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- 101 Rule Horror: I Rely on Luck to Cheat 规则怪谈：我靠幸运开挂 [No romance + horror + mystery + livestreaming + national fortunes] The paranormal returns, and rule-based horror games descend upon the world. One chosen player from each country is randomly selected to enter a horror game. If a player dies, the game descends upon their country. Only by clearing it can the country dispel the horror and claim its rewards. The lucky Qin Jiu is chosen by the game to represent the Dragon Kingdom, attracting the attention of millions. (Dear son, Mom and Dad are goin 2.4kReads6.7Score231Shelves
- 102 The Final Ending 最后的结局 [Two Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Light Romance + Rule-Based Horror + Anthology Stories + Separate Worlds] “His voice sounds like a little fox whimpering”, Xing Yu “What a real villain. He reminds me of the stray dogs back home”, Chen Fang 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 The Rule Domains Are Full of Traps, but I’m Better at Setting Them Than the Supernatural 规则域全是坑，我比诡异更会挖坑 [Sneaky Trickster + Rules-Based Horror + Bizarre Counterattacks + Comedic Subversion + Everyday Life] The bizarre beings can only kill people by following rules. The protagonist, Lu Ye, specializes in exploiting loopholes and turns the tables on all kinds of monsters, making them pay dearly. You mustn’t look through the peephole? Lu Ye pulls out a Pinduoduo Bluetooth camera and spies through its screen. You have to praise the monster? It never said he couldn’t be sarcastic. He makes the crea 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 In the Reincarnation Game, I'm Not the Patient 轮回游戏我不是病人 (Infinite Survival + Instance Worlds + Suspense + High Intelligence + Decisive and Ruthless) Settle in and enjoy the ride. The pace is lightning-fast. The Survival Game of the Myriad Heavens descends, and Lu Chen is swept into the Black Mist Hospital, where the death rate is as high as ninety percent. Monsters roam here, and the rules determine life and death. But Lu Chen awakens the S-rank talent “Precise Analysis,” which lets him see through monsters' weaknesses and loopholes in the rules. Whi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Rule Horror: One Wrong Step in Correcting History Means Instant Death 规则怪谈：修正历史错一步就抹杀 Office drone Zheng Jie hadn’t even finished slurping his instant noodles when he was yanked straight into the Titanic! [Time-Space Correction Mission activated: Save 3 deviants. One wrong move and you’re erased!] A faceless female attendant in a white dress, a strange knocking sound at the door, a killer crewman with no features… This cursed ship is full of rule-based traps, and the Titanic still has to sink on schedule. In 30 minutes, time and space will collapse and everyone will be wiped out! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 The Eerie World Descends: I Hold the Power to Rewind and Be Reborn Infinitely 诡异降世，我手握回档无限重生 [High Martial Arts + Supernatural Powers + Eerie + Infinite Rebirth + No Romance + Government + Ensemble Cast + No System] What doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger. The Eerie descended upon the world, and Wen Lin was inexplicably dragged into a revenge plot by the Eerie. His once-friendly neighbors crumbled to dust. Rising from underground, they unleashed their fury on the human world. And Wen Lin… was just an unlucky high school sophomore who happened to be passing by. “Damn it, golden finge 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Reading Comprehension 阅读理解 [Rules-based horror + smart characters + no mindless decisions + wordplay + no national destiny + thought-provoking short lines + original scenarios] Ming Cha is a high school senior, busy preparing for the college entrance exams, when he is unwittingly drawn into a game. Here, insincere, nauseating flattery, a sarcastic tone, or even a slight change in a syllable can strip words of their original meaning, and that is only at the level of sound. Welcome to the word game. Read, understand, and re 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 108 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
