Harem + Live Streaming The supernatural is resurging. After Wang Hao dies unexpectedly, he enters a live-streamed horror survival game. He starts out as a fine young man who politely apologizes, but gradually turns into a sly old schemer. Aboard the Death Train. Woman in Red: "Pervert! Loser!" Wang Hao: "Just pull the emergency brake and it'll stop." The Woman in Red gets blown to pieces! At the Death Hotel. Vengeful Ghost: "I'm going to check the kitchen. Keep watch here!" Wang Hao: "Why sho 539Reads8.6Score—Shelves
13. 13 扮 Playing a Weak NPC, I Beg the Entire World to Stop Acting 扮演弱小NPC，全球求我别演了 Lucky Carp Qianqian锦鲤芊芊Mystery362k WordsCompleted [Mistaken assumptions + horror game + playing eerie NPCs + secret identities + powerful protagonist + infinite worlds + no romance] When the whole world thinks you're a powerful figure, your only rule for survival is to keep up the act! “I'm just an ordinary college student. How did I become the ultimate big boss in the eyes of every supernatural ability user on the planet?!” Shen Yan wakes up to discover that he has been forcibly bound to the Horror Game System, which requires him to play eerie 32Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    These books are all very good.

14. 14 怪 The Urban Legend Lost Its Memory, So Now Things Get Interesting 怪谈失忆了，那就有得玩了 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Audiobook narrated by a human voice now available] Rule Horror + Delusional Misinterpretation + Two Male Leads + Protagonist in the Dominant Role Rule Horror descended upon the world. Just as humanity breathed a sigh of relief at finally gaining the power to resist it, the Rule Horror game played a cruel joke on them: an S-rank Rule Horror was about to descend on Earth. It seemed Rule Horror had no intention of letting humanity survive. Just as everyone prepared to face death without flinching, 16kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
15. 15 惊 In the Horror Game, I Refuse to Share the Same Sky with That Overthinker 惊悚游戏我与脑补侠不共戴天 Wind, Angelica, and Begonias风芷海棠Mystery273k WordsOngoing If you like speed-reading, you can skip straight to the main story of Volume Two. (No CP + a little character misinterpretation + mild horror + a disguised tragic beauty + third-person narration + protagonist’s own efforts + a little angst + slow burn + ensemble cast focus early on) I transmigrated into the horror novel I’d just been reading and got bound to the defective System 0443. “Appearance Modification” makes me get injured at any moment, while “Affection Check” is always delayed. Inside 797Reads8.4Score—Shelves
16. 16 幸 My Luck Is Off the Charts, and the Horror Game Is Panicking! 幸运值爆棚，惊悚游戏慌了！ Big Qiuqiu大秋秋Mystery486k WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Comedy] What does it feel like to be ridiculously lucky? Wen Liang was pulled into a horror game, becoming one of countless players. While everyone else was still figuring out how to survive, his sights were already set on stirring up trouble. A poker game where the highest hand wins? Sorry, I’m going all in! The Dark Forest is in chaos? I’ll just spread the light of the hammer and sickle across the land! Liu Xiu once defeated an entire army with a meteor shower. But have you ever 973Reads7.5Score123Shelves

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    I'm not a pro, but my luck is off the charts.

17. 17 我 My Strength Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Imagination 我的强大全靠敌人想象 I'm Really a Noob我真是菜狗Urban447k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + special abilities + seemingly invincible at first, truly invincible later + everyone misunderstands him as a hidden powerhouse + no heroine] As spiritual qi revives, monsters run rampant and humans awaken special abilities. One day, Qi Yuan goes out to buy groceries and comes face-to-face with a monster. Just as he thinks he's about to die on the spot, he suddenly hears the monster's thoughts... “This aura! He's definitely no ordinary powerhouse!” “Terrifying, simply terrifying!” 6.9kReads9.1Score728Shelves

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    Take a look at them all. The second one isn't a horror game, but it's from Dihua. The other three are all pretty good.

