Please Recommend Novels with an NPC Protagonist 求主角是NPC的小说

1. 1 N The NPC Says Nothing, Just Keeps Lowering Your Affection Rating NPC不语，只是一味降好感度 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted [The aloof, sanctimonious shou vs. the refined, depraved gong who falls hard] [Two male leads + both are virgins + sweet romance + a little push and pull] On the night he gets engaged to Qin Zhiyue, Ning Xihui discovers that he’s a villainous NPC in a sweet, feel-good novel where the character everyone hated becomes everyone’s darling. On the outside, he’s immaculate and refined, a cold, noble flower on a high peak. Inside, he’s dark and jealous. Just because Qin Zhiyue glanced at the protagonis 38.7kReads9.5Score6kShelves

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   The protagonist of this book is an NPC in a book, and then he wakes up from a dream one night. Anyway, it's quite good.

2. 2 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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   These are all great stories, I hope you princesses enjoy them.

3. 3 抱 Sorry, You’ll Never Catch Up to Me, NPC 抱歉啦，姐是你们追不上的npc Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A completely brainless comedy from start to finish) When Yun Youyou opened her eyes, she found herself inexplicably turned into an NPC in a horror game. Cheapskate game: no wages, no benefits. As long as you don't work yourself to death, they'll work you to death. Yun Youyou: Then I have no choice but to pretend I'm a pile of crap. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working. With nothing but her silver tongue, Yun Youyou somehow turned a horror game into a comedy. The haunted hot 28.5kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
4. 4 无 Infinite Flow: I Reincarnated as an NPC in a Horror Game 无限流：我穿成惊悚游戏的NPC Casual Doodles随笔涂鸦Mystery582k WordsCompleted The sun falls, and the entire world transmigrates. Gu Xin, who has heart disease, had planned to take things easy, get eliminated early, and enjoy what little time she had left on Blue Star. But an error occurred during the transmigration, and she ended up as an NPC in a horror game. While she ran her doll shop and picked up odd jobs in other dungeons, hoping to earn an immigrant ship ticket as soon as possible, three strikingly handsome men suddenly appeared before her. Each claimed Gu Xin was 1.3kReads8.7Score153Shelves
5. 5 西 Journey to the West: I Was Away for Three Years, and My Home Was Robbed? 西游：贫道云游三年，家被偷了？ Chen La沉啦Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Journey to the West, Ye Yun inherited a Taoist temple. As long as he remained within the temple grounds, he was invincible! But Ye Yun had grown tired of staying in one place all year round. So he spent three years traveling, experiencing the customs and culture of the Journey to the West world. But when he returned from his travels, he discovered that someone had torn down his temple and built the Temple of Rebirth in its place for Xuanzang to lecture in?! And whe 7.6kReads7.4Score600Shelves

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   The main character is a true NPC, and doesn't play a significant role in connecting different parts of the story.

6. 6 无 Infinite Flow: I'm the Only NPC Who Hasn't Given Up on Treatment 无限流：NPC里就我没放弃治疗 This Lord Isn't Stingy本君不抠Mystery335k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Mystery-solving instances] [1v1] [Female lead is an NPC, male lead's role varies] #How I Woke Up as an NPC in an Escape Game# Lu Yi died, but then she came back to life. First, she thinks she must be a normal person who accidentally ended up as an NPC. Second, maybe there's still hope for her. After all, her coworkers... Have heads separated from their bodies, eat people without blinking, are deranged psychopaths, and use cruel methods. [NPC mission: Lead the players into the ra 715Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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   These two books are quite novel. The first one is about the female protagonist awakening her self-awareness, and the second one is about the female protagonist also completing NPC quests to guide and help players complete the game.

7. 7 恒 Eternal Embers 恒烬无终 Rooted根植Eastern Fantasy509k WordsOngoing This is an epic saga spanning the mortal realm, the cultivation realm, and the immortal realm. It tells the story of Chen Xiaofan, later known as Chenfan, and his defiant journey to shatter the shackles of fate amid the cycles of karma and reincarnation. 1. Mortal Realm Arc: Questions of Life and Death Born into the mortal world, Chen Xiaofan has no spiritual roots. But thanks to a mysterious “Jade of Life and Death” he was born with, he glimpses the origin of life and death. After enduring the 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The fantasy novel "Eternal Ashes" features the protagonist Chen Xiaofan, who, due to his mysterious abilities, is skinned, dismembered, and burned. He is ultimately resurrected through a "cycle of life and death," awakening the bloodline of an ancient supreme being, wielding the Yin-Yang Heavenly Book, and reshaping his immortal body. From then on, he suppresses his archenemies across the eight wastelands, sweeps through all the immortal sects, and embarks on a bloody and fiery journey of slaying gods and proving his Dao amidst the raging flames of heaven and earth…

