Looking for a Book About Strange Tales Where the Protagonist Has a Terminal Illness 我想找一本书，一本关于怪谈的书，主角是个绝症

1. 1 我 I Gain Acting Points Through My Secret Identities 我靠马甲获取扮演值 Wu Ren雾芢Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Secret Identity Acting + Romantic Tension + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Chuunibyou] After dying, Yuan Zhou transmigrates into a novel he once wrote. To survive, he makes a deal with the System. Yuan Zhou will act through secret identities in the novel's world and gain Acting Points from the novel's main characters. And so, a new superpower organization called Birdsong Society quietly emerges. [The Boy Trapped in a Cycle] A cat-eared boy with heterochromia stands beneath the br 5.9kReads8.7Score94614d adds

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   I feel okay.

2. 2 炮 The Cannon Fodder Goes Viral on the Forum by Shipping Couples 炮灰靠炒cp爆火论坛 Snow on Green青上雪Two Male Leads801k WordsCompleted The novel is complete. [CP cultivation + forums + bullet comments + multiple secret identities + possible selfcest plotline + no CP in the main story, every pairing gets a full ending in the extras + ship whoever you like + supernatural resurgence] One day, Xie Yan transmigrated into a disposable character in the latest novel by a hugely popular author notorious for leaving plot threads unresolved. The catch? It was a supernatural resurgence novel! Without enough popularity points, he wouldn’t 17kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
3. 3 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 144kReads9.6Score19.1k14d adds

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   A spoon?

4. 4 诡 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC，我背负了全人类 Moonlight Tea明月茶Mystery855k WordsCompleted [Contains many scenes of illness and frailty. Proceed with caution.] Gu Heqing transmigrates one day and discovers he has become an NPC in a horror game. Humans keep entering the game world, while the real world is gradually being dragged into it. The livestreams show people dying horribly, and he is somehow connected to a “god” whose nature he cannot begin to understand… He has no idea where to go from here. But when he finally comes to his senses, he seems to have... become humanity’s onl 4.6kReads9.0Score55414d adds

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   This book, "The Gentleman," is truly excellent; he becomes humanity's hope despite his mysterious identity.

5. 5 无 Infinite Deaths, Time Rewind: I'm Not the Protagonist 无限死亡，时间回溯：主角不是我 Runaway Patient with a Severe Mental Illness在逃精神病重症患者Mystery593k WordsOngoing [Infinite loops, surviving in the cracks, no self-sacrificing saint, no invincible protagonist, everyone is smart, character growth.] Ning Mu, who has long suspected he’s mentally ill, finally realizes that the world is being reset over and over. When the usual course of events begins to change, he suddenly discovers that ghosts really exist. And those who eat ghosts awaken incredible abilities. Everyone is hunting and devouring ghosts in a frenzy. After countless strange incidents... “Go in pea 1.3kReads8.4Score14314d adds

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   You could try this one; it's a very mind-bending ghost story. The male protagonist retains his memories during the "protagonist's" time travel and forces himself into a desperate situation in order to "take revenge."

6. 6 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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   Let's see if it's poisonous. I think it's alright.

7. 7 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
8. 8 说 You Promised Me Cultivation, So Why Are You Making Me Build a Nuclear Fusion Reactor? 说好的修仙你让我造核聚变反应堆 A Heartless Smile没心没扉的笑Urban1.1M WordsCompleted “A voice suddenly appeared in my head: It said that if I built a nuclear fusion reactor, it would teach me how to cultivate immortality! When I refused, it turned into words floating in front of my eyes. It’s so annoying!” “Then why didn’t you agree?” Song Ning rolled his eyes. “Are you stupid? The doctors said my schizophrenia was caused by a mental illness brought on by a nervous disorder. If I knew how to build that thing, would I have been sent to a psychiatric hospital?” 8kReads7.5Score63714d adds

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   This has a really good feel to it.