- 109 The Great Detective's Fight for Survival in the World of Rule-Based Horror 大侦探在规则怪谈世界求生 No female lead + horror + livestreaming + high-IQ protagonist + character growth + System Su Qin transmigrated into a world polluted by Rule-Based Horror. Here, anyone might be selected by the horror livestream to become a Chosen One and clear a horror scenario. If they succeeded, the pollution in their country would be cleansed. If they failed, the horror would descend, causing the pollution to randomly worsen or contaminate something new. To stay alive, and to stop Blue Star from being pollute 68Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 110 In an Old Apartment Building, the Voice-Activated Lights Only Shine on the Dead 独居老楼，声控灯专照亡魂 Alone in an old apartment building, the motion-sensor lights only shine on the dead. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Follow the Dormitory Rules 规则怪谈：熄灯后，请遵守宿舍守则 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Please Follow the Dormitory Rules 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Abyss of Fear: Reunited with My Dead Wife in a Rules-Based Horror Tale 恐惧深渊：在规则怪谈偶遇亡妻 [One-on-one romance, two male leads, rule-based horror, logic, comedy, thrills, and sweetness] [Horror version] The ghosts and gods of another world have created an abyss of fear. The humans chosen for it can survive the death game only by following its rules. Shen Yi accidentally enters a rule-based horror game and falls silent. “System, is it possible you’ve got the wrong person? Because I’m not actually human.” Oh, whatever. I’m hungry, so I’ll eat a ghost first... [Pure romance version] The 161Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 113 Baiyang No. 1 High School: Strange Tales 白羊一中怪谈 (School Urban Legends + Uncovering the Truth of the Past) Wang Xiaotian has just finished the college entrance exams when he suddenly transmigrates to Baiyang Middle School to take an entrance exam. This eerie school is full of students just like him. Why have they all ended up here? Their secrets gradually come to light. Rule-based horror, no female lead, no System, all mind games. Keep reading; the best parts are still to come. In short: twist after twist. There aren't many comments yet, but y 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Rule Horror at the Deep Space Planning Bureau 深空规划局规则怪谈 Over a million words, complete. Read with confidence. [No female lead] [Lovecraftian rule-based horror] [No System] [Hard science fiction] Author’s note: “Humanity believes itself master of the stars. Little do we know that in the eyes of those above, we are merely coal, burned to produce emotions.” Synopsis: In 2250, human civilization has fractured into three tiers, and emotions and rules have reshaped the world. Proxima Centauri watches from the clouds, the Moon weeps, and Earth twists within 442Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 115 I Sat at the Wrong Table on a Blind Date, and My Date Was the Demon Lord Who Would Destroy the World 相亲走错桌，我的相亲对象是灭世魔主 I Sat at the Wrong Table on a Blind Date, and My Date Was the Demon Lord Who Would Destroy the World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Rule Horror: I Go on a Frenzied Suicide Spree at the Edge of the Rules 规则怪谈：我在规则边缘疯狂作死 The supernatural rises, and horror games take over. Rule-based horror stories invade the world, and Chu Ming becomes Longguo's challenger. Born without fear, he gains the ability to see through the rules. “Break the rules and you die?” “So if I follow them, I won't die, right?” Staring at the eerie figure before him, Chu Ming picked up a folding stool. Still not letting go? So you're the so-called supernatural thing, huh? 265Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 117 Rule Horror: I Ascended to Godhood in a Death Game 规则怪谈：我在死亡游戏中封神 [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Rule-Bound Horror + Death Games + No Female Lead + Lighthearted Humor + Special Abilities] Welcome to the Land of Divine Relics! This is a world ruled by rules, a playground for the supernatural, and the birthplace of [Miracles]! Here, flipping a coin, counting fingers, playing cards: these games may seem simple, but each has only one path to survival! All you can do is exploit loopholes in the rules and awaken your own [Miracle]! Through countless death games, I 3.8kReads8.6Score348Shelves
- 118 Strange Tales of Yanyun: Every Night, Singing Emerges from the Soul-Snatching Well 燕云诡事：那口落魂井里，每晚都会传出唱戏声 Strange Happenings in Yanyun: Every night, the abandoned well echoes with the sound of opera singing 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Born with Eyes That See Sin, I Can Discern Murderers. The Bones in the Unfinished Building Mark the Start of a Ten-Year Showdown 天生罪眸能辨凶，烂尾楼白骨案，是十年对局的开场 Born with eyes that can spot a criminal, he investigates the bones in an abandoned building. This case marks the opening move in a ten-year game 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Corpse-Reading Detective 诡案读尸人 The Corpse-Reading Detective 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Mountain Village Tales: The Book of Taboos 山村怪谈：禁忌录 For ten days, Mo Yuan endured the sinister opera at Suolong Town and survived, gritting his teeth. Three years later, a crack appeared in the mirror of his rented apartment. A clown in a red-and-white opera costume clutched a copper bell and crawled out. “Follow the taboos, and you’ll live.” He believed it. But old souls lurk in the eye sockets you must never look into; human fingernails are wrapped in candy wrappers; and even the words “haunted house” can turn a person into bloody mush in the c 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 The Rosewood Clock Stopped for Ten Years. Only Then Did I Discover the Secret Grandma Hid Inside 那架红木古钟停摆十年，我才知道外婆藏在钟里的秘密 That redwood grandfather clock had been stopped for ten years. Only then did I learn the secret my grandmother had hidden inside it. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 The Night I Rented a Tenement Room, a Disconnected Phone Rang All Night 租筒子楼那晚，断线电话响了整夜 The night I rented a room in a tenement block, the disconnected phone rang all night. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 I Faked Being a Gentle Boyfriend for Ten Years, Until a Woman from the Republic Era Exposed Everything in the Video 我伪造十年温柔男友，录像里民国女人揭穿一切 I faked being a gentle boyfriend for ten years. A woman from the Republican era exposed everything in the footage. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Someone Keeps Knocking on My Door in the Hallway Late at Night. After Discovering Who It Is, I Can’t Sleep a Wink 深夜楼道总有人拍我家门，查清来历我整夜难眠 Someone Keeps Knocking on My Door in the Hallway Late at Night. After I Learned Who It Was, I Couldn't Sleep a Wink 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 A Strange Anomaly Appeared on the Overnight Security Feed. The Republic-Era Theater Ticket Had My Seat Number Engraved on It 凌晨值守监控突发异象，民国戏票刻着我的座位号 A Strange Phenomenon Appeared on the Surveillance Monitors During My Night Shift. A Republican-Era Opera Ticket Had My Seat Number Engraved on It 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Awaken an SSS-Rank Talent 规则怪谈：开局觉醒5S级天赋 [Ensemble Cast] [Hilarious] [National Fate] [Infinite Flow] [Subverting Expectations] [The Path to Godhood] When he opened his eyes, Ren Fei realized he had been reborn. This time, he chose not to awaken the 3S-rank talent [Authority of Deception], because he knew that every path to godhood except the God of Wealth’s was a scam! From the start, Ren Fei went straight to the government for funding: ten billion! Once the ten billion arrived, he smoothly awakened the 5S-rank talent [God of Wealth’s 1.3kReads8.7Score163Shelves
- 128 Rule Horror: I Become a Horror Story and Make the Rules 规则怪谈：我化身怪谈，制定规则 [Rules-Based Horror Invades the World + No National Survival Games or Livestreams + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Lord of the Rules-Based Horror + Creating Rules + Horror Gourmet + Tentacle Monster] Jiang Ming transmigrated into a parallel world where all the Chosen Ones had already failed their challenges, and rules-based horror had overrun the world. Fortunately, Jiang Ming bound himself to the Lord of Rules-Based Horror System. He picked up his pen and wrote his first primordial rule: [All beings b 80Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 129 Murder on a Rainy Night: The Playing Card Left at the Scene 雨夜命案：现场遗留的纸牌 Murder on a Rainy Night: The Playing Card Left at the Scene 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 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 6.8kReads8.3Score583Shelves
- 131 Campus Rule Horror 校园规则怪谈 My name is Chen Yi, and I’m a sophomore in the computer science department at C University. During a lab class on Tuesday morning, my computer suddenly went black. Then a strange voice rang out: Welcome to the world of bizarre games. All students must follow these rules: Rule One: You may not speak during class except to answer questions. Rule Two: Do not try to leave the school. All communication devices have been disabled. Rule Three: You must return to your dormitory before ten every night... 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Our Whole Dorm Transmigrated to Republican-Era China, and I Opened the Door to Strange Tales 全寝穿越民国，我开启怪谈之门 [The whole dorm transmigrates + supernatural tales + Chinese-style horror + detective work + espionage + power struggles + two strong leads + satisfying wish fulfillment] At two in the morning, the human-skin mirror in Dormitory 314 came alive! All four female college students in the dorm were dragged, screaming, into the scene of a horrific skinning case from 1926! To uncover the truth and return to the modern world, we immediately latched onto the aloof, handsome Chief Inspector Chen. He handl 3.4kReads—Score111Shelves