18. 18 扮 Playing an NPC: The Thriller Game’s Only Bug 扮演NPC：惊悚游戏唯一BUG Dawn Breeze and Morning Light晓风晨曦Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Misunderstandings + Playing a Creepy NPC + Secret Identities + Horror and the Supernatural + Rules-Based Horror + Livestream Audience Overthinking Everything + Dungeon Mayhem + System + No Romance] Horror game livestreams have taken the world by storm! In 2054, the supernatural returns, and humanity is forced into the “Fate Game.” Lose, and you die for real! After Feng Yue dies, she is bound to a System and begins her afterlife playing NPCs... Shocking! The whole world is watching live, but th 401Reads7.4Score151Shelves

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    That matches what you said.

19. 19 娇 She's Such a Flirt, Her Sister Can't Help Blushing and Losing Her Heartbeat 娇娇太会撩，姐姐她脸红心跳 A Xun Chasing the Light追光的阿寻Two Female Leads212k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + both pure + flirtatious push and pull + 1v1] This is a story about a little white rabbit relentlessly pursuing a big bad wolf. Gu Anjin is the apple of everyone’s eye in the Gu family: obedient, clever, and spoiled. The first time she saw the refined and stunning Lu Qingheng, she found herself entertaining forbidden thoughts. After that, Gu Anjin did everything she could to get close to her moon. Lu Qingheng is the head of the Lu family, gorgeous and ruthless, and used to having 11.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    It's great, and the female lead is incredibly lucky—it's amazing!

20. 20 蓄 The Ice-Cold Professor’s Secret Plan 蓄谋冰山教授 Expired Candy过期的糖Two Female Leads661k WordsCompleted Qiao Nongxi, who has been single since birth, is determined to have a passionate romance before graduating from college. But the boys at her university are either overconfident or greasy, and she has no interest in any of them. By the time she reaches her senior year, Qiao Nongxi finally meets a decent guy. He dresses simply and neatly, reads widely, knows how to respect women, and always smells fresh and clean. Qiao Nongxi thinks she likes him, but something is missing. Her heart just doesn't 45.3kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves
21. 21 当EN [hp] When Harry Potter Transmigrates into Harry Potter 【hp】当哈利波特穿成哈莉波特 Astraea阿斯特蕾亚Female-Channel Fanfiction577k WordsCompleted [Beloved by All + No Official Pairings, Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush + Rebirth + Everyone Gets a Happy Ending + Family Bonds and Friendship, Though You Can Ship Them If You Want + The One and Only Official Pairing Is GGAD, No Breaking Them Up or Reversing Their Roles, and They Even Get a Happy Ending + The Author Had Some Brains While Writing This, Though Not Many + Lighthearted, Almost No Angst. Aren’t I Wonderful? I Absolutely Won’t Hit You with a Huge Twist, Trust Me. I’m Not That Kind of P 8.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
22. 22 叶 Ye Luoli: Leaping All Over the Storyline 叶罗丽：我在剧情里上蹿下跳 Bright, Bright Stars星皎皎Anime Fanfiction323k WordsCompleted [A little reverse-harem appeal + villainous protagonist and supporting cast + transmigration + System + some canon couples broken up + lots of personal headcanons] [No romance in the main story] While watching an anime and getting worked up over the plot, Yue Yin transmigrates into the world of Ye Luoli. As an “outsider” forcibly dragged into this world, Yue Yin is given the task of changing the story. At every major plot point, the System gives Yue Yin a prompt. For someone who already loves wa 2.2kReads8.6Score325Shelves
23. 23 我 I'm an NPC in the National Fate Horror Game 我在国运怪谈游戏当NPC Stealing a Pig from the Start开局偷猪啊Mystery478k WordsCompleted After dying suddenly from working overtime all night, Shi Qian was dumped by the System into a terrifying world of urban legends to work as an NPC. She slacks off, enjoys the show, and just wants to be a simple, happy little couch potato. But the contestants in the national destiny horror game mistake her for a powerful boss in the instance... She giggles and watches the fun through a crack in the door! The contestants scream and wail the moment they see her. Some even cry in terror through t 3.8kReads8.7Score394Shelves

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    The infinite flow novel with a strong female protagonist is really good.

