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- 1 Rule Horror: I Want to Switch Dorm Rooms 规则怪谈：我想换个寝室 [Horror + Comedy + Bizarre] My name is Jiang Xun, and I died from the start. The world of strange tales is slaughtering humanity. Jiang Xun became one of the first people to enter the game. Living in a world of strange tales fraught with danger, he was tasked with saving the world. Dungeon: Nanjiang Vocational and Technical College. Stage One: Dorm Room 404 Rules: One. [You have only three roommates.] Two. [Your roommates are very considerate and often buy things to share with you.] Three. [Ther —Reads—Score214d adds
- 2 Rule Horror: My Way of Clearing the Game Is a Little Strange 规则怪谈：我的通关方式不太对劲 [Rule-Based Horror + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + No Female Rivalry + Mild Horror + Teammates Appear Later + Infinite Flow + Golden Finger] A few things to note: 1. This isn't a power fantasy. The golden finger has little effect early on and can only be used once per instance. 2. Teammates start appearing in the third instance, both men and women. From then on, the instances are multiplayer; the first two are solo. 3. The pace varies according to each instance's difficulty. Multiplayer ins —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Wrote This Book of Taboos 这本禁忌之书，是我写的 Rule Horror descends, and Lin Yan awakens the Eye of True Sight, able to tell true rules from false ones at a glance. While others struggle to survive by following the rules, he exploits loopholes to turn the tables on the horrors. Until he discovers a handwritten notebook whose title page reads, “You wrote this book of forbidden knowledge.” The handwriting is his own. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Max-Level Miser Makes Money in Horror Dungeons 满级财迷在恐怖副本搞钱 When other people enter horror dungeons, they face a desperate fight for survival with death around every corner. When Zhu Xiaban enters a horror dungeon, it's a perfectly timed business trip on the clock. A max-level wage slave at an outsourced company serving the Underworld, Zhu Xiaban lives by one principle: "As long as the pay is right, I can weld time and space back together, even if they split apart." Faced with the resentment-filled dungeon [Clay Statue of the Child-Giving Goddess], where 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Rule Horror: The Hauntings Make Me Break the Rules 规则怪谈：怪谈让我违反规则 [Rule-based horror + not a wish-fulfillment story + not invincible + no female lead, no romance + high-IQ deduction] The first rule-based horror scenario is complete, so you can read without worry! Content warning: The main plot and romantic elements are limited. The story focuses on the rules, so proceed with caution if that’s not your thing. This is a cursed world. From the moment they are born, everyone is cursed by It and bound at all times by Its rules. Anyone who breaks them dies instant 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Rule Horror: Four Lives, a Bridal Gown, and a System Destroyed from the Start 规则怪谈：四命嫁衣开局毁灭系统 [Horror + livestreaming + System + suspense + no national luck + not a power fantasy + not mindless + no invincible protagonist + deduction] The System, once the cornerstone of kingship, is now a trial of fate. Look, see how it blazes a trail for whom? Behold, its creator kneels before its power. Humanity, supernatural horrors, and System AI: three powers in a standoff. Once the planet's rulers, how will humanity escape now that disaster has arrived? Death was once celebrated in songs of the sou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Rule Horror: Every Infinite Dungeon Is a Trap 规则怪谈：无限副本全是陷阱 Rule Horror: Every Infinite Dungeon Is a Trap —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn: Back to the Day My Son Entered the Middle School Lottery 重生回到儿子初中摇号那天 Reborn on the Day My Son Entered the Middle School Lottery —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Rule Horror: I Understand the Rules Better Than the Ghosts Do 规则怪谈：我比诡异更懂规则 Working overtime late at night, Lin Chuan spots a strange set of rules by the company elevator: [Do not take elevators with odd numbers.] [If the elevator stops on a floor that does not exist, do not get out.] [If someone calls your name from behind, do not look back.] He assumes it is just a prank, until a coworker steps into the elevator and vanishes the very next second. From that night on, something is wrong with the entire Sheng'an Building. In the basement parking lot, empty cars drive the 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Rule Horror: Did You Really Clear the Level? 规则怪谈：你真的通关了吗？ New book!!! Come check it out!!! [Horror game + infinite-flow + romance pairing + strong female and male leads + a touch of Lovecraftian horror later on] A girl opens her eyes to find herself in a world unlike any other. While clearing a level, she unexpectedly awakens a special ability! She thrives in the levels, but even the eerie creatures inside become obsessed with her?! What is the truth behind the levels? How can she return to the real world she remembers? An indescribable whisper from so 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Rule Horror? The Paranormal Doesn't Stand a Chance Against Me, the Killer 规则怪谈？遇到我诡异杀手不炸了 [Rule-based horror + wish fulfillment + no romance + suspense + cooperative team] In 2030, rule-based horror descended upon Earth, and the Dragon Nation suffered one defeat after another. Then an ordinary person was chosen as the Dragon Nation’s Chosen One. [Chosen One, congratulations on awakening the SSS-rank talent: “Weird Killer”] [“Weird Killer” talent description: A merciless killer who despises the weird. Talent effect: You will gain the immense power to kill the weird, but lose some of y 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Rule Horror: Starting with My Own Martial Arts Legend! 规则怪谈：从武林外传开始！ [Rule-based horror + wuxia instances + national destiny + deduction + livestream] When the American supercomputer issued a red alert: “Stay away from the man without a mouth on Bright Summit. He's a top-tier supernatural entity!” Transmigrator Su Chen walked up with a bag of chicken blood. “Bat King Wei, have you had dinner?” Rule-based horror descended, binding itself to national destiny. After ten straight losses, ten cities in China became forbidden zones for the supernatural, and countless l 88Reads5.7Score14314d adds
- 13 Rule Horror: I’m Not a Ghost! 规则怪谈：我不是诡！ Two female leads + no brainless decisions + rule-based horror + no romance [This is my first novel. I'm a new writer, so there may be typos. Please be sure to point them out!] [The heroines are Ping Qing and Mei Ying. No romance.] … In the year 3035, everyone has a screen in front of them displaying a “competition” tied to the fate of their country. Losing brings [punishment]. Before the screens appeared, people lived happily together, without a care in the world. But after they appeared, peopl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Rule Horror Conquers the World 规则怪谈征服到全世界 Lin Wang, a low-level wage earner, gets pulled into a Rule Horror game. Using his sharp reasoning, he spots loopholes in the rules, seizes supernatural abilities from the scenarios, builds a faction, and overthrows the ruling system. In the end, he faces the source of the horrors, but loses everyone close to him and stands alone at the summit. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn: Potatoes Don't Grow on Trees 重生之土豆不长在树上 Reborn: Potatoes Don’t Grow on Trees 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 You Got into Tsinghua, She Got into Peking, and I Baked Flatbreads 你考上了清华，她考上了北大，我烤上了烧饼 You Got Into Tsinghua, She Got Into Peking University, and I Baked Sesame Flatbread —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Rule Horror: I Use a Lovecraftian Heavenly Court to Crush Dimensions 规则怪谈：我用克系天庭降维打击 Global rule-based horror games descend, and each country randomly draws a designer to create a rules dungeon and compete. The West unleashes "Vampire Castles," "Werewolf Towns," and "Cthulhu Cruises," crushing Daxia time and again. With its cultural heritage in tatters, Daxia loses nine rounds straight! Su Heng, who transmigrated into this world, takes over the mess and responds to the world's ridicule by tossing out [Heavenly Court Anomaly Code: Southern Heaven Gate]. "Do not look directly at t 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Laws of the Mortal World: Somehow, I'm at the End of the Rules 人间遗则：规则尽头居然是我 There is no Bed Seven at Ren'ai Hospital. The midnight subway cannot tell you its final stop. At Happiness Gardens, no one is allowed to admit to being unhappy... Every strange tale hides a perfect route to victory that can be deduced. Others only want to make it out alive, but Lin Jibai keeps recovering the names that have been erased, asking who wrote the rules in the first place. Until every clue points to the same secret… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Rule Horror: The Eighth Rule 规则怪谈：第八条规则 A convenience store on a stormy night. A six-hour survival game. Seven rules were posted on the wall. I saw an eighth. While everyone else struggled to survive by the rules, I saw the truth in them. When the rule-based horror descended into reality, ordinary people couldn’t see it, but I could: The public rules, the hidden rules, even the “things” behind them. They said clearing the game meant you’d live. I said you had to see the rules before you could choose how to live. Choice is power. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Eerie: She Slaughters Them All, While I Solve the Mystery from Behind 诡异：她负责杀穿，我在后破局 A genius strategist with a cold demeanor x a berserk Lolita girl, the unstoppable duo conquers a bizarre livestream! Luo Musi: A genius strategist, calm to the point of seeming indifferent. He can solve any logic puzzle, but has no interest in understanding people. An'an: A sweet-looking powerhouse in a Lolita dress. She can punch through reinforced concrete, yet her smile is as innocent as a harmless doll’s. When the world is plunged into a death game called [Bizarre Realm Livestream], countles 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Rule Horror: The Haunted Orphanage from the Start 规则怪谈：开局诡异孤儿怨 [No heroine + No System + Rules-Based Horror and Lovecraftian Mythos] Another world descended, and countless inscrutable rules ran rampant. Humanity could only struggle to survive in the cracks between them. Luo Ziheng was a student whose college entrance exams had been postponed because of this. After unexpectedly surviving the first instance, he discovered the world hidden behind it. Determined to stay alive and eliminate the rules, Luo Ziheng set out on his path. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Eerie Elevator: I Became the Instance Master 诡异电梯：我成了副本主人 [A strange-tale livestream descends, and each of 196 countries around the world selects one chosen participant.] [Rule One: If a chosen participant dies, a strange tale descends upon their country.] [Rule Two: The livestream is broadcast worldwide and cannot be turned off.] [Rule Three: There are no rewards, only punishments.] Chen Mo was among the first chosen participants. He survived the first instance, “A Happy Home,” becoming the first person in the world to escape a strange tale. Not thr 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Dorm Room 404: I Clear the Game by Hunting My Roommates 404女寝：我靠猎杀室友通关 Dorm 404: I Clear the Game by Hunting Down My Roommates 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Rule Horror of the Milk Tea Shop Employee Handbook 规则怪谈之奶茶店店员守则 Rules of the Strange: Bubble Tea Shop Employee Handbook 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Rule Horror: The Neighbor Who Vanished from the Residents' Group Chat 规则怪谈：小区业主群里消失的邻居 Rule Horror: The Neighbor Who Vanished from the Neighborhood Group Chat 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Infinite Flow: The Unknown Invitation 无限流：未知邀请函 Feng Fan received a strange invitation that could grant anyone all their wishes. She had planned to explore alone, but never expected her next-door neighbor and childhood friend Wei Lilian, the only person she could let her guard down around, to join her in entering the unknown game world. A bizarre funeral, a terrifying school, a village harboring an unspeakable presence... Strange dungeon games and the complexity of human nature. Every mystery is part of the joy of exploring further. What is t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Rule Horror Mistakes Me for One of Its Own After I’m Declared Mentally Ill 规则怪谈因精神病被判定为自己人 [Rules Horror + Livestream + Unhinged Fiction + Invincible + Hilarious] Horrors descended, and the world fell into panic. The Chosen Ones who were selected to compete for their countries faced near-certain death. The slightest mistake could get them erased. That is, until Chen Mo, a patient with severe delusions, was chosen to represent Longguo. In Chen Mo's eyes, this terrifying world was full of love and peace: The slit-mouthed woman, covered in blood, was the sweet girl next door who needed t 1.2kReads7.9Score12014d adds
- 28 Rule Horror: I'm the Boss at the Krusty Krab 规则怪谈：我在蟹堡王当老板 Rule-based horror + SpongeBob SquarePants + childhood cartoons + horror The male lead has no cheats. He mainly relies on analysis and deduction, and the story has plenty of horror elements. I’ve landed in a rule-based horror world based on SpongeBob SquarePants, and somehow I’ve become the owner of the Krusty Krab? Run the Krusty Krab well, and organize the Eerie invasion! Why has SpongeBob become so creepy? Where did Mr. Krabs go? Will the Spatula Killer really show up? He Yu has no cheats. All 60Reads—Score10214d adds
- 29 Rule Horror: I Can Fool Fate 规则怪谈：我能愚弄命运 When the entire world is dragged into a deadly game of rules-based horror, Xia Ke earns the favor of the God of Fate. “Rules are weapons, and loopholes are ways to survive.” “Rules-based horror? It's just a playground where I can exploit bugs!” 4.3kReads8.4Score43214d adds