- 133 Rule Horror: I Can Devour Every Supernatural Being 规则怪谈：我能吞噬所有诡异 [No Heroine + National Destiny + Everyone Is Smart + Devouring the Uncanny] Rule-based horror descended upon the world. Those selected were sent into the world of the uncanny to face scenarios fraught with danger. Chen Xin, already starving, was unlucky enough to be selected. He would represent Huaguo in the challenge. Everyone selected for their first scenario gets one chance to draw a talent, but Chen Xin ended up with the most useless E-rank talent. The good news was that this talent could gr 10.6kReads8.7Score890Shelves
- 134 Rule Horror: Escape This City 规则怪谈：走出这个城市 [Nuclear wastewater aftermath + world mutation + original instances + horror + mystery + livestreaming + national destiny + System] [Come on in and read, you'll get smarter, I tell you!] After the nuclear wastewater disaster, the world's energy field mutated, and rule-based horror descended upon the world. Every country was striving to overcome the side effects of the nuclear wastewater through the horror instances. Fang Ze began a life of roaming the world with a System, though the useless thi 290Reads7.0Score102Shelves
- 135 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Had a Toolbox 规则怪谈：开局一个工具箱 Reader's Guide: All the instances are original. There are no incorrect rules, but there may be a few bugs. Please go easy on me. National Fate (there's no National Fate point system, only the elimination or arrival of horrors, or individual rewards). So contestants from other countries will appear, but the story won't keep putting them down. Even in the worst world, there are souls that shine, though their endings may not be good. There are livestreams, but they make up only a small part of the 4.7kReads8.8Score436Shelves
- 136 Rule Horror: The Strange Happy Family 规则怪谈：诡异的幸福之家 [Horror + Brain-Bending Mystery + Livestreamed National Fate] Rule-based horror descends upon the world. As one of the chosen, Ling Xiao enters the horror realm to survive. At the critical moment between life and death, he unexpectedly awakens a Rule System. If he survives, the whole nation celebrates. If he fails, the horror realm descends upon the real world. 1. You live with your wife, child, and parents. Remember, there are only five people in the household. 2. Your child goes to school at e 1.1kReads6.1Score104Shelves
- 137 Tokyo: Forced to Save a Girl from the Supernatural! 东京：被迫拯救怪谈少女！ [Multiple female leads + mostly everyday life + Tomie and Kayako + Japanese horror harem] After transmigrating to Tokyo, Shen Guanguang found himself penniless from the start. He thought poverty would be his biggest enemy. That was until roll call in class. Kawakami Tomie, Kawamata Kayako, Shiragata Yuri... That was when he realized this wasn’t a harem story at all! The good news: These future world-ending terrors and invincible vengeful spirits were still just troubled girls with psychological 61.8kReads8.4Score8.1kShelves
- 138 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 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 211Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 140 How I Transmigrated into a World of Rule-Based Horror from the Start 论我开局穿越到规则类怪谈世界 I crawled out of a mountain of corpses and stood alone at the heart of the storm. Confused, anxious, terrified. This is a parallel world plagued by rule-based urban legends, where the slightest mistake can cost you dearly. [Botanical Garden Visitor Guidelines] [① The garden is absolutely safe. There is no chance of any plants escaping, especially the large ornamental ones. If you encounter a large plant on the loose during your visit, flee at once.] [② There is no rose garden here. If a staff me 23Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 141 I Ascended to Godhood in the Era of Horror Instances 我在恐怖副本时代封神 In an era of horror dungeons, everyone must enter a dungeon at regular intervals. If too many people die inside, the dungeon will descend upon reality, plunging all of humanity into darkness... Zhang Feng, an ordinary transmigrator with no cheat or special talent, thought this was a real drag. But just as he was about to enter the most ordinary E-rank dungeon, an accident sent him into the forbidden SSS-rank dungeon that no one dared to touch, a place synonymous with terror and despair. From tha 976Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 142 Rule Horror: Only I Can Reload Infinitely 规则怪谈：只有我能无限读档 [Rules mean certain death? Sorry, I can reload forever.] The paranormal resurges, and rules descend. Nameless horrors invade reality, and the world is reduced to a series of deadly “horror game instances.” “Mom’s Note,” “The Midnight Bus”... Ordinary people tremble in the gaps between the rules. One misstep is all it takes for their sanity to hit zero and their bodies to mutate. Su Ming awakens the only F-rank (pseudo) ability, which is actually an SSS-rank [Infinite Reload]. Faced