24. 24 我 I’m a Female Ghost, and You Want Me to Take on Rule Horror? 我一女鬼，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Steamed Shrimp Head, Blackfish蒸虾头乌鱼了Mystery556k WordsCompleted (Gender transformation, refuses to marry, mystery and deduction, eerie, nearly invincible) Qin Yun was contaminated by an evil entity inside an ancient mirror and turned into a female ghost. This female ghost was no ordinary vengeful spirit. She was an extremely eerie and powerful life form of unknown origin. Just then, the Rule Horror game descended, and Qin Yun was chosen as the Dragon Kingdom's representative, tasked with challenging its horrors. If a country failed its challenge, the horror 5.2kReads8.8Score813Shelves
25. 25 规 Rule Horror: How Did I Not Know I Was a Big Shot? 规则怪谈：我怎么不知道我是大佬 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery257k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + infinite flow + split personality + no romance + devoted fans + a touch of deification + livestreaming + hilarious absurdity + unexpected twists + instances + System-based progression + power fantasy + negative emotions...] From elementary school to middle school and then high school, Lin Xin was constantly bullied. Someone was always picking on him, attacking him with the false rumor that his father was a “deserter.” The anger, grievances, urge to run away, and hatred Lin 263Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The journey to Dihua begins! 💕💕😎🥰 The absence of a female lead and the protagonist's immediate resolution of two adulterous ghosts shocks the audience. [Is this a newcomer? Is this still my stereotype of a newcomer?] The audience immediately imagined Lin Dachui, the invincible hammer-wielding hero, but it turns out he's constantly remorseful in the ghost stories, fearing he might kill someone and go to jail. This vicious cycle of fear and courage keeps the audience entertained and laughing.

26. 26 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.7kReads8.9Score639Shelves

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    This book is like a fine red wine; once you begin to savor it, you'll be captivated by its profound flavor, each sip leaving a lingering aftertaste. Its story unfolds layer by layer, thrilling you and guaranteeing a passionate reading experience that will leave you with no regrets.

27. 27 九 I’ve Survived Nine Near-Death Experiences, and My Life Has Been Like Walking on Thin Ice 九死一生，我这一生当真如履薄冰 Bitter Melon Doesn't Taste Very Good苦瓜不太好吃Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Xu Qingshui transmigrated to a strange otherworld. Thanks to one unexpected encounter after another, he escaped danger and turned misfortune into good luck. [Encounter A: You show admirable courage and choose to fight the monster barehanded. You die, but years later, you become a vengeful ghost and successfully take revenge.] Xu Qingshui: “I don’t want this encounter. I don’t want to become a ghost.” [Encounter B: You choose to flee alone. Ye Yaxin is tortured to death by the monster, and this s 5.7kReads8.4Score418Shelves

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    The first book is a thriller game where the protagonist has something like a system that allows him to see hidden clues. The second book is also similar to a system, where the protagonist can see the consequences of his actions in a fictional fantasy world.

28. 28 救 Help! They All Think I’m Strong 救命！他们都觉得我很强 Amazing Slow Sheep神奇慢羊羊Ancient Romance132k WordsCompleted [No romance + funny heroine + friendship-focused] Tang Yunxian is a university student in the middle of exam week. Because the Underworld was negligent in its duties, she is forced into the world of a novel called What If I’m a Loser? Watch Me Face-Slap the Whole World, where she takes on the role of an NPC tasked with keeping the main plot on track... Looking at the stunningly beautiful outsiders, then at the protagonists, each of whom comes with their own soft-focus glow effect, Tang Yunxian w 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so good!