8. 8 如 How to Play a Delicate Beauty NPC in Infinite Worlds 如何扮演娇柔美人NPC无限 Qing Jun Hao卿君好Two Male Leads542k WordsCompleted [Atypical Infinite Worlds] [White on the Outside, Black on the Inside] [Everyone’s Favorite Male Lead] [Both Leads Are Virgins] [1v1] [The Split Male Leads Are All One Person] This is a story about a male lead who looks like a white lotus but is a man-eating flower inside, and a deranged male lead whose split selves love and hate each other. . Actor Chu Shi accidentally enters an infinite world. As if being different from the new players weren’t enough, he’s actually made to role-play! . Instanc 588Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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   This is an infinite flow dungeon novel. The protagonist accidentally enters the game as an NPC, possesses intelligence, and is often cunning despite his seemingly innocent exterior. There is an official love interest, who exists in a fragmented state. The protagonist is incredibly popular. If you want to read both dungeon-crawling stories and romance, you might want to give this a try…

9. 9 无 Infinite Flow: Reborn as an NPC in a Horror Game 无限流：穿成恐怖游戏的NPC Qi Yao祁幺Two Male Leads212k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Strong Leads] [No Splitting into Multiple Versions] [1V1 HE] Ke Chen transmigrated into a horror game, expecting to face a terrifying, heart-pounding battle royale… But right from the start, he drew a special identity card: NPC! Then Ke Chen realized his game wasn’t quite like everyone else’s. Other players were either searching for clues and a way to clear the game, or fighting for their lives in the battle royale. Ke Chen, meanwhile, had to diligently play an NPC and deal wit 109Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 我 I'm an NPC Doll in a Horror Game 我在恐怖游戏里是个NPC洋娃娃 Cute Overlord Bunny萌萌霸王兔Mystery16k WordsCompleted I’m an NPC doll in a horror game 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Novels where the main character is an NPC