9. 9 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 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 67kReads9.6Score7.7k14d adds

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   I think it looks pretty good, you can try it!

10. 10 规 Rule Horror: Guess What My Superpower Is 规则怪谈：我的异能你猜不透 Waiting for the Snow to Stop停雪候9k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: You Can't Figure Out My Superpowers 1.5kReads—Score4614d adds

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    There's a book called "Rules of the Strange: I Am the Strange Tales" where the protagonist has terminal bone cancer. The first instance is also about home, and it eventually becomes one of the strange tales. This overlaps with the content you provided in some places, but it's currently on hiatus.

11. 11 在 A Shady Merchant in a Horror World 在惊悚世界当奸商 One Stroke of the Blade执笔一刀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror world, transmigration, System, comedy, no female lead, survival, feel-good story, infinite worlds, horror, the uncanny] Lin Wu adjusted quickly to suddenly finding himself in an unfamiliar place. After all, those people in white coats often moved him around while he was asleep. The people here looked a lot like the ugly things he used to see. They were a little uglier, but a 19.8kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    I think I've seen the ones you mentioned, but I've forgotten them all. I never remember book titles, and sometimes I don't even remember the main characters' names. These are a few books I thought were pretty good, so I'll recommend them to you.

12. 12 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 69.1kReads9.4Score8k14d adds
13. 13 我 I Teach as a Vicious Ghost in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做猛鬼老师 Red Bean and Braised Meat红豆角炖肉Mystery505k WordsCompleted A horror game descends upon the world. Su Yun, the game’s first A-rank player, suddenly vanishes from public view. When he reappears, he is a teacher at a kindergarten for evil spirits. This is an F-rank instance with a death rate as high as ninety percent, but no player believes it. “Little Chubby is so honest. How could he be dangerous?” “The ghost girl is so kawaii. There’s no way she’d hurt the players!” But Su Yun knows that these adorable, good-natured little ones are all evil spirits, 1.4kReads9.1Score13014d adds
14. 14 诡 The Bizarre World: I’m a Professional at Being Twisted 诡异世界：论变态我是专业的 Clear Ink on White Paper清墨白纸Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted In the eerie world, you either work or die. Jiang Ling was among the first to enter the eerie world, and he has long since figured out the rules in most of its regions. While others are trapped in the eerie world, despairing as they wash dishes and mop floors in restaurants, Jiang Ling is already leading tourists aboard Death Line No. 3. When the Paranormal Bureau in the real world decides to make its move and sends a team of elites to conquer an S-rank instance, Jiang Ling is leisurely leading 9.8kReads8.3Score71614d adds
15. 15 出 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 171.1kReads9.5Score22.3k14d adds
16. 16 这 These Strange Tales Are All So Adorable 这些怪谈明明都超可爱 God Said, Let There Be Light JPG神说要有光JPGTwo Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Tao: The stories I have to tell about my five beautiful, strong, and tragic supernatural beings. A story about strange tales, salvation, and love. Zhang Tao has an older sister, Zhang Baibai, who has been missing for four years. It seems as though her existence has been erased from the world. Four years later, Zhang Tao receives Zhang Baibai's diary and decides to search for her in the places she visited before she disappeared. Baichuan City, the famous capital of strange tales. This is wh 1.3kReads9.5Score17614d adds