29. 29 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.1kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
30. 30 逃 Escape Game: They Think I’m a Master from the Start 逃亡游戏：开局被认为我是大神 Roll of Tissue卷纸巾Mystery231k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Early Half: Misguided Adoration] [Livestream] Ming Chen dies unexpectedly and ends up in an escape game. He can only return to the real world by clearing one level after another. But as Ming Chen looks at the levels teeming with danger, he is terrified. Yet the correct moves he makes by sheer dumb luck while scared out of his wits convince the viewers and his teammates that he’s an expert, and they spam “6” like crazy. Ming Chen is exhausted: he really isn’t an expert. Until an une 168Reads8.4Score—Shelves
31. 31 诡 Strange Roleplay: All My NPC Secret Identities Are Weak 诡异扮演：我的NPC马甲都很弱 Dawn Breeze and Morning Light晓风晨曦Mystery339k WordsCompleted [Delusions of Grandeur + Supernatural Mystery + Bizarre NPCs + Horror Game + System + Infinite Flow + No CP + Big Shot + Secret Identity] I became a bizarre NPC from the start, but my level is too low. What do I do? I'm waiting for an answer, hurry up!! [Instance: Heaven-Sent Magic Academy] “Lin Shuyu”: I blew up the classroom in my very first lesson. Is the principal going to make me pay for the damage? My coworkers are all ostracizing me. Sigh, I guess it's because my level is too low! Princi 236Reads8.0Score—Shelves
32. 32 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
33. 33 穿 After Transmigrating, He Made His Mark on History in a Livestream 穿越后，他在直播间青史留名了 Zhang Chengge章成歌Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted [Livestream] + [everyone's favorite] + [no-couple ending] (The low rating is because it was review-bombed.) [This is a female-oriented novel… female-oriented, okay… Why are so many guys reading it…] [Ding-dong, hello! This is the Great Wei Dynasty Livestream. We are now broadcasting…] The Great Wei Dynasty is doomed. The emperor has fled… Famine, refugees, a foolish ruler… And Lin Qianyu, summoned by an unknown System to save the world. Oh, wow. Lin Qianyu stared at the world before him, express 2.5kReads9.0Score330Shelves
34. 34 马 Secret Identity: The Only Option Is to Rebuild the Mythic System 马甲：只能重建神话体系了 Pipi Lala屁屁啦啦Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes Story, Never Gets Found Out] [Ensemble Cast] [Cringe-Worthy History] Mu Shuyang, a top-tier mission operative who had already chosen a world to retire in and had been enjoying retirement for ages, was informed that the world’s Heavenly Dao had applied for promotion. Headquarters assigned her the mission. They left her a panel that could generate characters for her to edit. Aah, she really had no idea how to write! - When did the world change? Many people look back and say it a 895Reads—Score106Shelves
35. 35 天 Heaven and the Death Row Inmate 天堂与死刑犯 Shi Xiangnan氏向南Eastern Fantasy296k WordsCompleted (Original instances, setting-focused, no mindless characters or formulaic tropes) A place where people live. This book has a rich setting, rigorous logic, and a complex world. It’s perfect for immersive reading, so enjoy! 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an incredibly captivating and eerie new book! The protagonist is trapped in a cage-like world called Paradise, where death row inmates have to pay to extend their lives. They endure until they receive a blank sheet of paper to rewrite their identities, thinking they've turned their lives around, but instead they fall into an even deeper hell. The atmosphere is off the charts, highly recommended.

36. 36 惊 Thriller Game: My Audience Is Way Too Strong! 惊悚游戏：我的观众太强了！ Entertainment King娱乐天王Anime Fanfiction303k WordsCompleted [Story-Driven Plot] After transmigrating into the body of a blind man, Su Mu finds himself in a world where a horror game has descended. Everyone in this world is forced to enter the horror game when they turn eighteen, completing challenges while being livestreamed! Dodge the deadly curse on the highway! Work as a server on a train full of ghosts! Escape the Foggy Manor! While everyone else struggles to survive in terror, Su Mu discovers that he has a special group of viewers helping him! 30Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Why isn't anyone recommending this to me? 😢

