Novels like Deadly Assignment
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- 1 Horror Game 恐怖游戏 Horror Game 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Class Vote: Battle Royale 班级投票大逃杀 [Battle royale + mild horror + strong female perspective] [From Volume Two onward: alternate world + school setting + soft sci-fi + yandere + girls' love] On the coming-of-age ceremony festival at Hezhou Experimental School, selected students and teachers are transported to classrooms in another dimension to take part in a brutal battle royale survival game. They are forced to play an anonymous voting game called “Class Death Vote.” The class with the most votes will be executed, and the last su 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 School Horror Game 校园惊悚游戏 A horror game quietly begins in a silent classroom. Complete a task successfully and you’ll receive a reward. Fail, and you’ll be punished, or even killed! My name is Hu Ye, and I’ve been dragged into this game. I want to survive, so I keep exploring. In the end, I uncover a shocking secret! Everyone is a chess piece! 333Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Death Game: Starting with Class Red Envelopes 死亡游戏：从班级红包开始 On his first day at a new school, Lin Jin is added to the group chat for Class 7, Grade 11. An account named “Little Devil” suddenly appears in the chat and sends a red envelope. It must be claimed within three minutes. Anyone who fails to claim it will face the consequences. Leaving the group is forbidden. At first, everyone thinks it’s just a prank. That is, until the first person who misses out on the red envelope dies in front of the entire class. From that moment on, the class group chat be 124Reads—Score110Shelves
- 5 Horror Game 恐怖游戏 I’m a horror novelist, and I was desperate for inspiration when I was suddenly pulled into a horror game instance. So I gathered material while relying on years of writing experience to stay alive in each instance. After I escaped, the instance’s final boss actually followed me out... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 School Survival: I Have a Supernatural App 学校求生：我有一个诡异APP [School Survival] [Death Game] [Not Mindless] [Not a Saint] [Infinite Flow] [Ensemble Cast] "Welcome to the death game!" A bizarre app, a game that demands lives. This is the story of someone who survived. And it all began one night during evening study hall, when someone suddenly sent a red envelope to the class group chat… 383Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Deadly Game Chat Group 致命游戏群 A mysterious gaming group posts missions with cash rewards every day to lure people in. But Chen Xun soon discovers that money is easy to get, while losing your life is even easier. Figuring out how to survive becomes the most difficult challenge of all, let alone protecting the people around him... 286Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Global Ghost School 全球鬼校 After Liu Bowen severed the dragon veins, dragon qi vanished from the world. With dragon qi no longer holding it in check, the six paths of the underworld collapsed, and ghosts roamed the night. Faced with a living hell on earth, the Daoists emerged from seclusion, while the Buddhists came to save the world. Liu Yi also acquired ghost qi in a deadly game at a haunted school, and used it to suppress the underworld and reshape reincarnation. (Note: This story takes place in a parallel world unrela 281Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Deadly Feast 绝命盛宴 A mysterious figure appears on the classroom television. Anyone who volunteers to join the feast and completes a simple task will receive the latest model of phone, along with various cash rewards. The moment we joined the feast, we were plunged into utter panic. People around us began dying in bizarre ways. Who is he? The truth keeps taking unexpected turns, and astonishing secrets gradually come to light. 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Deadly Classroom 致命教室 During morning study hall, a stranger with the username Punisher added the entire class to a WeChat group. From then on, all kinds of bizarre things began happening... 621Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Death Game 死亡游戏 Su Yi was supposed to enjoy a peaceful high school life, but a bizarre mobile game turned everything upside down. Murders, accidents... What is the purpose of the person pulling the strings? Or is it simply for the thrill of bloodshed? The game has begun. Are you ready? 131Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Welcome to the University of Strange Rules 欢迎来到诡异规则大学 The University of Eerie Rules: Welcome to the Examination Hall of Life and Death On the day he fails the college entrance exam, Su Zhe’s life is completely ruined. The school bully’s malicious ambush makes him miss one of his exams, destroying his future. Then a mysterious admission letter falls from the sky: the prestigious Imperial University is offering him a special place, with all tuition waived and a monthly allowance of one hundred thousand. The terms are so generous they seem downright e 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Horror Game 恐怖游戏 Xiao Yan joined a public account, and it sent him a message: “This is where horror and death begin. This is where your life takes a new turn. Are you ready?” He thought it was a scam, but from that moment on, his life really did change beyond recognition... 224Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Rules 101: The School Survival Guide 规则必修课：校园生存守则 (The rating has just come in and is rather low, but it will rise later.) [Rule-based horror, deduction, suspense, terror] Upon opening her eyes, Lu Wanxing finds a set of weekend dormitory rules popping up on her phone. She and her two roommates proceed with utmost caution, searching for the rules’ limits on the brink of death. Human nature, resources, ghosts and monsters… After barely making it through two days of life teetering on the edge of death, Lu Wanxing finally lets out a sigh of relief 1kReads8.2Score124Shelves
