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- 1 Rule Horror: I Have the Hand of Hermes 规则怪谈：我拥有赫尔墨斯之手 [Multiple heroines + not a power fantasy + not invincible + growth-focused + livestreaming + rules-based horror with multiple fused instances] [A rules-based horror story unlike ordinary fright-and-puzzle tales, blending multiple instances featuring workplaces, cultivation, zombies, schools, mazes, and more] [The scarier the story and the harder the puzzles become as the instance level rises] D-rank instance: [Convenience Store No. 7] C-rank instance: [Realm of the Eerie Immortals] #Chapters 29, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Rules of the Paranormal: Hugging the Innkeeper’s Leg Is So Rewarding 规则怪谈我抱旅店老板大腿嘎嘎香 [Two Male Leads + No National Destiny + Strictly 1v1, Both Chaste] [Note: The male lead, Zhou Shu, grows over the course of the story] Zhou Shu is chosen to enter the world of strange tales, and his very first scenario is the 748 Convenience Store. To survive this scenario, you must stay alert and clear-headed, and learn the rules. [Bonus Scene: Zhou Shu discovers that the convenience store’s driver, cleaner, and delivery worker are all the same NPC. How does an NPC in your strange-tale scena —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Boonie Bears: Rules for Surviving the Strange 熊出没：诡异生存手则 Boonie Bears: Eerie Survival Rules 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Rule Horror: That Year, It Was 21.6 Degrees Below Zero 规则怪谈，那年零下二十一度六 The provincial capital's first fully immersive VR gaming center, located in Shengnuo Huangjin City, is in a soft-opening phase. Zhao Jianyu has been invited by Xing Zhiyu, the heiress he parted ways with at the Champagne Mansion, to be among the first to try it out. The introductory instance features the currently popular “rules-based horror” genre. “Please note: Injuries sustained in the game may affect your real body. Think carefully before making each choice.” “We wish all players the best of 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Survive the Haunted Bus with the Rules 我靠规则在怪谈公交求生 [I woke up to find myself aboard a death bus that never stops.] Outside the windows, the world is a formless chaos. Inside, the passengers sit in an eerie silence. Blood-red words appear before me: [Passenger Rules] 1. Do not give your seat to a passenger wearing a red hat. 2. The driver will not turn around to look at you. 3. If you hear crying, pretend you didn’t. 4. Trust your ticket. It is your only proof of identity. Just as I’m trying to make sense of the rules, an old woman in a brigh 186Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Rule Horror: I Bring Warmth to the World of the Strange 规则怪谈：我在怪谈世界送温暖 [Rules Horror + Invincible Protagonist + National-Fortune Livestream + Wish-Fulfillment + Survival + System] When Qin Liu wakes up, he has become the chosen challenger for a new round of rules horror and is sent to survive aboard the Haunted Train in the Snow Kingdom. The train is crawling with ghosts, and deadly rule-based traps lurk everywhere. It truly is a death train! But with the help of his Scream System, Qin Liu beats up ghosts, kicks traitors to the curb, and plays by the rules like a p 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Open-Ended Rule Horror: I Treat the System Like Air 开放类规则怪谈，系统被我当空气 (No heroine + System) A global game of eerie urban legends has arrived. It’s an open world with an extremely high degree of freedom... (including a showdown between humans and the supernatural) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Strange Tales: I Just Don't Play by the Rules 怪谈：我就是不按套路出牌 [Anti-Tropes + Comedy + Mystery + Paranormal + National Fate] The paranormal resurges, and rules descend upon the world. Zhang Yunkai wakes up to find himself inside a supernatural tale. After unlocking a hidden identity, he embarks on a life of outrageous antics. When faced with a supernatural tale, Other contestants: I follow the rules and use deduction to make it through. Zhang Yunkai: I just refuse to play by the book. Local supernatural beings: Bro, quit messing around. You’re scaring me! … 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 I Went on a Rampage in Rule-Based Horror Stories 在规则类怪谈里杀疯了 [National destiny + deduction + no female lead + comedy] Step into the game and win by half a move against fate. This is not an invincible-protagonist story, but a satisfying growth tale starring a male lead strong in both intelligence and combat, who cannot simply ignore the rules. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Rule Horror: I Am the Boundless Lord of the Eerie 规则怪谈：我，无界诡主 At midnight, I received a text message: [Welcome to the Boundless Strange Tales game. Break the rules and die.] While everyone else is fighting to survive, I can see the truth behind every rule, because I am the source of all things uncanny. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Seventh Exception 第七条例外 [Rules-based horror + overwhelming intelligence + no female lead] Late-stage lung cancer, with only six months to live. Lin Mo was waiting for the Grim Reaper, but never expected to encounter a rules-based horror game first. As the Dragon Kingdom's tenth Chosen One, he was thrown into the three-star instance “Midnight Library.” Others treated the rules like a sacred guide to survival, cowering and trembling in corners. Lin Mo pulled out a little notebook and started experimenting: “Rule Three? F —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Rules of the Strange: Part Two, Please Begin Making the Rules 规则怪谈二：请开始制定规则 Reader’s Guide: All dungeons are original, with no incorrect rules, though a few bugs are inevitable. Please go easy on me. This is the second book in the series. It answers some questions from the first book and fills in some plot holes, but you can read it without having read the first one. The protagonist is not invincible. No romance. Yves Lester, also known as Yin Du, was born into a world governed by rules. As long as you didn’t break the rules each day, you earned Order Points. The Order 199Reads—Score10014d adds
- 13 Rule Horror: I'm on the Monsters' Side 规则怪谈：我是怪谈那边的 A high-IQ, two-sided battle of wits in a rule-based horror game, where nobody gets stupid. While others transmigrate into rule-based horror games, awaken talents, fight for their country, and risk everything to survive and clear the levels, Wu Jiu transmigrates straight into a horror entity in one of the instances, becoming the night-shift security guard at Fuhua Hospital. With only a few basic abilities, such as walking through walls, seeing through things, and possessing others, his job is t 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 At the End of the Dungeon Lies the Human World 副本的尽头是人间 Infinite-flow, high-IQ, rules horror, dark, and self-interest-driven. He is terminally ill, and the one he loves is at death's door. Su Jin accidentally binds himself to a System and enters one deadly instance after another. A mountain of blades, a sea of flames, danger at every turn. Again and again, he claws his way back from hell to the human world, risking his life for money, all to cure Chen Zhaozhao. He doesn't ask how perilous the road ahead is, only that home awaits at the end. He risks —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 After My Divorce, I Reached the Pinnacle of Life 离婚后我走上了人生巅峰 Fang Xiaoxiao, the perfect wife who lived by the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, has been honorably laid off. Her mother is pushing her to go on blind dates, and reality is pushing her to find a job... But as long as you have your looks, you have the world at your feet. There’s no obstacle you can’t overcome, and no scumbag you can’t deal with! Her marriage of several years has reached its end, but Fang Xiaoxiao’s life is only just beginning... 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Rule Horror: I Fight to Survive Between the Lines 规则怪谈我在字缝求生 Jiang Mo is the only contestant in the Dragon Kingdom with an 80% contamination rate. He's thrown into the mental hospital instance, where the rules are in utter chaos. Everyone else: Follow the rules. Jiang Mo: Tear the rules apart and kill the paranormal instead. The paranormal scheme while he breaks their plans; The rules kill people, so he uses the rules to kill. As his contamination level skyrockets, Jiang Mo says softly: “You think you're contaminating me? I'm the one devouring you.” M —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Endless Slaughter: I Kill Gods in Horror Games 无尽杀戮：我在惊悚游戏斩杀神明 (Horror game + mild horror + infinite flow + smart protagonist + killing spree) During a horror murder-mystery game, the players start disappearing one after another. A door that won’t open. A host who laughs eerily. This is a carefully planned feast of terror. While others scream in fright and scramble to survive in the horror game, Gu Xun makes a killing, slaying anyone who stands in his way. What’s so scary about gods and demons? Send one his way, and he’ll cut it down. A hapless big shot get —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Rule Horror: I Have the Golden Eyes 规则怪谈：我有黄金瞳 [Mystery + Supernatural Entities Descending Upon the World + No System + No Goody-Two-Shoes Protagonist + Original Instances + Every Mystery Gets Resolved] You are among a new batch of inmates sent to this prison. All you want is to reform yourself, but the prison seems determined not to let you go. You and your companions are trapped in single-occupancy cells. Finding the key to your cell quickly is crucial to your survival! With the warden imposing restrictions at every turn and black-mist cre —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 In the Rules of Horror, Every Ghost Begs Me Not to Enforce Them 规则怪谈里，全鬼求我别执法 Lin Suihan, captain of the criminal investigation team and a staunch materialist. When the lights in the interrogation room flicker, he's dragged into a challenge world made up of urban-legend rules. While everyone else starts in easy mode, killing weak monsters, he starts from the start with the hell-level instance: the last bus on Route 44. Other people's NPCs offer friendly guidance. The NPCs he encounters want to kill him on sight. And it gets even more ridiculous: the challenge rest area ha —Reads—Score18914d adds
