Rule-Based Horror With Smart NPCs Who Go Head-to-Head With the Protagonist 规则怪谈不降智NPC与主斗智斗勇

1. 1 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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   The highly intelligent heroine becomes more courageous as she fights. She will be tired but will not collapse! The more you look at it, the more beautiful and powerful it becomes, which is great!

2. 2 灵 The Supernatural Returns, and the Eternal Night Begins 灵异复苏，永夜降临 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 386.6kReads9.3Score39.4kShelves
3. 3 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 78kReads9.5Score8.9kShelves
4. 4 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 755kReads9.6Score129.5kShelves
5. 5 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 4.3kReads9.0Score545Shelves

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   Very interesting and worth reading

6. 6 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 1.7MReads9.9Score231.4kShelves

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   My brother Yang must have related games. The male protagonist is simply extremely smart. The main plot is the brain-burning. There is no emotional line between men and women. The male protagonist has laid out a game for everyone for many years. Even he doesn't believe it. The author's writing finally turns into a circle and is simply invincible. The density of knowledge is very rich and colorful. You can learn a lot, which is in line with the situation.

7. 7 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 49.4kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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   Wujiangzhi, these books are all good. The first and third books are all about weird family members [sending my heart][sending my heart][sending my heart]

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 51.6kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves
9. 9 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 16.1kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
10. 10 规 Rule Horror: I Carried Longguo to Victory with Ghost Money 规则怪谈：靠着冥币带飞龙国 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery657k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Schemer]+ [Rich]+ [No Heroine]+ [Patriotic but Not a Saint]+ [Invincible but Not Brain-Dead]+ [Eerie]+ [National Fate] A year ago, the Rules of Terror descended. Each country began randomly selecting chosen ones to take on eerie dungeons, with their success or failure tied to their National Fate. Chen Bin obtained the Ghost Tycoon System. After completing System tasks for a year, he had amassed ten billion netherworld coins, currency that could only be used in the eerie world. Just as 13.9kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Hahaha, it's a battle of wits and courage between NPCs. If you want to see it, you can watch it.

11. 11 规 Rule Horror: I Heard the Path to Godhood! 规则怪谈：我听到了成神之路！ Wenzhi Tianya文之天涯Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted “You might not believe me, but being chosen by a rules-based horror story isn’t something to be afraid of.” “Then what would you call it?” “A blessing!” Facing a reporter’s questions, Ye Ling says calmly, “Rules-based horror is the grave of the mediocre, the doom of the timid, and the executioner’s blade for the arrogant.” “But more than that, it is…” “The path to godhood for the strong!” … From “A Family of Three” to “The True Immortal of Ancient Jiang,” from an ordinary nobody to ascending to 8.3kReads8.4Score804Shelves
12. 12 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 22.3kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Come and see it all, it's a good-looking package

13. 13 我 I'm a Fugitive Mental Patient, Chosen by a Rules Horror Game 我，在逃精神病，被规则怪谈选中 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 55.9kReads9.6Score7.6kShelves
14. 14 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 28.2kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
15. 15 规 Rule Horror: The Slacker Turns the Nation’s Fate Around 规则怪谈：摆烂人扭转国运 Rose Planet玫瑰星球Mystery737k WordsCompleted [Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense, National Fortune, Female-Oriented, No Romance] The world of the uncanny descends upon Blue Star. Over three years, national fortune scores rise and fall. After the previous genius chosen player died, Huaguo's score plummeted to 30. No one can bear the consequences of a national fortune score reaching zero. As the score continues to fall, many people start accepting that the world of the uncanny will soon destroy Blue Star, and give up trying. Seventeen-year-old 5.9kReads7.8Score714Shelves
16. 16 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.4M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 131kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves
17. 17 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. 173.4kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
18. 18 1 The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 17.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
19. 19 规 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈：我比诡异还变态！ Hurry Up and Eat Hot Pot抓紧吃火锅Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + rebellious + no female lead + hilarious + bizarre + national destiny] My name is Xu Ye. I was born without the ability to feel pain, and my favorite thing is looking for a thrill. I heard that the Rule-Bound Horror arrived, and every country would randomly select a “Chosen One” to enter a game instance. After waiting a whole month, and watching five Chosen Ones die one after another, I finally got my wish and became the sixth Chosen One, the real wild card representing the Dragon Kin 34.2kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    Huge, huge, beautiful