- 15 At Midnight, a Ghost Classroom Appears at School 午夜时分，学校出现鬼教室 At midnight, a classroom appeared at school out of nowhere. I wandered in by accident, and before I knew it, I could never leave. The crumbling walls, the yellowed lightbulb, the students and teacher steeped in yin energy. I couldn't leave. I couldn't escape. All I could do was stay in that classroom that shouldn't exist. I call it... the Ghost Classroom. The Ghost Classroom. 1.3kReads8.2Score148Shelves
- 16 The Whole Class Is Transported to Monster Island: A Daily Lottery System 全班转移怪物岛：每天一抽奖系统 [Not a bleeding-heart hero, no harem, ruthless, island, System, survival] The students of Class Six, Grade Ten, were transported to an island by a mysterious force. Everyone on the island received a lottery System. Anyone who failed to reach the teleportation point at the island’s center within five years would be erased. There was no food here. Everything had to be obtained through the System’s daily lottery. You might win a whole bucket of fried chicken, or you might get a turd. Or you could 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Death Classroom: Confess Your Sins 死亡教室：请说出你的罪恶 [Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horror + Survival + No Female Lead] Here’s a quick introduction to me in two sentences: First, I’m not very capable. Second, I only have five golden keys. “Mr. Ye Tong, sorry to interrupt, but five golden keys are exceptionally rare across all the Death Classrooms. In other words, you’re already at the top.” “Oh, really? But I stole these keys from my senior fellow apprentice. Does that still count?” “???” Every Death Classroom is filled with all kinds of strang 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Supreme Cinema 至高影院 [Pure paranormal]+ [Horror]+ [Infinite Flow]+ [Mind-bending]+ [Slow burn]+ [Not a power fantasy] A rotting baby, “that thing” covered in rats and ants, a distorted and grotesque figure in the mirror, memories that seem strangely familiar... Welcome to the Supreme Cinema. There’s no popcorn or soda here, only fear that seeps into your bones. When the theater lights go out and the screen comes to life, your name appears in the cast list. The escape begins. Here, every film is a tailor-made execut 18Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 19 Fate of Life and Death 生死命定 Mystery and the supernatural + horror-driven story + death games + no System + not invincible + ensemble cast + no romance + thrilling, satisfying read + battles of wits A group of ordinary high school seniors are drawn into a curse through an urban legend game. To survive, they have no choice but to keep taking part in voting missions and death games set by the dead... (All the students in Senior Class 3, Grade 7, are adults.) 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Demon Ghost School: I Can See Through the Ghosts' Eyes 恶魔鬼校：我看见了鬼的视角 [A fresh new concept: wild imagination on campus + mild horror + demon games + paranormal exploration + a rich, well-developed system + an actual plot] Welcome to Demon Ghost School. Our curriculum is simple... death, gamesmanship, and slaughter! Here you’ll find all kinds of “fun” demon classes, thrilling demon games, brutal school competitions, chandeliers that guard the dormitories, and talking wardrobes... My name is Su Yun. One day, I received an admission letter. When I w 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Class of Death 死亡班级 Their class used to get along just fine, but money and self-interest ruined everything. Now they even come to blows over a single meal, turning on their own classmates. 2.1kReads5.9Score114Shelves
- 22 The Super Spooky Classroom 超级惊悚教室 At a certain high school, an ordinary afternoon was supposed to mean nothing more than a routine chemistry lesson. No one could have imagined that a terrifying disaster would begin there, and that our lives would never be peaceful again. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Scrambling to Survive 攀草求生 (Mystery + Supernatural + Horror Game + Horror Revival + Not a Power Fantasy) Clinging to grass while drowning, fighting for survival in a desperate situation. A mysterious tycoon appears in the class group chat. Accept his red envelope, and you have to take part in his game. After barely escaping the deadly game, Xia Yu is pulled into a terrifying world once again. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Deadly Game 致命游戏 He couldn't understand what people said. Sixty people were bound together, their lives hanging in the balance, but by the time they reached Bai Village, only five were left... She smiled like Su Daji, and they took her as their master. 152Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 25 Death Game: The Great Escape 玩命游戏，大逃亡 A WeChat group, forty-four deadly missions. People are constantly erased for failing to complete them, and I might be next... 839Reads6.5Score102Shelves