- 20 Rule Horror: The Corroded Gate Between Worlds 规则怪谈：锈蚀的界门 Rule Horror: The Corroded Boundary Gate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Slippers Must Always Face Outward 拖鞋永远朝外 Slippers Always Point Outward —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Shadows Stolen from the Mirror 镜中窃影 Stealing Shadows from the Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Rule Horror: The Last Bus 规则怪谈之末班公交车 Rules Horror: The Last Bus 70Reads—Score114d adds
- 24 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
- 25 Rule Horror: Why Is It Always You? 规则怪谈：怎么总是你 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 Tales of the Uncanny: It Begins at a Strange Circus 怪谈：从异常马戏团开始 ([No Female Lead] + [Rule Horror] + [Gods] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment]) This is a struggle between the gods and the sources of corruption. Participants from Blue Star fall step by step into traps of perception. Face the sources of corruption and hold on to the last of your sanity! The gods have long since rotted, and humanity's glory has faded. In the name of faith, build a towering wall of reason. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Rule Horror: I Break Through by Sheer Strength 规则怪谈，我凭实力干穿 Eerie, Cthulhu, Rule Horror, decisive and ruthless, scheming, unhinged, twists. Every time he witnessed someone die, his soul grew heavier. Until... it could bear no more... Welcome... to the... revelry. Yao Xingzhi put down his pen and looked at this world, unsure whether it was real. A twisted island, a hallucinogenic psychiatric hospital, flesh hurtling through the air, a famine-stricken ancient village, a tower of deliverance... He wasn't crazy yet... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Rule Horror: I’m the Perfect Clearer 规则怪谈之我是完美通关者 (Infinite-world setting + no romance + strong female lead + ensemble cast + character growth + plot-driven + mild horror + occasional livestreaming) An inferno at the orphanage wiped out all of Bai Zhou’s memories. The Third World opens If you become blind and cannot see, how will you survive in the world of rules? If you turn into a child and everything familiar around you changes, how will you survive countless brushes with death? What if one day you wake up and find someone who looks and acts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 Rule Horror: The Dungeon's Evil God Favors Only Me 规则怪谈：副本邪神独独偏爱我 When a grating mechanical voice rang out, Lin Yan was dragged into the Rule Horror instance “Midnight School Building.” Ten rules for survival were written on yellowed sheets of paper covering the walls. Anyone who broke them would die. The other players broke the rules one after another, disintegrating into ash amid eerie shadows. Only he escaped danger time and again. Gradually, he realized something was wrong. The ghost in the mirror, which no one was allowed to look in the eye, would deliber 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Rule Horror: Huimin Library's Borrowing Rules 规则怪谈：惠民图书馆借阅守则 Rule Horror: Huimin Public Library Borrowing Rules —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Haunted Factory: A Guide to the 996 Work Schedule 诡异大厂：996工作指南 (No livestreaming, no nation-versus-nation war, just wild-brained wits and strategy, unconventional rule-based horror, a wage slave’s resentment, and capital’s callousness) “Congratulations, you’ve become the one and only S-rank chosen one...” “Bullshit! The administrator admitted it herself: she dragged me in purely because her computer froze while she was watching a show!” Wage slave Lu Ren stumbles into a death-trap instance. From the start, he gets scammed by a little-girl accountant wearing 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Rule Horror: The Nameless Rules 规则怪谈：无名的规则 [No National Fortune] [No Female Lead] [No Livestream] [Not Mindless] [Not a Power Fantasy] [Not Invincible] [Braintwisting Deduction] When the power of rules descends upon the human world, it becomes the focal point of several parallel worlds. The rules erode the order of human society and overturn common sense. Creatures from parallel worlds are everywhere, seeking to invade the human world by these means. Disobey the rules, and you die. But blindly obey them, and all that awaits is ruin. Life 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Bikini Bottom Survival Guide 比奇堡生存守则 Bikini Bottom Survival Rules 4Reads—Score—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 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
