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- 1 Rule Horror: Even Satan Should Have Your Name Tattooed on His Back! 规则怪谈：撒旦背后都该纹上你！ [Horror + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Live Streaming + Comedy] The supernatural has returned, and rule-based horror games have descended upon the world. Zhang Mingyu is chosen by the Horror Space to represent Longguo in challenges within the horror worlds. If he survives, Longguo receives rewards for its national destiny! If he dies, Longguo will be invaded by the supernatural! Zhang Mingyu's first challenge is the hell-difficulty scenario “Evil Spirit Dormitory.” While the other chosen 804Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 2 Eerie Tales Amusement Park: Half Rebellious, Half a Trouble-Maker 诡异怪谈乐园：我半身反骨半身皮 [No female lead + lighthearted comedy + fast-paced + livestream + entities + rule-based horror] He earned himself an abandoned amusement park that had been shut for years and bound the [Having Fun by Messing Around System]. Just then, global awakenings began, and the entity horror game descended. Chen Pi awakened the [Undying Body] and began traveling to places where entity horror games appeared… “Whoa! That thing looks kind of scary! I’m taking it home!” “Ooh! This one’s so cute, and it feels g 322Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 3 Rule Horror: It Begins with My Wife’s Secret 规则怪谈：从妻子的秘密开始 Rules-based horror descends upon the world. Challengers must clear trials on behalf of their countries. If they succeed, the horror disappears; if they fail, it descends upon their country. After enduring four descents, the Flame-Summer Nation is on the verge of collapse. Just then, Qin Hao transmigrates into this world and becomes its challenger. [You have entered the rules-based horror: The Wife’s Secret.] [You have a wife as beautiful as a celestial maiden, but she seems to be hiding a deep s 7.1kReads8.3Score61014d adds
- 4 Winning Over the Supernatural in a World of Strange Tales 我在怪谈世界里攻略诡异 [National Destiny + Rule-Breaking Horror + Supernatural + Hilarious + Cunning Trickster + No Female Lead + Livestream] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and the supernatural spills into the real world. Those chosen by the horror scenarios are sent into their worlds, where they challenge the supernatural on behalf of their nations. Gu Fan is chosen by the horror world to fight a desperate battle for Yanhuang. If he wins, he'll buy Yanhuang precious time to recover and develop. If he lose 224Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 5 Thriller Game: I Can Copy Paranormal Abilities 惊悚游戏：我能复制诡异能力 [Horror game + mystery + supernatural, not scary] A horror game descends upon the world, forcing players across the globe into terrifying instances to face one deadly game after another. But Li Chen, who has the ability to copy powers, thrives in the horror game. [Successfully copied the White Mist Ghost’s ability. Skill acquired: Mist Veil] [Successfully copied the Gluttonous Ghost’s ability. Skill acquired: Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony] [Successfully copied the Ghost Director’s ability. Skill a 6kReads8.5Score53314d adds
- 6 Rule Horror: A Maoshan Descendant Requests Deployment 规则怪谈：茅山后裔申请出战 [National destiny + deduction + livestream + Maoshan] An unspeakable force descended upon Blue Star. Li Xian, from Earth, was selected to represent the Great Xia Kingdom in a supernatural horror game. His first challenge was a morgue. [You are responsible for the night shift at a morgue. Your coworker, Xiao Wang, loves sharing good things with his friends. Please don’t turn down his generosity.] [Make your rounds through the morgue once every hour and keep it clean, or the guests will get angry. 773Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 7 Thriller Game: The Little Ghost Girl Calls Me Daddy 惊悚游戏：小女鬼认我做爸爸 [No female lead + comedy + satisfying power fantasy, not horror] The Horror Game descended eighteen years ago! While all the players were struggling to survive... Zhao Lingt u discovered that he could see hidden hints! He talked a drowned ghost into becoming his devoted simp! He got an adorable little ghost girl to call him Dad! He forced a vicious evil spirit to undergo gender reassignment surgery in the operating room! “You ask how I’ve been doing in the Horror Game?” “All I can say is, I 550Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 8 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Stubbornly Claimed I Wasn't Dead 规则怪谈：开局嘴硬说自己没死 This is a world invaded by Rule-Bound Horrors. Those who are selected become players and enter bizarre game instances. Players who enter an instance receive a skill that can be extremely useful in the game. Bai Liang is selected too, but his skills are different from everyone else's. [Big Talker]: When you die, you can insist you're not dead and revive on the spot. [Outlaw]: You don't have to follow the rules, and no one can do anything about it. [Everyone for Me]: When a mission fails, a random 14.6kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 9 Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈：从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始 [National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr 3.6kReads8.6Score38814d adds
