Looking for Good Rule-Based Horror Stories. No Overpowered Protagonists, No System 求好看的规则怪谈小说不要无敌文，不要系统

1. 1 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 176.1kReads9.7Score18.6kShelves

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   "Ghost Talk Live Room!" " Is a supernatural novel written by the author Chong Xia Yueban. It has been completed and has about 3.06 Million words. In the novel, the protagonist improves his cultivation by experiencing fatal live broadcasts over and over again, and is finally able to freely travel between the Yin and Yang realms. The story includes the weird sound of meat being chopped in a late-night bun shop, the identical faces of passengers on the last bus, the smile of a woman hanging from the beams, etc. It takes you deep into the unknown side of the world, such as the Eight Immortals Bun Shop, ghost taxis, the last train in the city and other urban legends waiting to be deciphered. Recommended words: ""Ghost Story Live Room!" Is a creepy supernatural novel. Each chapter is like an adventure into an unknown world. Following the protagonist's live broadcast, you will face the strange sound of chopping meat at the bun shop late at night, the same faces of the passengers on the last train, and The mysterious figure wandering in a shroud in the rainy night. This is not only a test of courage and wisdom, but also a shocking journey to the depths of the soul. Are you ready to uncover the mystery of urban legends? "

2. 2 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Had a Toolbox 规则怪谈：开局一个工具箱 Yu Ye羽夜Mystery469k WordsCompleted Reader's Guide: All the instances are original. There are no incorrect rules, but there may be a few bugs. Please go easy on me. National Fate (there's no National Fate point system, only the elimination or arrival of horrors, or individual rewards). So contestants from other countries will appear, but the story won't keep putting them down. Even in the worst world, there are souls that shine, though their endings may not be good. There are livestreams, but they make up only a small part of the 5.5kReads8.8Score553Shelves

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   1.3 Feels a bit mind-consuming, well, it's not mindless. The last one would be more cheerful, I think.

3. 3 暑 Summer Vacation: It Begins When the Whole Class Transmigrates into a Horror Game 暑假：从全班穿越惊悚游戏开始 Qujiang Xiaobai渠江小白Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [The whole class transmigrates + Horror Game Instances + Heaven-Defying D-Rank Talent: Hug Me If You Love Me! + Light Comedy + No Clichés + Slice of Life + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel (Read with Caution if This Isn’t Your Thing)] [Note: The early chapters include livestream viewing. Read with caution if this isn’t your thing.] A third-year psychology student at a university had just finished final exams and was getting ready to enjoy a wonderful summer vacation when the whole class transmigrate 1.7kReads8.4Score179Shelves
4. 4 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 74.1kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves
5. 5 为 I Cleared Rule Horror to Get Through Summer Vacation 为了暑假，我通关规则怪谈 Come See the Ending进来看结局Mystery844k WordsCompleted [Summer 2023, this one's for you] [Everyday life + lighthearted + on-screen comments + national destiny + livestream] The day before summer break, chosen by the Rule Horror Game... Xia Tian: My life is over. See you after summer break. - The Dragon Nation has lost again and again, and five cities have fallen! Every single time, they lose to their own country's urban-legend culture! One more loss might not cost much, but the nation will lose its standing and prestige! The world will laugh at them 3.5kReads8.7Score660Shelves

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   For 1.3, It feels a bit mind-consuming, well, it's not mindless. The last one would be more cheerful, I think.

6. 6 诡 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 737.9kReads9.6Score111.7kShelves

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   A female channel accidentally discovers a new world, horror, weirdness, suspense, reasoning, good to watch, highly recommended

7. 7 规 Rule Horror: I Ascended to Godhood in a Death Game 规则怪谈：我在死亡游戏中封神 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery904k WordsOngoing [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Rule-Bound Horror + Death Games + No Female Lead + Lighthearted Humor + Special Abilities] Welcome to the Land of Divine Relics! This is a world ruled by rules, a playground for the supernatural, and the birthplace of [Miracles]! Here, flipping a coin, counting fingers, playing cards: these games may seem simple, but each has only one path to survival! All you can do is exploit loopholes in the rules and awaken your own [Miracle]! Through countless death games, I 3kReads8.6Score255Shelves
8. 8 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 54.4kReads9.6Score7.1kShelves
9. 9 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 29.5kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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   These three books are all good-looking, not invincible. The first one has CP.