- 30 Restart! I Courted My Enemy in an Infinite Flow Game, Then Betrayed Them 重开！我在无限流攻略仇人但背刺 [BG infinite-flow + revenge and survival / strong male and female leads, love-hate relationship, betrayal, intense push and pull / sweet with angst, contrast charm, character growth] [She’s a vengeful charmer who flirts without even trying X he’s a cold, self-serving man who keeps everyone at arm’s length] After her brother’s funeral, Jiang Yu finds an email on his computer that’s exactly the same as one she received two years ago! Her brother’s death must be connected to the game! So she choose 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Fog of Heguang Tower 和光楼的雾 Mist at the Heguang Tower 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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 55Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 33 Playing Chess Against a God in a World of Rule Horror 当我在规则怪谈里与神对弈 [Rules and Rebellion crossover][Endless twists][No female lead][Infinite Flow][Ensemble cast][Mild horror] My name is Jian Fei, and I’m a freshman. It all began when I was forced into a paranormal incident. It has been several hundred years since the last Rulebound Horror appeared. Now it has returned, and this time, the gods are involved too. You might think this is just another simple Rulebound Horror, but in truth, it’s a game of wits between the gods, the supernatural, and humanity... 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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 373Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Rule Horror: The Koi's Luck Is on My Side, and Nothing Can Stop Me 规则怪谈：我锦鲤附体，所向披靡 Originally titled Rules of the Strange: I'm Blessed by a Lucky Carp and Unstoppable ★ Completed I don't want to win without trying, but my luck is off the charts ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧ [No Female Lead] [National Destiny] [Livestream] The supernatural resurges, and the world of strange tales descends. Long Yan is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the Rules of the Strange. As long as he keeps winning, he can save his people. There's a ghost inside the protagonist. When it's bored, it even plays rock-p 184Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 36 The City of Silent Mist 默雾之城 [Rule-Based Horror; Infinite-Loop Adventure; Two Male Leads; No Female Lead; Wits and Strategy; A Male Lead Who Grows; One Night of a Hundred Battles; The Fear of the Unknown...] At some point, skyscrapers collapsed and mountain villas fell. The waters, skies, and earth no longer belonged to humanity. A thick fog from somewhere engulfed all these ruins, and the few humans left could only eke out an existence in the areas the white fog grudgingly spared. To grasp a slim chance of survival, people 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Paranormal Invades: From the Start, I Can See Death Replay 诡异入侵，开局我能看到死亡回放 “After lights out, do not open the door for anyone!” When the paranormal descends upon a boarding high school and monsters prowl the dormitory halls, students and teachers alike become lambs led to slaughter. Lin Que is trapped in the middle of it all, but fortunately awakens an SSS-rank skill: Demon Eye. He can see all the possibilities of the future. He can even replay events from the past. And with every survival challenge he clears, the power of his Demon Eye grows stronger. The indescribabl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Rule Horror: Saving the World Starts with Me 规则怪谈：从我开始，拯救世界 [Parallel World + Chosen Ones (Investigators) Bound to Their Countries + No National Destiny + No Livestreams + No CP + The Country Is Useful + Foreign Supporting Characters Aren't Demonized or Made Stupid + The Protagonist Has Family and Friends + The Protagonist Has Her Own Values and Isn't Dark + The Protagonist Is Clever, but Not the Cleverest + Success Doesn't Have to Be Mine, but I Will Have Played My Part] Six months ago, a mirror of water suddenly appeared in the sky, showing a group of 41Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 39 I Became a Big Shot in Horror Games Thanks to My Charisma 我靠万人迷体质在惊悚游戏当大佬 After dying in a car accident, Yun He finds herself inside a horror game. She has neither the stamina nor the mental fortitude to make it through, and in the very first instance she is told to find the culprit behind a missing-person case: the instance's final boss. Full of confidence, Yun He sets out on her quest, only to discover the next day that the culprit came by the night before. She has the honor of becoming the culprit's first-choice prey. Yun He: I know being unlucky is just my lot in 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 40 Rule Horror: I Made the Eerie Cry with Three Slaps from the Start 规则怪谈：我开局三巴掌打哭诡异 [Rule Horror]+ [Dark]+ [System]+ [Eerie]+ [Invincible]! This is a world invaded by Rule Horror. Players who enter the instances have to proceed one step at a time, carefully and cautiously, doing whatever it takes to make it out alive. When Su Li entered the System, he knew he’d hit the jackpot. He awakened a cheat, and it was a Destiny System! [You just can’t kill me. Mad about it?]: Whenever you die, you revive at full strength. Unlimited uses. [You’re in for a world of hurt!]: All your attack 900Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 41 Rule Horror: Abyss Metro 规则怪谈：深渊地铁 [Rules-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + Suspenseful Mysteries + Deduction and Puzzles + Character Growth] The ticket gate spat out a blood-red ticket. It read: Welcome aboard the Abyss Metro. This train is bound for Level 18. That was the first time Cheng Chi learned that the subway he crammed onto every day could take him to hell. Every station brought new rules. The rules could change, deceive, and contradict one another. Some died in the glass reflections on the Mirror Platform. Some walked 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Rule Horror: Mentally Ill? Call Me the Savior 规则怪谈：精神病？