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- 1 Rule Horror: I'm a Good Kid, Not a Psycho 规则怪谈：是乖孩子，不是疯子 Male-oriented, not a wish-fulfillment story, no brainless plot, one female lead. Ten years after Rule Horror completely invaded the real world. [First Instance: Birthday] Is “home” a warm harbor or a merciless hell? It turns out not all parents love their children. [Second Instance: Wanlong Mall] Can people still trust one another? This world is falling apart, but there are always people trying to mend it. [Third Instance: Silent Clinic] Is language a cure that saves people, or poison that harms 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Boonie Bears: Rules for Surviving the Strange 熊出没：诡异生存手则 Boonie Bears: Eerie Survival Rules 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Rule Horror: I Have Infinite Talent 规则怪谈：我有无限天赋 [No Female Lead] + [Intelligent Protagonist] + [Mystery-Solving] + [Multiple Talents] + [Livestream] + [National Fate] This is a world invaded by rule-based horror games. Whenever a horror-game instance appears, people selected from countries around the world enter it to complete its missions. After four failed attempts, Huaxia’s national fortune has fallen to rock bottom. One natural disaster after another strikes, and the people of Huaxia are suffering miserably. When the fifth instance arrive 53Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 4 Bikini Bottom Survival Guide 比奇堡生存守则 Bikini Bottom Survival Rules 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Rule Horror: That Unlucky Guy Actually Graduated 规则怪谈：那个倒霉蛋居然毕业了 [Rule-Based Horror + Two Male Leads, Both Strong + Horror Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Academy Setting] When the rules descend, a new life is found amid desperate struggle. After one bizarre, uncanny experience after another, and after fear and nightmares have corroded the heart, when all the dust has settled, will the participants get what they wished for, or will the rules take over their lives? Yu Sheng has been dogged by misfortune since childhood. Yet he emerges from the smoke as the sol 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 6 Rule Horror: Remember, Your Teachers Only Want What’s Best for You 规则怪谈：记住老师都是为了你好 (Originally titled Rules of the Strange: My Forbidden Items Are the Twelve Talismans) [Logical + No romance + Original horror mysteries + Character growth + Livestream + National destiny + Forbidden items + Twelve talismans] The supernatural descends, and the world enters an age of the uncanny. Every half month, chosen representatives from countries around the world are sent into the world of rules-based horror. Xiao Yao, chosen to represent the Great Xia, carries the fate of its entire people o 54Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 7 Rule Horror: I Can Tell Real Rules from Fake Ones 规则怪谈：我能看出真假规则 A world of strange tales has arrived, and Lu Yang has been chosen by fate to represent the Dragon Kingdom. The chosen ones must enter strange tale instances and clear them in order to survive. Meanwhile, in the real world, the corresponding strange tale disappears from the chosen one's country. But if a chosen one fails to clear an instance, they will die, and once they do, the strange tale will descend upon and consume their country. However, Lu Yang discovers that he can tell which rules are r 364Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 8 Rule Horror: My Yin-Yang Eyes Don’t Count as Cheating 规则怪谈：我用阴阳眼不算开挂 In a parallel universe, strange rules descend upon the world. Countries are randomly chosen to send contestants into the supernatural games. If a contestant dies, their country's population immediately drops by 10%. If they clear the game, their country receives a reward from the rules. The entire process is livestreamed worldwide. Jiang Chen, a genius with Yin-Yang Eyes, was fortunate enough to be chosen to represent the Great Xia Nation in the games. “Cheating? I'd never cheat in my life. What 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Rule Horror: Ghost-Hunting Livestream 规则怪谈：直播捉鬼 Rule Horror: Live-Streaming Ghost Hunts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Rules of Horror? Aren’t They Just Meant to Be Broken! 规则怪谈？不就是用来打破的吗！ [Rules Horror + National Fate + Lighthearted + Comedy + Invincible] “I admit the rules-horror world is downright bizarre. But if I put on a mask that makes me less than human and pick up a club that breaks the rules, what can the horrors do about it?” Qi Sheng transmigrates to a parallel world ruled by rules horror! Horrors run rampant and strange tales abound. Those chosen by the rules enter rules-horror dungeons, awaken all kinds of talents, and represent their countries in challenges against 145Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 11 Rule Horror: My Luck Value Equals the National Total 规则怪谈：我的气运值是全国总和 [Rules Horror + National Destiny + No Female Lead + Supernatural Horror + Unconventional Tycoon + ...] The supernatural invades, and rules-based horror descends. Each country randomly selects a chosen one to enter a horror scenario. Win, and national destiny increases along with a fortune reward. Lose, and you die, your soul obliterated, while your country's national destiny declines. If it falls below the danger threshold, natural disasters will strike! Li Xingchen is lucky enough to be selecte 51Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 12 Rule Horror: Teacher Su Is Starting Class! 规则怪谈：苏老师开始讲课啦！ [Rule-based horror + national fate game + no romance + no clichés + original scenarios + mildly scary] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, ushering in the National Fate Game. In the second month after the rule-based horror challenges began, the entire Dragon Kingdom threw its resources into collecting folk tales about ghosts and monsters and compiling them into books. At the same time, it trained tens of thousands of teachers in its first cohort, all interested in folklore and experience 44Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 13 Rule Horror: I Can See Echoes of the Old Days 规则怪谈：我能看到旧日余响 [Linked Instances + No Romance + Tracing the Origins of the Rules + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] (If rules have a past, they must have left behind truths that were forgotten.) The bizarre has invaded reality, and the Chosen Ones are sent into an old world that has already been destroyed. Shen Yan gains the talent [Witness], which lets him see echoes of the past connected to the rules. When others face a strange tale, all they can do is guess which rule is false. Shen Yan discovers that the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Rule Horror: My Props Are So Real, They Fool Everyone 规则怪谈：我做的道具能以假乱真 Zhang Yu, a paper effigy craftsman, entered the horror world to represent the Dragon Country in its challenge. From the start, he drew an SSS-rank talent, Master Paper Effigy Maker: Anything you craft will appear real to supernatural entities. Faced with rules lurking everywhere, other Chosen Ones were fighting for their lives, but Zhang Yu handled everything with ease. His first game instance: Starfish Aquarium “Cafeteria Rule One: You must finish any drink brought to you by the chef.” Zhang Yu 505Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 15 I Joined Where Did Dad Die? from the Start of Rule Horror 规则怪谈开局参加爸爸死哪儿了 [Rule-Bound Horror + Thrills + Genius + Face-Slapping + Deduction + Family Fortune + System] A strange fog has blanketed the world, with terrifying entities lurking within. People can improve their own fortunes and those of their families by repeatedly taking part in rule-bound horror games, hoping to earn the right to survive. On his eighteenth birthday, Liu Yuan is forcibly sent into the SSS-rank instance Where Did Dad Die? and gains the Spirit-Speech Card System. Son: “You want to be my dad?” 290Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 16 The Rules: Mind Reading, and the Eerie Both Love and Hate Me 规则：读心术，诡异对我又爱又恨 [Rule-Based Mysteries + Original Game Instances + No Female Lead + National Fortunes + Livestreaming + Mind Reading + Comforting and Healing + Comedy + Mild Horror] Du En transmigrated, and his mind-reading ability came along with him. Representing the Dragon Kingdom in a rule-based mystery challenge, he received an S-rank, upgradeable talent: “Negative Emotion Harvester.” His starting instance was The Perfect Family. At first, the whole family wanted him dead. Using his mind-reading ability, 28Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 17 Being the Bright and Cheerful Guy in the Rule Horror 在规则怪谈当阳光开朗大男孩儿 (No female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + no invincible protagonist + thrills + horror + mystery + plot-driven) If that bothers you, don't read! Completed instances: Death Academy, Train in the Fog, An Unblessed Start to the School Year When eerie instances descend, Zhao Di is chosen as a challenger. Talent draw in progress... Your talent is Sunny, Cheerful Young Man: You're a young man with nothing, but you have a little more luck than everyone else. Would you like to spend one point of 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Thriller Game: I Know Every Dungeon Strategy 惊悚游戏：我熟悉所有副本攻略 She enters a horror game, only to get trapped in a looping instance! To clear it, she must replay every instance she once played and earn a perfect score of 17.0 in each one! Otherwise, the loop continues, and she starts over from zero! Through countless clears, Qin Yan goes from fired up to desperate, from breaking down to