- 26 Beware of the Red Envelopes 红包请小心 We were just a group of ordinary students, but after claiming a red envelope, we were dragged into a terrifying game. As we struggle to survive, we keep searching for a way out and trying to understand why we were chosen. Little do we know that an even deeper mystery is waiting for us, and more horrors are closing in... 636Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 27 Classroom of Despair 绝望教室 One day, a classmate who had been dead for a long time dragged everyone in our class into a bizarre QQ group and forced us to take part in a death vote. After I managed to escape the Desperate Classroom, one massive conspiracy after another unfolded. To survive, I sold my soul… 141Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 28 Death’s Homework 死亡作业 After our homeroom teacher left us a bizarre assignment, news of her death came the very next day... That was when we remembered the terror of being ruled by homework... Once school starts, there will be two updates every day. A jade pendant gift earns one extra chapter, and every 300 gold diamonds earns another! 4.1kReads9.0Score293Shelves
- 29 When Your Reflection Starts to Betray You 当你的倒影开始背叛 [Horror assignments + death games + independent planets in the galaxy] “Hey, your sister is dead~” “Your sister is dead!” “Hey, I don’t have a sister, but yours really is dead, hehe.” “**!” Lin Yumin angrily hung up. A little while later, her phone rang again. “Ma’am, we’ve found your sister’s body. Please come to the Public Security Bureau to identify it.” “Will you give it a rest? Your sister is dead! Your whole family’s croaked!” After unleashing a torrent of abuse, Lin Yumin hung up 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Falling Homework 坠落作业 [Campus horror + coming-of-age + no saintly heroine + one heroine + combat + heartbreaking] One day, a mysterious assignment appeared on the blackboard. As a high school student, I felt a terror unlike anything I’d ever known. All kinds of ghosts appeared in the world, coming to take human lives. From that day on, my life changed completely. I was forced to fight for my life through the assignments, but that was far from all. A slew of conspiracies began to close in around me. Worse still, a mas 1.8kReads8.2Score140Shelves
- 31 The Death Red Packet Group 死亡红包群 During evening study hall, a group activity suddenly starts. The protagonist who takes part in the interaction receives a cash reward, but the class delinquent Ma Long gets punished instead. He dies, and strange events begin to unfold... 813Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 32 The Most Terrifying Class on Campus 高校里最恐怖的班级 A classmate who had been dead for two years suddenly spoke in the group chat. At first, everyone thought it was someone's prank, until the first classmate died unexpectedly. Only then did they realize this was no prank... 794Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Deadly Game: Dream's Return 致命游戏：归梦 [Main story complete] [Lan and Jiu stay together] [Characters kept as in-character as possible] [The heroine is a fake Taoist with real skills, and her personality changes as the story goes on] [But throughout, she goes berserk whenever she can't win] [Couple: Cheng Yixie] [A touch of group pampering and harem-protagonist vibes... P.S. It takes time for everyone to become obsessed with her] [But our mission is to save the characters who deserved better!] My name is Jiang Mengli. I thought I coul 763Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 34 The Class's Nightmare Game: I Rule the Whole School! 班级噩梦游戏，我主宰全校！ [Death Game] [Light Ensemble Cast] [No Saintly Hero] [Closed Beta Turns Open Beta] [Overpowered Wish Fulfillment] [Multiple Female Leads] The first-year finance class at a university becomes the testing ground for a nightmare game's closed beta. Classes, tests, monthly exams: one nightmare game after another drives the entire class to the brink! Jiang Xing awakens an SSS-tier talent, [Sleep God]: invincible while asleep! On top of that, he develops the outrageous abilities to control other peopl 624.9kReads8.8Score130.5kShelves
- 35 The Classroom of Death 死亡教室 When you receive a strange letter of admission, you have set foot on a road of no return. No one can escape! At this university of death, the moment your name appears in bloody letters on the classroom blackboard, class has begun. And once class begins, you will enter an unknown world of terror, where you must face bizarre and horrifying ghosts. They will be everywhere, coming to claim your life. Even if you are lucky enough to survive that deadly class and return to the classroom, you will stil 1.9kReads7.1Score111Shelves