11. 11 无 Infinite Worlds: After I Became the Manor Lord 无限世界：当我成为庄园主后 Aiya Hiahiah哎hiahiahMystery466k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + System + wild imagination + no romance] Zhao Manman, an NPC, awakened in a terrifying world of mist. The world of mist is made up of players and NPCs. Players enter to have their wishes fulfilled, but the mysterious world of mist offers more than thrilling survival challenges. They also have to deal with all kinds of players, whose hearts are impossible to read. Zhao Manman could only weep in despair. I just want to stay alive! Luckily, she got a manor from the start and unexpec 1.2kReads8.6Score115Shelves
12. 12 禁 No Getting Addicted to Dungeon NPCs! 禁止沉迷副本npc！ An Eggplant X一个茄XModern Romance322k WordsCompleted Wu Ling is gentle, soft-hearted, and easy to bully. With her fair skin and pretty face, she’s the sort of beauty anyone could sweep off her feet. Because she’s so easygoing, she’s assigned to play an overlooked, insignificant NPC in each instance. She meets all kinds of strange people, and the System is always forcing her to take on weird tasks. [Scarlet Apocalypse] Wu Ling is a spoiled young heiress. Her cheeks turn red as she asks, “Could you help me change?” [Castle in the Mist] Wu Ling is a 566Reads8.6Score108Shelves
13. 13 娇 The Adorable NPC Bosses Fight to Make Her Their Wife 娇娇NPC被Boss抢着做老婆 Mango Is a Cat芒果是只喵Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted Tang Tang is an NPC who can see the players' System screens and knows how far along they are with their quests. She had planned to lie low and play an insignificant passerby, but player Huo Shaoyu noticed something suspicious about her. Forced to disguise herself with a player's secret identity, Tang Tang searched for evidence about herself and took apart her own home... Unexpectedly, she discovered that she had lost part of her memory, and the dungeon boss turned out to be her boyfriend, who ke 595Reads9.2Score105Shelves
14. 14 神 A Stunning NPC Accidentally Joins the Players' Side 神级貌美npc，误入玩家阵营 Sishui泤水Two Male Leads418k WordsOngoing [Boys’ love! + 1v1 + character fragments + NPC + game + pseudo-infinite?] Xie Jue had always thought he was just an ordinary person. He went through life by the book and worked by the book. Then one day, he found a phone displaying the loading screen of a game. [Loading character... Character loaded successfully...] [Ding! Welcome, Player Xie Jue, to the game.] From then on, the door to a new world opened for Xie Jue... Once Xie Jue stepped inside, there was no going back. The golden canary, 6kReads9.4Score711Shelves
15. 15 惊 Thriller: This NPC Has Gone on Strike 惊悚：这个NPC罢工了 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery368k WordsCompleted [Thriller + unhinged beauty + not scary + no romance + killing all the way + invincible] The dungeon opens in Chapter Two. You can skip it. Shen Xiaoxiao is the famous S-rank dungeon NPC, the River God’s Bride, hated by countless players. One day, she suddenly realizes that players have tricked her into dying countless times. So she decides: “I quit! I’m done!” While other players painstakingly search for clues to clear the dungeon, Shen Xiaoxiao spends the whole time causing trouble in her own 3.4kReads9.3Score469Shelves
16. 16 一 I Woke Up as a Game NPC 一觉醒来我成了游戏NPC Good Luck Is with Me好运伴我Sports123k WordsCompleted On the eve of her college entrance exams, Wei Qing, a small-town girl, jumped to her death. When she woke up, she had become an NPC in a video game. Every day, strange players would show up, and she would help them complete their in-game quests... A story about saving others and being saved. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 我 I Play an NPC in an Escape Game 我在逃生游戏中扮演NPC Sour Plum Drink酸梅梅汤Mystery410k WordsCompleted [No romance + male-led story + infinite flow + character growth] "A novel in which the protagonist and the author grow and improve together" [New Blurb] There was too much injustice in the world. By a twist of fate, Pei Yan created escape-game stages based on real-world injustices, hoping that players would change what happened to the NPCs in each stage. But the players' actions were beyond Pei Yan's expectations. The redemption he had envisioned became a revelry for a bunch of villains. With n 68Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 不 Don't Bully the Horror Game NPCs: Infinite 不要欺负恐怖游戏npc【无限】 Mountain White Mountain山白山Mystery703k WordsCompleted [Horror, ghosts, suspense, and mystery-solving, with original supernatural-game lore.] [A timid NPC in a horror game who cries easily x a player who tries to survive every day but sometimes has a very strange way of thinking.] Lin Yilan runs a small guesthouse and only wants to coast through life. The guesthouse occupies the third and fourth floors of Chunxuan Residential Complex. For some reason, a new group of guests shows up every so often. Lin Yilan smiles, and the guests tremble with fear. 1.3kReads8.8Score143Shelves
19. 19 穿 After Becoming a Game NPC, I Was Picked Up by a Big Shot 穿成游戏NPC后我被大佬捡走了 Cat Pancake猫一饼Two Male Leads228k WordsCompleted Transmigration isn't scary. What's scary is Mu Ran transmigrating twice: the first time, he died horribly; the second time, he couldn't even manage to become a proper living person... Game data? You can transmigrate into that, too? Luckily, Heaven finally sent him a long-overdue golden finger. Not only can he be an NPC, he can also switch to player mode to kill monsters and level up! What's more, he meets a man who looks remarkably like the ill-fated love from his previous life... Just as Mu Ran 132Reads8.0Score—Shelves
20. 20 惊 Thriller: As a Dungeon NPC, I Make Players Cry 惊悚：成为副本NPC虐哭玩家 Ruthless Gouzi无情的苟子Mystery115k WordsOngoing [Supernatural comedy] [Single heroine] [NPC] [A little clever, but not by much] After dying of cancer, Chen Yun falls into a horror world and awakens the Dungeon Worker System. From then on, he makes his way through the many dungeons of the horror game… “What makes you qualified for this job?” “I’m completely devoted to my boss. If the boss tells me to go east, I’ll never go west. I’ll show humans absolutely no mercy!!!” “That’s it?” “I’m willing to die for the boss!” “Good. You’re hired.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 惊 Thriller Game: What Evil Could an NPC Possibly Have in Mind? 惊悚游戏：NPC能有什么坏心眼 Sun and Moon日月Mystery174k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Comedy] [System] Thank you for asking. When Xie Yao opens his eyes, he has no memories. All he has is a note that says: Your name is Xie Yao. If you don’t know anything, go get a job and earn money. So he comes to the service hall of a town called Ghost Domain NPC Roleplay, registers, collects his script, and begins his performance! Xie Yao discovers he has a sub-System no one else has. It tells him to collect fear points, which can also be exchanged for energy. And so, he begins dilige 351Reads9.1Score105Shelves
22. 22 在 I Just Want to Be an NPC in the Game World 在游戏世界里我只想当npc A Flower from the South南边的一支花Sports147k WordsCompleted This is a realistic, open-world game. I only wanted to slack off and be an NPC in the game, but after a hidden map opened, I encountered another NPC unknown to the players. Then a hidden instance opened, and as fate intertwined, the truth came to light… First-person narration. —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 无 Infinite Flow: Turns Out I'm the Final Boss 无限流：原来我才是最终Boss Jiangjiang Is Quite Handsome江江有点帅Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + airheaded heroine + max-level expert + male lead + plot-focused + mild horror + light comedy] After quick transmigrating through more than three thousand worlds, Yan Mi finally got a vacation. But an unreliable System set her up and dumped her into an infinite horror game world. Other players: “Excuse me, are you a player too?” Yan Mi replied earnestly: “No, I'm just here on vacation.” Other players: “...” Is that something a normal carbon-based life-form would say??? At first, 1.1kReads9.1Score183Shelves