numb... After countless years, Qin Yan finally clears every instance with a perfect score and breaks the loop. She wakes up to find herself back at eighteen. This is the year 49Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 19 Rule Horror: In a Haunted Mountain Village from the Start 规则怪谈：开局在诡异山村 [Mystery + Livestreams + Deduction + National Fortune + System] The paranormal has descended, and every country in the world has been forced to take part in a world of rule-based horror. The chosen challengers must represent their countries and complete the corresponding dungeons. If a challenger happens to die in a dungeon, their country will also face paranormal incidents... Bai Yu is a challenger fighting on behalf of the Dragon Nation. The first horror game takes place in a small mountain vi 994Reads6.3Score116Shelves
- 20 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
- 21 Rule Horror: Player by Day, Evil Ghost by Night 规则怪谈：白天当玩家晚上当恶鬼 (Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Rules + Logic-Focused) After Yu Mo died, he became an evil ghost. Who would’ve thought that even then, he could still take part in a horror game? By day, he’s an ordinary player. At night, he transforms into an evil ghost. The other players never suspect that the terrifying evil ghost is their teammate! (Not many golden fingers. The story focuses on logical deduction, and the protagonist isn’t always in ghost form.) 15Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 22 Rule Horror: There's Something Off About This Player 规则怪谈：这个玩家很不对劲 I long to open this door and leave this city. Only by turning away from the turmoil of this world can I dream of counting the falling flowers. A dream… Yes! This is all a dream! I’m not crazy! I opened the little booklet, convinced I could wake up! [Tenant Handbook] 1: Never reveal your real personal information. 2: You are a kind, helpful person. 3: The landlord trusts you and gave you the key to the rooftop. 4: Sister Hong really likes you. 5: Zheng the Butcher really likes you. 6: Granny Meng 167Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 23 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
- 24 Rule Horror: I Save the World by Being a Slacker 规则怪谈：我靠咸鱼拯救全世界 [No female lead + lighthearted + laid-back protagonist + passionate + eerie + national fate] Rules-based horror descends upon Blue Star. The eerie invades reality, and those chosen are sent into the horror worlds to represent their countries and take on the supernatural challenges. Jiang Fan only wants a peaceful life, but he is chosen by the horror world by accident and steps up in a crisis to represent the Dragon Kingdom. If he loses, the Dragon Kingdom loses! If he dies, the Dragon Kingdom fa 19Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 25 My Fair Princess: The Whole Cast Turns Evil and Falls Apart 还珠格格：全员恶人崩坏中 My Fair Princess: The Entire Cast Turns Evil and Goes Off the Rails 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Rules of the Strange: From the Start, I Can See Through the Rules 开局规则怪谈：从看破规则开始 [Thriller + mystery + livestream + national fate + no female lead] The supernatural is resurging, terrifying games are spreading, and rule-based horror stories have descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered the real world. Those who are chosen will be sent into a world of strange rules to face supernatural challenges on behalf of their countries. Mo Fan, a challenger representing the Dragon Kingdom, gains the ability to tell whether the rules are true or false. If he wins, he’ll buy the 635Reads7.3Score103Shelves
- 27 Rule Horror: Starting at the School of Death! 规则怪谈，从死亡高校开始！ [Thriller] [Horror] [Original Urban Legends] [No Female Lead] The supernatural is resurging, and rule-based horror stories are invading the Blue Star. Each country will randomly select a challenger to enter a world of rule-based horror! If the challenger clears the challenge, their country will become immune to one type of horror’s invasion! The first horror level Lin Mo enters is Death High School! [Welcome to the world of horror! You are a student at Death High School.] [Death High School Rule 855Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 28 Rule Horror: My Title Is a Little Too Powerful 规则怪谈：我的称号有亿点强 [Supernatural Horror + Infinite Flow + National Destiny + No Female Lead + Livestream] The supernatural returns, and strange tales invade. Lu Chen is terminally ill, with only a few days left to live, when he is chosen by the Strange Tales Park. His very first challenge is a nightmare-level tale with a 100% death rate! From the start, he gains an overpowered attribute: scumbag! And so, using this title, Lu Chen steals the show at the Strange Tales Park in front of the entire world! 899Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 29 Rule Horror: I Can See the Correct Rules! 规则怪谈：我能看到正确规则！ [Mystery]+ [Deduction]+ [Thriller]+ [National Fate]+ [Livestream] A note before we begin: The first scenario is fairly simple, mainly to help readers who haven't read rules horror novels get used to the genre. But if you've finished the third scenario and still don't think this book is exciting, please tag me. I'll wash my hair while standing on my head! Qu Qi woke from a nap and found himself swept into a world of horrors. His success or failure would affect the fate of Longguo. The first rules 544Reads6.8Score101Shelves