- 36 Night Tales: One Eerie Story Every Night 夜话：每晚一个诡故事 Unravel the chilling logical paradoxes hidden in everyday details. Each story is an artistic reimagining of a real social event from recent years. Every late night conceals secrets unknown to others. Each chapter is a standalone story, with a brisk pace, tight storytelling, and no dull moments. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Death Began at School 死亡从学校开始了 Ghosts are the product of an imbalance between yin and yang. In this vast world, people are all different in character, and their souls are just as varied after death. The virtuous return to pure lands and enjoy the blessings of the afterlife; the wicked and violent turn into vengeful spirits, their resentment gathering until it takes the form of a ghost. These specters wander between yin and yang, but most conceal their forms and rarely appear before the living. [No cultivation, no System, no h 307Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Infinite Death Game 无限死亡游戏 If you could earn a fortune just by completing simple games, would you believe it was real? From the moment we joined the game, we were all plunged into despair, forced to search for the one path to survival amid endless death... 752Reads6.2Score102Shelves
- 39 Fatal Impulse 致命冲动 Never grab a WeChat red envelope from a stranger! After I accidentally took one from a stranger, strange things started happening one after another, and my classmates began dying, one by one. Maybe I'll be next... 5.9kReads8.0Score617Shelves
- 40 Horror Academy, 恐怖高校， A country boy somehow winds up in a dim, terrifying classroom. Some say this place is hell; others call it a land of nothingness. You have to endure countless trials before you can graduate, leave, and return to the real world. Here, there are enhanced bloodlines that can alter the body’s genetic makeup, as well as supernatural abilities beyond anything people in the real world could ever dream of. Everything here is utterly extraordinary, with all kinds of factions and power struggles. Countles 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Campus Mysteries: The Dark Invasion 高校异闻录之暗黑侵袭 Ever since Gao Sifan inexplicably chose this medical university after having a strange dream, everything has seemed increasingly unusual. Terrifying supernatural rumors have circulated about the university ever since it opened, and after Gao Sifan enrolls, paranormal incidents become more and more frequent. The Japanese people and pro-Japanese groups hiding nearby gradually come to light, along with bizarre sacrificial rituals, onmyoji, possessed faculty members, and extreme militarist educati 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Classroom of Despair 绝望教室 What began as a prank voting game set off a string of tragedies. One classmate after another died, yet the voting continued. I knew that maybe I would be the next one to die… 671Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 43 The Corpse-Reading Detective 诡案读尸人 The Corpse-Reading Detective 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Lost Pool in the Mirror 镜中迷潭 That night, I stepped into the elevator. The doors opened four times. Each time, it was the fourth floor. The fifth time they opened, there was a hall of mirrors outside. In countless mirrors stood countless versions of me. Only one of them was smiling. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Seven-Day Horror: My University Is a Horror Game 七日怪谈：我的大学是恐怖游戏 [First Person], [Rule Horror], [Ensemble Cast], [Coming-of-Age Protagonist], [No Romance], [Not a Power Fantasy], [Hardest Beginner Instance in History] This school has become a ghost-story game arena. Lin Xia, Ye Yan’s roommate, dies for no apparent reason in their dorm. The announcement sounds, declaring that the [Ghost-Story Game] has officially begun. Ye Yan, Chen Mo, and Zhou Yuan discover that Lin Xia died because she unknowingly broke a rule. For the next seven days, every place may hide 302Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 46 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 规则怪谈：所有规则都在等我违规 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Rule Horror: The Last One to Leave the Classroom After Evening Study 规则怪谈：晚自习最后离开教室的人 Rule Horror: The Last Person to Leave the Classroom After Evening Study 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Supernatural Horror: Someone Behind the Wall Is Calling My Name 惊悚灵异：墙里有人叫我的名字 Horror and the Supernatural: Someone in the Wall Is Calling My Name 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Spooky, Hilarious Legend 恐怖幽默搞笑传 Synopsis of The Spooky, Humorous, Hilarious Tale Other streamers are scared out of their wits when they encounter ghosts on camera. When he runs into evil spirits, his go-to move is “cuddle up”! In a gloomy old mansion, instead of heartrending sobs, the streamer blasts his absurdly catchy “Good Luck Is Coming” theme music. A ghost in white lifts her long hair to scare him, only for him to whip out a pair of Tony's scissors and ask, “Want a makeover?” Even the supernatural crowd rushes to post co 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Whispers by the Candlelit Ruins 幽庭烛烬语 In the dead of night, countless eerie secrets lurk in the dark folds of the city. The knocking in an old apartment, known as “Knocking at Midnight,” rings out like clockwork at three in the morning. When a woman living alone peers through the peephole, all she sees is a roiling cloud of scarlet blood mist in the hallway, while a damp scratching comes from the doorknob. In the basement of a century-old apothecary, “Whispers in the Medicine Crock” never cease, day or night. Every night at midnight 3Reads—Score—Shelves