20. 20 妈 The Eight Rules for Strange Tales Mom Left Behind 妈妈留下的八条规则怪谈 Let Me Escape the Singles' Curse and Find Love让我脱非入欧吧6k WordsCompleted The Eight Rules of Horror Left Behind by Mom —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give these short stories a try

21. 21 规 Rule Horror: Impostors Invade 规则怪谈伪人入侵 The Faded Ashen One褪色的灰烬者7k WordsCompleted Rule-Based Horror: Impostors Invade —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 规 Rule Horror: The Misty Residential Compound 规则怪谈：迷雾小区 Sleep Well, Eat Well, Stay Healthy睡觉吃饭身体好8k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The Misty Residential Compound 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 规 Rule Horror: Don't Look at the Moon 规则怪谈：不要看月亮 An Shao安少6k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Don't Look at the Moon 3Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 规 Rule Horror: Dormitory Building 404 《规则怪谈：404宿舍楼》 Yun Qing1云卿16k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Dormitory Building 404 —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 规 Rule Horror: I Can Foresee Death 规则怪谈：我能预见死亡 Sanqi Without Sugar三七不加糖Mystery490k WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios + Foreknowledge of Death + Deduction + National Fortune + Live Broadcast + Suspense + Horror] Supernatural tales descend, and the bizarre invades. One person in each country will be chosen as the lucky contestant, entering countless Rule Horror worlds where all manner of horrors lurk. Clear the scenario, and your country will earn a brief respite! Fail, and the rules descend upon a city, bringing disaster and leaving countless people dead or grieving! This time, Su Li is chos 18.2kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
26. 26 规 Rule Horror: I Pulled the Old Man's Oxygen Tube from the Start 规则怪谈：开局拔了老头氧气管 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 52.9kReads9.6Score7.2kShelves
27. 27 规 Rule Horror: The Twin Mirrors 规则怪谈之双生镜面 Just Call Me Xixi叫我嘻嘻就行Mystery614k WordsOngoing On October 15, 2052, Lin Xi suddenly lost his mind. Amid his family's helplessness and anxiety, he was sent to a psychiatric hospital. The next day, he leapt from a tall building, his life falling like a shooting star. On the same day a year later, his younger brother, Lin Ye, received a letter signed by Lin Xi. The words seemed to conceal a mystery. After reading it, Lin Ye began seeing strange things invisible to ordinary people, and frequently met his deceased brother in his dreams. Guided by —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The core of regular rule ghost stories is "survival oppression". The rules themselves are incomprehensible and malicious absolute authority (such as the weird clause of "violation means death"). The protagonist is often passively trapped in the rules trap, and the only goal is to survive in the gaps in the rules (such as "don't feed rabbits" and "stay away from employees in red" and other taboos in "Zoo Rules"). The "source of ghost stories" behind the rules is usually vague and unconfrontable. In "The Strange Tales of Rules: Twin Mirrors", the strange tales of rules (such as "The Strange Tales of Library Rules" and "Eternal Night Bookstore") are only derivatives of the "Lord of Rules", and the rules themselves are analyzable energy models. The protagonist group (Lin Ye, Lin Xi, Mu Qingchuan) has the ability to proactively break the situation: the Lin brothers' "twin eyes" can explore the core of the rules and tear apart the rules barriers, and Mu Qingchuan's "deduction ability" can predict loopholes in the rules. Rules are no longer insurmountable terrors, but "variables" that can be understood and even rewritten. The focus of the narrative shifts from "survival" to "confronting the lord of rules and reconstructing the rule order."

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