- 10 Thriller Game: This Doctor Is More Terrifying Than Ghosts 惊悚游戏：这个医生比鬼恐怖 The paranormal is on the rise, and horror games are invading reality. The genius doctor Li Fei is accidentally drawn into a game. With the Ghost Doctor System at his side, he devotes himself heart and soul to medicine, gradually building his clinic into a thriving business. The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “I only went in for a checkup for a cold, and he sewed my mouth shut the moment I walked in!” The Red Wedding Dress: “I only turned him down, but he insisted I had a fear of men!” The Ghost Lady: “He t 17kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 11 A Red-Clad Female Ghost Knocks to Claim My Life. I Open the Door, Thrilled 红衣女鬼敲门索命，开门我兴奋了 The red moon rises! Ghostly energy returns! In the middle of the night, someone keeps knocking on the door of the campus beauty next door. Ning Chen curses in vain, then opens his door and steps out. To his surprise, a red-clad female ghost is knocking to claim the beauty’s life. Luckily, he activates the Supernatural Choice System. 1. Pretend you didn’t see her, go back inside, and lock the door tight, letting the red-clad female ghost claim the beauty’s life! Reward: a ghost-repelling constitu 7kReads8.9Score55914d adds
- 12 I’m the Trickster in the Rule-Breaking Horror Tales 我在规则怪谈做老六 [Complete, with a universally praised ending] [Rebellious Oddball + School Oddball + Lin Chen the Oddball + Comedy + Crazy Antics + The Uncanny + National Fortune + Mental Illness] [Readers say it becomes legendary from the third instance onward] He swaps a hen’s eggs for pebbles and lets her sit on them for half a month, hands sandpaper to his roommate while he’s on the toilet, and buys ten steamed buns for a beggar who asks for money to eat, then watches him finish them… Lin Chen is an oddba 9.4kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
- 13 Rule Horror: You Want Me, Zhang San, to Follow the Rules? 规则怪谈：要求我张三遵守规则？ [Horror + eerie + hilarious + satisfying + national fortune = a serious novel] The Supreme Rules descend, selecting multiple people at random from each country to become Ascenders and take part in the Ascension Exam! Those who perform well earn high scores and even extra rewards. They can improve their own abilities and bring unexpected ascension to their country. But fail the exam, and death may be waiting for you, along with endless torment. Even your country may be beset by supernatural event 6.7kReads9.0Score81914d adds
- 14 I'm a Sneaky Sixth, and Everyone Wants to Kill Me 我是个老六，所有人都想刀了我 [Decisive killing + no female lead + satisfying read + System] After Lin Jiu entered the Horror World, he acquired an evolvable talent: Kidney Collector. From then on, he never looked back from the path of being a sneaky bastard. “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Kidney Strike!” “You collected a pair of kidneys and mastered the S-rank skill Warp!” “You collected a kidney and mastered the S-rank skill Chaotic Calculation!” Miss Cannibal, please be careful. I only 8kReads9.3Score69914d adds
- 15 Horror Survival Game: This Little Old Lady Is Seriously Wicked 惊悚国运，小老太太坏的很 [No Romance + Livestream + National Fortune + Horror Games + Farming. Nonsensical, lighthearted comedy, with unserious horror and unserious national fortune.] Dong Shuzhen was a little old lady of sixty-five. At last retired, she switched into travel mode. Who knew that she’d fall asleep on a plane and wake up having transmigrated? She’d become a little old lady of the same name and age. The history of this world’s nations was much like that of her original world. The main difference was that in 13.2kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 16 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 31.1kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds
- 17 Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟 [No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young 13.9kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 18 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈：我比诡异还变态！ [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 35.4kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds
- 19 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 [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 68.7kReads9.6Score7.8k14d adds
- 20 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 67.1kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds
- 21 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 [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 50.4kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
- 22 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 [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 73.6kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
- 23 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ 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. 174.5kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds
- 24 EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 233.2kReads9.5Score29k14d adds