37. 37 我 I Was Just Making a Ghost Movie, So How Did I Become a Peerless Master? 我就拍个鬼片，怎么成绝世高人了 Ming Yu明喻Urban308k WordsCompleted This is a world where the supernatural is making a comeback. To help the world gradually accept the supernatural, the authorities have launched a horror filmmaking show. Lin Daosheng awakens a System that rewards him whenever his work gets exposure! If all he has to do is draw a little traffic to earn rewards, that's easy enough! He'll just make horror movies! Midnight ghost stories, zombies on the prowl... One horror movie after another bursts onto the scene. But Lin Daosheng doesn't know that 216Reads5.0Score—Shelves
38. 38 惊 Thriller Game: I’m Really Not a Ghost 惊悚游戏：我真的不是鬼 Old Wang, Cola Lover可乐爱好者老王Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + Livestreaming + Doomsday] The world has ended, and Earth is shrouded in mist, no longer fit for human habitation. At the same time, a horror game descended upon Earth. Every nightfall marked the start of the game! Only those chosen by the horror game had a chance to escape Earth! But... Only those who survived the horror game could escape Earth! After Wu Suowei was lucky enough to bind a survival System... Wu Suowei: “So I don't just look scary to people, I scare ghosts too?” Hanging G 986Reads8.7Score102Shelves
39. 39 生 Survival Game: My Luck Is MAX 生存游戏，她幸运值MAX The Cat Beneath the Tea Tree荼灵树下的猫Modern Romance802k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + survival + natural disasters + human-made calamities + romance + a heroine who is a sucker for good looks!!!] What dangers lurk aboard a train bound for an unknown destination? Multiple carriages undergo strange changes, and suddenly attacking passengers erupt into violence. An island that can grant wishes hides secrets no one knows. A town like a cage is little more than a toy in God's hands. And whose heart is stirred by the red hem fluttering high on the branch? Here, try 1.8kReads7.2Score120Shelves
40. 40 开 Judged from the Start, I'm Forced to Play an Infinite Battle Royale 开局被审判，我被迫玩无限大逃杀 There's No Ball in the Pillow枕头里没有球Sci-Fi & Apocalypse110k WordsOngoing Lin Che is forcibly dragged into a world of judgment and thrown into a ten-person livestream battle royale. No invincibility from the start, no System handing him cheats. All he has is an absurdly weak golden finger: [Life Imprint]. While others awaken powers that can destroy heaven and earth, all he can do is sneak up when they use their skills and copy a little of what they know. While others cut down zombies with a single slash, all he can do is imitate their moves, awkwardly dodging, bandagi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this one, I might add it to my bookshelf and let it grow a bit more 🤭

41. 41 归 Record of Returning to Mortality and Attaining the Dao 归凡证道录 Bark1树皮1Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Earth - Cultivation Realm - Immortal Realm - Divine Realm - Saint Realm - Multiverse] He seeks the Dao with an ordinary heart and breaks free of fate’s cycle. He burns with a lifetime of conviction, trading it for a path home for all living beings! From the Golden Core tribulation to the “Three Realms Beyond the Dao” (Void Shattering, Return to the Ruins, and Boundlessness), traditional cultivation collides with philosophical reflection, revealing a defiant path to enlightenment that proves one 37Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    ✓ All-powerful overpowered protagonist: His comprehension is heaven-defying; he effortlessly fuses fire, time and space, mortal transformation, swordsmanship… slaying even the most powerful beings undergoing tribulation! ✓ Top-tier character development: From the King Realm of the "Creation Body Technique" to sword intent and the Nine Transformations of Heaven Stealing, the story unfolds smoothly, and he creates his own Path to Mortal Return! ✓ High-IQ strategic gameplay: He repeatedly triumphs against the odds, outwitting numerous powerful figures; the cunning protagonist manipulates various immortal sects! ✓ Ultimate emotion: He transforms himself into a sword to protect his sister, wearing the shackles of the mortal world to level up solely to redeem the Empress! [Add one to your bookshelf][Add one to your bookshelf]

42. 42 绝 The Top-Secret Escape Show 绝密逃亡节目 A Beginner Who Can't Write新手不会写书Mystery247k WordsCompleted Wang Hai joined a deadly escape show. With his fate already sealed, he knew he was destined to die. In truth, the show was called Classified Escape, because no one ever made it out alive. Wang Hai signed a pact with the System, and Lin Yu was the one who would help him get revenge. When the elite squad from Deadly Escape stormed in with heavy weapons, Li Fei, captain of the investigation team, found himself trapped in a hopeless, life-or-death siege. Retreating to the third floor, with the passa 4Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Everyone thought Wang Hai had resigned himself to his fate. Only the system knew that he had traded his life for a "revenge commission," and the beneficiary was Lin Yu.

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