with a ru 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Rule Horror: All My Teammates Are Crazy 规则怪谈：我的队友全是神经病 [The main CP is a male-male couple] [Romance] [Supernatural horror] [Social satire] [Mystery and deduction] [CPs include both men and women] The God-Sealing Game has descended on this planet for the second time. No one knows who will succeed in becoming a god this time and become a legend for future generations. The mysterious Andrew Card seems like a divine gift, yet something about it feels sinister. Zzzzt A sudden burst of static swept through everyone's minds. [Humanity's God-Sealing Plan in 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Rule Horror: I Am the Rule Maker 规则怪谈：我是规则制定者 Urban what-if horror stories + urban power fantasy + no female lead An invasion strikes Blue Star, and rule-based horror descends. The Chosen One System binds itself to Lin Xuan, making him the creator of the rules. All to buy the world more time. Some clear the challenges by brute force. Some use their “money power” to get through. Some rely on their wits. Some are always lucky and lie flat their way to victory. As the creator of the rules, Lin Xuan deliberately turns them upside down and digs 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 Schrödinger’s Wage Slave: I Issue Fines to Urban Legends 薛定谔的打工人：我给怪谈开罚单 What is life like in a world of cutthroat competition monitored by an AI mainframe? In a world ruled by absolute logic, what future is there for high-entropy emotions? Can AI truly develop feelings? What is a cyber forest? Welcome to Jiangcheng, a sick city of cutthroat competition, closely monitored by its mainframe. A super AI that can calculate every possibility tries to use causality to erase all variables. It can predict the laws of physics, yet it cannot calculate what power might be conce —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Rule Horror: But I'm the Error 规则怪谈：但我是错误 (This novel features rule-based horror, deduction, livestreams, and national fate.) (The protagonist grows over time. As the author was a newcomer, the characterization in the first volume is weak, but the protagonist’s appeal rises sharply from the second volume onward.) (This book doesn’t kill characters arbitrarily, dumb them down for no reason, or indulge in over-the-top emotional outbursts.) That year, horror games descended and shrouded the world. That day, I was chosen to become a solver. 3.1kReads8.9Score428Shelves
- 147 The Calamity of Gui Water 癸水之祸 If even your memories are fake, who are you? Lin Zhou receives a death invitation from his younger sister, Lin Yao, who died twenty years ago. To uncover the truth, he enters the "Constellation Instances": twenty-eight prisons holding beings more ancient than the corruption itself. Each instance demands that he trade memories for power, and every dead person bears the cost on his behalf. When he finds his own file in the archives, stating that he cleared the Ghost Golden Sheep instance at age —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Rule Horror: Hope Children’s Welfare Home 规则怪谈：希望儿童福利院 [No national fortune] + [No livestreaming] + [No female lead] + [No romance] + [Purely original survival instances] + [Just a tiny bit of horror] There is no more miserable way to die than while taking a dump. Worse still, after dying, you discover that you're sitting in a strange station. A creepy ticket seller on the train The unspeakable secret of the Hope Children's Welfare Institute A mysterious fourth person in a happy family Strange happenings hidden at summer camp A quiet mountain villag 803Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 149 Rule Horror: I Have No Shame, and Even the Horrors Fear Me 规则怪谈：我不要脸怪谈闻风丧胆 [Rule-Based Horror, Instances, No Female Lead, No Romance, Invincible Protagonist, System, Power Fantasy, Witty and Humorous, Goofy and Absurd, Plot-Driven…] Title: I Have No Shame, and I'm Thriving in the Horror Game. Synopsis: Spiritual qi revival. Terror descends. The Dragon Kingdom has lost eight rounds of the horror game. The ninth is its last hope. But this time, the game chose someone nobody knew: Gu Yi. [Gu Yi? Who came up with that name? Did they pick him just to make us laugh?] [Seriou 377Reads6.8Score102Shelves
- 150 Eerie Tales: Prisoner of the Rules 诡异怪谈，规则囚徒 Supernatural calamities run rampant, rules and taboos bind lives, and one treacherous realm after another appears, with danger at every turn. Following the rules doesn’t necessarily mean survival, while obeying the laws may lead straight to death. Some break free of their cages and see through the lies of evil spirits, shattering the chains of fate even in the most desperate moments. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