请叫我救世主 [Rules of Horror + Original Scenarios + Intellectually Disabled Child + Dual Personality + Ensemble Cast + Live Streaming + No Female Lead + Heartwarming and Healing?] More than six months ago, Rules of Horror descended upon Blue Star, ushering in a game of national fate. Victory means survival. Defeat means death. Every move made by the chosen players affects the fate of their nations. When a nation’s Fate Value reaches zero, it will be completely overrun by the horrors. A friendly reminder fro 8Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 43 You Were Supposed to Join the Horror Game, Not Become the Horror! 让你参加怪谈，没让你成为怪谈！ [Rule Horror] [National Fate] [Livestream] [Infinite Flow] Rule Horror descends, National Fate is bound, and the whole world is watching on Livestream! Those chosen must fight for humanity’s survival in eerie dungeons. Lu Jin, a library employee, becomes Longguo’s chosen one. While the other chosen ones struggle to survive, he exploits game bugs. By analyzing the rules and manipulating people, he steals energy from the dungeons instead. In the eyes of the world watching the Livestream, he p 247Reads—Score10114d adds
- 44 Rule Horror: I Clear the Dungeon by Breathing Oxygen 规则怪谈：我靠吸氧通关副本 [No livestreaming, no livestreaming, no livestreaming] The supernatural runs rampant, and urban legends descend upon the world. Strange games invade reality, and anyone can be chosen to enter one and take on its challenges. Clear a challenge: both the player and their country receive rewards. Fail a challenge: death! The first challenge Liu Ming faces is the “Night of the Returning Soul” scenario. “It's all a scam. There isn't a dead person in that coffin!” [The first scenario, “Night of the Ret 588Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 45 Hammer and Sickle 锤与镰 (Infinite-Worlds genre + mild horror, with lots of scenes in the real world. The female lead is not invincible; she grows over time. This is not a wish-fulfillment story or a romance.) (Second update: This is my first attempt at a very long novel, so the pacing is slow to warm up. Volume One gradually lays out the worldbuilding, and the meaning of the title won't become clear right away. If that bothers you, please wait for Volume Two. I'll gladly accept feedback on anything else, so please feel 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Rule Horror: It Starts With a Family of Six 规则怪谈：从一家六口开始 [Supernatural suspense] [Not overpowered] [No heroine] [Horror fans, come on in!] [Not a pure power fantasy. The focus is suspense and thrills with a little comedy, so read without worry.] The supernatural rules descend, and Jiang Yu is chosen to represent Yan Country in the game of national destiny. He enters the supernatural scenario as one of the six members of a family living in a villa, along with two dogs, one black and one white. Here, he must stay alert, judge calmly, look for patterns i 193Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Rule Horror: A Loving Family 规则怪谈：相亲相爱一家人 [Rules Horror + Livestream + National Destiny + No Heroine + The Weirds' Favorite?] Also known as: Rules Horror: But I'm an NPC and Rules Horror: I Was Raised by the Weirds What does it feel like to be a model student one moment, then transmigrate as a baby and drop into a nest of weird creatures the next? Bai Xiaoyan says: New account. Go easy on me. He thinks he'll end up as their food, but a kind family of weirds finds him and takes him in as a new member of the household. Before long, Bai Xi 8Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 48 Rule Horror: Ghost-Hunting Livestream 规则怪谈：直播捉鬼 Rule Horror: Live-Streaming Ghost Hunts 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Blew the Boss Away 规则怪谈：我开局把boss崩了 [Parody + major alterations + golden finger in your face. Be warned] [This takes the complete opposite direction from Long Ziyan. If you haven't read the other book, you probably won't understand a thing, so feel free to leave.] [Anyone throwing a tantrum in the comments will have it reflected right back at them.] Rule-based horror stories descended upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selected a Chosen One to enter them. There's a saying: All fear comes from insufficient firepower. As long 75Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 50 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—14d adds