10. 10 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 34.1kReads9.6Score4.8kShelves

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    These three books are all good-looking, not invincible. The first one has CP

11. 11 过 A Book by a Passerby 过客的一本书 Passerby过客Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Su Mu studied nursing, but was ostracized at the hospital. Through a classmate’s introduction, he found work caring for a relative who couldn’t walk. What Su Mu hadn’t expected was that his classmate’s relative would be incredibly beautiful... In that instant, he felt his life had found its direction... 10.2kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    His world was turned upside down by the appearance of his aunt. The gentleness and tenacity hidden under her beautiful face became a bright color in his gloomy life. Family disputes and emotional entanglements are like turbulent undercurrents, tightly entwining the two. Forbidden love is swaying in the wind and rain. Are you brave enough to pursue it or reluctant to let it go? Every page of the book is filled with the struggle between love and desire, love and hatred. The plot is gripping, allowing you to immerse yourself in it and experience this thrilling emotional feast. You can't wait to find out their ending!

12. 12 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Slapped a Supernatural Being 规则怪谈：开局给诡异一巴掌 Niu Gulu Achuan钮钴禄阿川Mystery743k WordsCompleted [No female lead, no CP + Beloved by everyone + Brainless, feel-good wish fulfillment + Fictional world + “Daily life”] [Is the protagonist some kind of pervert?] [Includes character secrets. For details, see the author's notes, starting from Chapter 52.] Ever since he was old enough to remember, Lin Jiu had always seen a blue-and-red box, something like a System, in front of him. The text inside changed depending on what he looked at or touched. Then one day, something called Rule Horror descen 34.4kReads9.2Score7kShelves
13. 13 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 50.3kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
14. 14 人 In a Rules Horror Story, All I Have Left Is a Rebellious Streak 人在规则怪谈，我只剩下一身反骨 A Thousand Winds, Crazy Wind千风疯风Mystery100k WordsOngoing [No female lead + eerie mysteries + scheming trickster + hilarious + rule-based horror + rebellious] Rule-based horrors descend upon the Blue Star, appearing at random around the world and enveloping hotels, schools, restaurants, zoos... These places can only be restored by solving the horrors. Bai Ge wakes up at school to find himself trapped in a rule-based horror. Luckily, he gains an SSS-rank talent: an irrepressibly rebellious streak! By breaking the rules, Bai Ge successfully solves the “H 17Reads6.8Score—Shelves
15. 15 规 Rule Horror: An SSS Talent? I Switch Them Up 规则怪谈：SSS天赋？我换着玩 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Ran swapped souls with his counterpart in a parallel world and found himself in a world of strange tales, where one rule after another was impossible to distinguish as true or false, and one malicious horror after another lay in wait. He ventured through mountains, forests, the deep sea, and even hell, taking on bizarre roles such as tourist, wolf, sailor, and shepherd. With all kinds of outrageous tricks, Jiang Ran hired a creepy little girl as a child laborer one moment, then struck up a 14.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
16. 16 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural + Chinese Folklore + Unorthodox Trading + Tales of Evil Objects] No romantic pairing This is a strange pawnshop that only accepts sinister objects with special value! Coins placed in the mouths of the dead, executioners' swords, grave-top mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! Once they pass through the pawnshop's hands, being pawned and sold, evil can be transformed into treasure! They can bring promotions 259.3kReads9.4Score21.9kShelves

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    This is so beautiful. The first one is a secret rumor among the people. The second one is a fugitive in disguise. The third one is rebirth. It's so beautiful.

17. 17 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 16kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
18. 18 重 Reborn: The Superpowered Wife Goes Wild 重生之异能狂妻 Jiangli将离Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted After being reborn, she went from the top commander of the Eastern Military District in the apocalypse to a timid, useless heiress. The first time they met, she was covered in blood. Calmly striking a deal, she helped him win a street-racing championship with god-tier skills, then walked away without a backward glance. The second time, at a lavish family banquet, she kicked the younger sister who tried to humiliate her straight into the pool, shocking Kyoto's entire elite circle. The third time 19.8kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
19. 19 测 The Art of Fortune-Telling by Chinese Characters 测字有术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 161.7kReads9.6Score35.9kShelves

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    The content of this book is exciting and in-depth. You can entertain and learn at the same time. The author is a real cultural person. When I was five years old, the fortune teller said that I would be able to see through people's hearts when I grew up. After failing the college entrance examination, I became a "Wanke Encyclopedia". You are not you, but you can be a different kind of firework. There is no golden finger, but there is a golden house in the book! Highly recommended!!!