- 30 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
- 31 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Fall in Love with the Red-Clad Bride 规则怪谈：开局和红衣新娘谈恋爱 [Rule Horror + One Female Lead + Wife-Centered + System] Are you kidding me? I transmigrated straight into a deadly Rule Horror, and from the start I had to marry an S-rank red-clad bride?! Rule Horror descends, and the whole world becomes a blood-red inferno! Everyone is on edge, seeing affection as a fatal weakness! But I awaken a god-tier golden finger: the [True Love Pact]! Fall in love with a vengeful ghost, and you get stronger?! The [True Love Pact] turns everything upside down! The deepe 375Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Thriller: They Call Me Kuang Ye, the Beast Among Ghosts 惊悚：我叫疯夜，鬼送绰号畜生 [Horror game + absorbing ghosts’ negative emotions + unconventional thinking] Ye Feng, nicknamed “Mad Night,” transmigrates to another world invaded by horror games and enters a solo horror instance where death is all but certain. Luckily, he awakens an emotion System that lets him exchange ghosts’ negative emotions for rewards. And so, once a “madman” gets his hands on the System, the nature of the game begins to change. Tales of “Beastly Mad Night” gradually spread through the horror world, st 748Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 33 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
- 34 Death Save-Scumming: I'm Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真的不是大佬啊 [Rule-Based Horror + Not Overpowered + No Female Lead + Supernatural + National Fate] Rule-based horror has descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered reality. Those who are chosen will enter the world of horror scenarios and represent their respective countries in challenges governed by strange rules. Su Ming has now been chosen by the world of horror scenarios. He will represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Rule Horror: My Talent Keeps Getting Stranger 规则怪谈：我的天赋越来越奇怪 The rating just came out, and I hope you'll show it lots of support. Thank you! [Original Instances + Creepy + Live Streaming + Comedy + Gets a Little Crazy Later] Also known as Leaving the World, I Was Chosen by a Rules-Based Horror Xia Yu was about to leave this beautiful world when he transmigrated. When he discovered that he had transmigrated to a world invaded by rules-based horror, he quickly calmed down and continued writing his own death notice. If he gets chosen by a rules-based horror, 245Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 36 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
- 37 I Go by Jiahao, But Do You Really Think I'm Jiahao? 化名嘉豪，哥们你真当我是嘉豪啊 [Infinite Flow, Live Streaming, No Harem, Light Ensemble Cast, A Touch of Cosmic Horror, No Stress] Jiang Chen, who had long found life unbearably dull, is unexpectedly drawn into terrifying livestreaming scenarios filled with ghosts, murderers, and indescribable horrors. Jiang Chen had planned to spend his life slacking off, but he unexpectedly finds something to enjoy here. "I often find life dull because I'm far too clearheaded." "Jiang Chen, how long have you had this chuunibyou condition? S 24.5kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
- 38 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
- 39 Rule Horror: Zhen Huan’s Reminder, Never Look into the Bronze Mirror 规则怪谈：甄嬛谨记勿照铜镜 Rule Horror: Zhen Huan, Remember Never to Look in the Bronze Mirror 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Rule Horror: The Whole Nation Begs Me to Stop Slacking Off 规则怪谈：全国跪求我别摆烂 [Rule-Based Horror + Livestreaming + Slacking Off + Supernatural + Comedy + No Female Lead] Lin Fei transmigrates to a parallel world and is unexpectedly chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the world of rule-based horror! But to everyone's surprise, the first challenge for Lin Fei, who was entrusted with everyone's hopes, is the “Haunted Hospital,” a place with an extremely high death rate. To make matters worse, he draws the worst talent of all: Grade C. Just when everyone thinks the Drag 444Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 41 The Evil God Inside Me Just Loves Watching Me Take the Unorthodox Path 体内邪神就爱看我歪门谢道 Please don’t let the rating put you off while this story is just getting started! The tags on this work aren’t reliable. Use these instead: Rule-based horror, terrifying world, two male leads, pseudo-selfcest, powerful leads, everyone’s favorite, unconventional power fantasy, livestreaming "Player Shen Xie, welcome to the horror game!" Chosen by the horror game, Shen Xie begins his “polite” journey through its instances. Dude, who asked you to thank him?! Are you sure that’s a player? He took ou 395Reads8.7Score108Shelves