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    I don't have many books of this type; you can check if this one fits the bill. 🍉

24. 24 老 Honey, Someone's Picking on Me: Infinite Flow 老公有人欺负我【无限流】 A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A lovesick, unhinged male lead with multiple facets + he might not even be human in some instances + romance in horror scenarios] School scenario: The class monitor who only cares about studying ♥ the underachieving study committee member Before she knows her boyfriend is a ghost, the class monitor’s daily routine is studying and supervising her boyfriend as he tutors everyone in the class. After she finds out he’s a ghost, the class monitor thinks for a moment and says, “Ghosts don’t need to r 7.9kReads9.1Score820Shelves

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    **📚 High-energy warning! This yandere-themed, thrilling, and sweet novel is incredibly addictive! In this horror story, obsessive male leads are driven mad by your love. He can be a gentle doctor or a bloodthirsty demon, each identity driven to madness by you. The female lead is an incomparably beautiful NPC, and the male lead is a big boss who mindlessly dotes on her.**

25. 25 无 Infinite Flow: The Delicate Beauty in the Arms of a Sinister Monster 无限流：阴戾怪物怀里的娇软美人 Baili Huohuo百里火火Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Mu Xiaoxiao's boyfriend is dead. After being pulled into a horror game, she discovers that her late boyfriend has become one of the game's biggest bosses. ① In the castle, roses bloom for her, while unseen ghosts gently nibble her earlobe. ② A giant dragon transformed into human form kisses her in a cave piled high with treasures. ③ While everyone else frantically searches for water, the desert serpent coils its tail around her slender waist and feeds her sweet spring water. Mermaids give her pe 9.2kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    The male lead isn't just an NPC, he's also the boss 🤭 The second book is super fun! Friendly reminder: the female lead isn't weak; the weak one is someone else (referring to the male lead) 🤭

26. 26 震 Shocking! My Boyfriend Is the Boss of a Horror Dungeon 震惊！男友竟是恐怖副本BOSS Tuoba Dumpling拓跋饺子Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Two powerful leads + Horror-game instances + Lighthearted and funny + Boyfriend is the BOSS + Devoted husband + Both are virgins] On her birthday, Shen Jiahe’s boyfriend told her that the number of players entering horror-game instances had surged, and as the instance’s big BOSS, he had to work overtime and couldn’t come home. Shen Jiahe laughed in anger. He could have just said he was cheating on her! Instead, he came up with such a ridiculous excuse! She dumped the scumbag that 51.4kReads9.2Score5.9kShelves
27. 27 成 I Became an NPC in Tomorrow’s Apocalypse 成了明日末世的NPC Fallen Leaves and Maple Frost落叶枫霜Anime Fanfiction762k WordsCompleted When he woke up, he discovered that he had become an NPC in a game. Not in a game from his own world, but in the same virtual online game from another world. And to top it off, he was an NPC with a player interface. Let's see how our protagonist stirs up trouble in the game and uncovers the truth behind it all~ (May our tomorrow never come to an end.) 544Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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    I'll recommend the basics, I don't know if you like them.

28. 28 我 I Cling to the Boss's Leg in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏里抱boss大腿 Fu Ximi伏西米Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, one-on-one, extra sweet, both devoted to each other] [Insane, vicious big-shot player × adorable, timid NPC who clings to his powerhouse] You Li enters a horror game world and somehow becomes an NPC. While all the other NPCs scare people, You Li is the only one scaring ghosts. Sanatorium level You Li tries his best to play a ghost and scare people, only to be chased around by an insane big-shot player wielding a chainsaw, screaming the whole way. You Li: I won't scare you. Can y 7.7kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
29. 29 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 50.1kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    This protagonist drove the system to crash, hahaha.

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