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    📖 **Welcome to Nightmare Game** ⚠️ ** [WARNING] Please strictly abide by the following rules, or you will never be able to leave…** 🌑 **"At 3 AM, if you hear a knock on the door, do not open it."** 🌒 **"When the 'you' in the mirror is smiling, immediately close your eyes and count to ten."** 🌓 **"Do not trust staff in red uniforms—they are not human."** ——Welcome to **Nightmare Game**, where every rule is crucial to your survival. ### 🔥 **Key Highlights** ✔ **Immersive Horror Experience**: Eerie school, blood-red hospital, endless train… each instance is a meticulously designed death trap! ✔ **High-IQ Puzzle Game**: The protagonist survives by analyzing rule loopholes, with constant plot twists and turns, showcasing their intelligence throughout! ✔ **Chilling Details**: What you think is a safe zone might be the most dangerous place… ✔ **Entire Group Thriller**: Are your teammates human or ghost? Cooperation or betrayal? Human nature is laid bare in this survival game! ### 💀 **Classic Rule Excerpts (Read with Caution!)** > "Rule 4: Never drink a second bowl of meat soup from the cafeteria." > "Rule 9: If the homeroom teacher's tie turns black, you absolutely cannot answer any questions today." > "Final Rule: Don't try to find the 'game administrator'."

17. 17 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7k14d adds
18. 18 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 20.6kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
19. 19 别 Stop Running, There Are Monsters Everywhere Here 别跑了，这里到处是怪物 Doesn't Eat Konjac不吃魔芋Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Coming-of-Age Protagonist, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, Plot-Driven] On Lin Yi’s eighteenth birthday, his mother plunged a knife into his heart with her own hands. He thought he would die, but when he came to, Lin Yi discovered he was still alive. He was not only unharmed, but had even returned to the past. At first, Lin Yi thought it was all a hallucination. It was only when his mother picked up the knife on the table again that he finally realized the people sitting before him were not his p 19.9kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds
20. 20 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 15.7kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
21. 21 诡 The Creepy World Is My Home: While Others Clear Levels, I Go Home 诡异世界是我家，别人闯关我回家 Skewer Fanatic炸串脑袋Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [National Fate] [Female-led] [No romance] [Horror and the supernatural] [Searching for family?] (The first game is mostly about recognizing family, so it isn't scary. The supernatural elements grow more intense in later games.) Li Fuguang transmigrated to a parallel world just as the National Fate Thriller Game descended. Clear ten games in a row, and you earn one wish. The chosen players had done well in the first few games, but they all crashed and burned in the fourth, “A Fami 3.6kReads7.9Score37314d adds
22. 22 欢 Welcome to the Nightmare Game! 欢迎来到噩梦游戏！ Fangyuan boy方圆boyMystery132k WordsCompleted A diligent employee was working at the company when an invitation to play a game popped up on the computer. He thought it was just a brain-computer game, but it turned out to be a game of life and death. To survive, we must stop at nothing. In the end, we obtain our wishes and learn every secret. 147Reads—Score10114d adds
23. 23 打EN Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 Qian Li Tongfeng千李同风Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 53.3kReads8.7Score4.8k14d adds
24. 24 我 I’m Trapped in a Strange World 我陷入了诡异世界 Water Goods 66水货66Mystery838k WordsCompleted (There are many clues planted early on, so please be patient as you read.) Someone asked me: Could it be that humans are actually being eaten by certain creatures when they die, and that it’s merely disguised as illness or some other cause? I answered: Of course. I can see it all, including the real way they die. Sometimes I can’t help thinking that humans aren’t all that different from the chickens on a farm. 1kReads8.0Score10714d adds

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    These two books are really good. When I was in high school, I was so anxious and paranoid during those two days after reading them, afraid that the books would come true.

25. 25 原 Genshin Impact: In Eerie Teyvat, I Just Want to Survive 原神：诡异提瓦特，我只想活下去 The One of Old Has Forgotten Love昔人已忘情Anime Fanfiction4.1M WordsOngoing [Genshin Impact + Transmigration + The Supernatural + Horror + Rule-Based Mysteries + Regressing] Su Yuan transmigrates to Teyvat. Another, eerie power descends upon this world. All of Teyvat is affected to varying degrees. To save Fontaine, Furina endures five hundred years of loneliness. But just before the dawn of victory, the eerie influence drives her mad… “No one understands my loneliness… No one understands my fear… There’s no one I can confide in…” “Why should I make such selfless sa 7.3kReads9.2Score56014d adds

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