- 42 Rule Horror: I'm Crazier Than the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我比诡异还诡异 Completed horror scenarios: “Lily of the Valley Noble Girls’ School,” “Born Biopharmaceutical Company,” “Infinite Train,” “Griffin Luo Orphanage,” and “Castle of the Dead.” [National fate + rule-based horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + livestream + a normal person on the run from a psychiatric hospital?] He was the only sane person in the psychiatric hospital, yet countless normal people thought he was crazy. Only he knew he wasn’t. He was perfectly normal! Outside Qingshan Psychiatric Hosp 1.9kReads8.5Score167Shelves
- 43 Strange Tales of the Uncanny: The Cause of My Death Is Anything but Normal 诡异怪谈：我的死因不正常 [Death Warnings] + [Thriller] + [Mystery] + [Mysterious Objects] + [Factional Conflict] A month ago, Musheng narrowly survived an accident. Ever since, strange death warnings have kept appearing in his mind. [In five minutes, you will be hit and killed by a car.] [In five minutes, a woman will reach into your chest with her bare hand and tear out your heart.] [In five minutes, you will be squeezed into “juice” by a giant juicer.] Misfortune follows him everywhere, and death is always close a 1.1kReads8.2Score135Shelves
- 44 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
- 45 Rule Horror: I Just Want to Survive! 规则怪谈：我只想活下去！ [The first five chapters cover the invasion of the Strange Tales world; Chapter Six begins the journey into that world.] [No System, no cheats. The protagonist is an ordinary person, and there is no female lead.] Xia Hua was an ordinary person from the Dragon Kingdom, but one day, his fate changed completely. A mysterious giant clock appeared in the sky and announced the start of the Strange Tales game, changing the fate of countless people. The Rules of Strange Tales game had begun. But it had —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Rule Horror: Either the Entities or the Audience Must Be Cured 规则怪谈：诡异和观众必须治一个 [Completed + Original Script + Not a Power Fantasy + Documentary Fiction + Mystery + No Female Lead + Not a Saint] An uprising breaks out at the Dragon Kingdom’s largest psychiatric hospital. The mysterious young man Chen Yi is nominated by everyone in the hospital to become its new director... Not long after, the bizarre invades and the world of urban legends descends... [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi gives up on drawing a talent from the System] [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi treats th 1.7kReads8.8Score169Shelves
- 47 Rule Horror: Something Is Wrong with My Sister 规则怪谈：我的妹妹不对劲 [Rules-based horror + subverting expectations + a break in historical knowledge + rules above all] The story begins when Bai Xiaochen’s sister, the only family he has, is replaced by a [Chosen One]. The core of this book’s world is the idea that [life is beyond your control]. 489Reads8.0Score105Shelves
- 48 Controlling the Dice, I Become a God on the Horror Game Board! 操控骰子，我在惊悚棋盘封神！ [Infinite horror, Monopoly-style gameplay, dungeon tycoon, urban legend collector, ruthless protagonist, no mindless plot] A horror game board descends upon Blue Star, and Quan Ye, a top gambler, is chosen to take part in a grand game of "Real-Life Horror Monopoly." [Space One]: A trap square. Touch it and you die. A ghost woman who lost her child lurks here, and she’ll turn you into her "stinky treasure." [Space Two]: A game square. Hide-and-seek, played alone. [Space Three]: A dungeon square. 125Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 49 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 819Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 50 Rule-Based Urban Legends: It Begins at the Death Hotel 规则类怪谈之从死亡旅馆开始 [No female lead] [No saintly protagonist] [Slow burn] What would you do if you became a Rule-Bound Horror? Kill people? Do whatever you wanted? “I want to drive out every Rule-Bound Horror…” That was Wen Changqing's answer. In the dimly lit hotel, two identical owners beckon me… In a wilderness village, every house is draped in ghastly white mourning banners… A farm grows man-eating mushrooms and scarecrows that want to take the place of the dead… 56Reads6.8Score—Shelves