20. 20 十 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 1.7MReads9.9Score228.4kShelves

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    I recommend you read these novels

21. 21 麻 The Divine Fortune-Teller in the Linen Robe 麻衣神算子 Horseback Fishing骑马钓鱼Mystery7.4M WordsCompleted My grandfather taught me everything he knew about fortune-telling, but after I read three people’s fortunes, he left me. From then on, I didn’t just tell the fortunes of the living... 50.6kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
22. 22 灵 Tomb of Spirits 灵墓 Zero Degrees零度Mystery4.6M WordsCompleted The tide of the world is vast and unstoppable. Those who follow it prosper; those who oppose it perish! An ancestral book of paintings gradually unveils the secrets behind Eastern mythology. This twisted, unpredictable myth begins when the production brigade organizes the villagers to repair a river. 3.3kReads8.6Score381Shelves
23. 23 天 Descendant of the Heavenly Official 天官后裔 Yao Jiu Guai Liu妖九拐六Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted To uncover the truth, I was willing to make an enemy of the entire tomb-raiding world. The Ageless Pearl, the Goddess's Tears, the Thirty-Three Heavenly Demon Idols: one treasure after another emerged, and bizarre events kept happening one after another. I have no way back. One more step backward, and I'll fall into the abyss. 1.2kReads7.4Score150Shelves
24. 24 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 43.1kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
25. 25 离 I Won Fifty Million After Quitting My Job 离职后，我中了五千万 I Smile Among the Flowers我在丛中笑Urban3.0M WordsOngoing Liu Wei, an overworked wage slave, had been exploited by his supervisor for far too long. In a fit of anger, he quit his job. On the way, he bought a few lottery tickets and won fifty million. He never expected his life to take such a turn. From then on, luck was always on his side, and he became a walking good-luck charm. In Macau, he could bet on the right number. Even when buying a house, he could win a prize... It seemed as though luck surrounded him. Even the tiniest odds became highly favo 28.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    "After Resigning, I Won 50 Million" is a book about wealth and a book about life philosophy. It will take you on a journey full of surprises and challenges.

26. 26 域 Thriller Domain: From Asylum to the Eerie World 域河 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 166kReads9.5Score25.8kShelves

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    They are not invincible and have no system. Introduction to the second book: [Unlimited Streaming] [Original Horror Copy] [Micro-Thriller] "Chen Ji killed his mother a week ago and spent three days with his mother's body until he was arrested." "You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and will be transferred to a mental hospital for supervision." "Do you have anything else to say?" The black-haired boy in front of him slowly raised his head, his expression very calm. "I repeat." "I didn't kill my mother..." "It was a ghost." " [Not invincible] [No system] [The protagonist is not crazy] A strange long river with no end, deep and far-reaching, connecting countless mirror worlds, called the domain. Chen Ji received a strange ticket. One second, he was hiding from evil ghosts in the mental hospital. The next second, he came to the world of the domain. Here, the evil ghosts are rampant, cannot be avoided, cannot be killed, and only by finding out the rules can there be a chance of survival. In reality, there are also dangers, a painted ghost pretending to be his mother, and a mysterious organization with an unknown purpose, laying a trap for him... [Region·Dudu Middle School] Completed The corpses of those students were all hung on the ceiling, and when they were blown by the wind, they made a sound like wind chimes. Dozens of heads said "It's time to go to class..." "Why don't you come in?" [Region·Liting Apartment] Completed: The past has never passed, and the past has never left... When everyone falls into the cycle of the same day, new ghosts appear in every cycle. How to escape this cursed apartment? [Region·Three Monkeys] has been completed: [Region·Thriller] has been completed: A ghost story every day. Look, don't listen, don't speak. He glanced at the people outside:

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