- 38 Eerie Descent: I Steal the Uncanny to Build the Dragon Kingdom 诡异降临：我撬走诡异建设龙国 [No female lead + national fate + livestreaming + a mix of lighthearted fun and mystery-solving + a clever strategy team + a friendly chat] The protagonist stays out of romance and builds a better Dragon Kingdom. (Please read the synopsis before you start!) Luo Shu has been chosen once again by the strange world, representing the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge against the strange game. After the battle at the Xuan City Singles' Apartment, he obtained an SSS-rank talent: the Strange Taming Book. 9Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Night Walk Without a Gate 无门夜行 Shen Zhao, a folk-custom archive restoration specialist, receives a “Death Certificate in His Own Name” and is forced into the Midnight Name-Claiming Game. He discovers that the city’s old customs demand names, identity documents, memories of family members, and social identities from the living, and that he can hear the typos that have been tampered with in the rules. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Rule Horror: Starting by Wrecking the Psychiatric Hospital 规则怪谈：从玩坏精神病院开始 Su Mu arrived in the world of rules-based horror. What? I'm a psychiatrist? No need to panic. The best way to cure a deranged paranormal being is to piss it off until it dies. The paranormal beings in the rules-based horror world trembled nonstop. Su Mu let out a chilling laugh. Rules-Based Horror: Su Mu, do you know how much trouble you've caused me? I told you to clear the rules, and you went and wrecked the whole world on the spot! My underlings are all questioning their lives, and I have to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Ascended to Godhood in a World of Strange Tales 我在怪谈世界封神 [Rule-Based Horror + Paranormal Invasion + Live National Destiny Broadcast + No Female Lead] The Rule-Based Horror Game begins, and the paranormal descends upon the entire world. The age of horror stories has arrived. Bound to an Assistance System, he enters the horror world right from the start and gets ten talent draws! Becoming a god is a piece of cake! The next second: [Assistance System Notice: Congratulations! Your luck is off the charts! You received 10 Charm Points!] He grumbles and begs —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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 48Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 44 Rule Horror: From the Start, in the Kingdom of Women 规则怪谈：开局女儿国 [Infinite instances + survival + not overpowered + not brainless + deduction + suspense + one heroine] In the mysterious Spirit Realm, created by an unknown force, anyone unfortunate enough to be drawn in must complete terrifying tasks where failure means death, at regular intervals. Zhang Yihong is unlucky enough to be pulled into the Spirit Realm, yet fortunate enough to become a Realm Breaker. What choices must he make... to make it to the end and see the light of day again? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Rule Horror: I Entered the Game at the Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园开始入局 [Rules Horror + Smart Protagonist + No Female Lead + Deduction] A friendly reminder: This isn’t a national survival livestream story, and there won’t be any government organizations (mainly because I’m a beginner and don’t know how to write them). The world has fallen into a nightmare of rules, and I’m the only one who doesn’t need a rulebook. I can see the cracks in the logic. From a sinister zoo to a cozy yet deadly apartment, I press on alone, making use of every loophole in the rules. 667Reads—Score10214d adds
- 46 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 505Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 47 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
- 48 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 958Reads6.3Score12014d adds
- 49 Rule Horror: Ghost-Hunting Livestream 规则怪谈：直播捉鬼 Rule Horror: Live-Streaming Ghost Hunts 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Rule Horror: I Can Change the Rules 规则怪谈：我能够改变规则 In a horror world governed by rules, one wrong step means plunging into the abyss. Lin Feng is chosen to represent Huaxia in the challenge. Watch as he clears one terrifying horror world after another. The first horror scenario: "The Strange School" Perhaps there's something strange about this school? [Rule A] 1. Do not skip class. If you do, make sure the dorm supervisor doesn't catch you. 2. Quiet hours are from midnight to six in the morning. Do not make a sound. 3. Never refuse any request f —Reads—Score—14d adds
