Novels like Be Careful, Be Very Careful
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- 1 Rule Horror: My House Rules Are a Little Wild 规则怪谈：我的家规有点野 [See no evil] [Not saintly or self-sacrificing + Strongly recommend watching without overthinking for the best experience] [Comedy + Mild angst + Infinite-flow + Family rules blended with traditional etiquette + Growth + Touching] Five years ago, the “Rule Domains” descended, and the world became a twisted game of survival. Chosen ones from every nation used S-rank talents and advanced technology to survive bizarre dungeon instances, often by the skin of their teeth. And me, Lin Mo, an E-rank su 22Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 2 Rule Horror: I Received the Layoff List 规则怪谈：我收到了裁员名单 Rule Horror: I Received the Layoff List 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 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 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 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 63Reads—Score102Shelves
- 5 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—Shelves
- 6 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 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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—Shelves
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 I Became a Skinner After Moving Into the Apartment 入住公寓后成了剥皮匠 On the day I moved in, the building manager handed me a rusty key and a yellowed set of house rules. “Light the red lantern in the living room every night. If it goes out, hide under the bed immediately.” Next door lived a qipao-clad female ghost who loved to sing. Downstairs was a doctor with a peculiar taste for blood. To stay alive, I lit the lantern on time every day, until the power went out on the seventh night. The instant the lantern went dark, I saw the dried corpses of the previous ten 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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 259Reads—Score101Shelves
- 12 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 189Reads8.0Score—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 After All Life on Blue Star Was Wiped Out, I Created Urban Legends to Invade the World 蓝星死绝后，我创造怪谈入侵全球 [Power fantasy + behind-the-scenes mastermind + rule-based horror + ensemble cast + revenge + ruthless protagonist + no female lead] The rating has just come in. Blue Star fell five years ago. The foreigners slaughtered the last of its original inhabitants. He is Chen Mo, and he died three minutes before the war ended. But now, he has returned. He is neither a ghost nor a god. He is the blade hanging over the invaders' heads, the purest form of fear that haunts their midnight dreams. That night 3.6kReads6.3Score412Shelves
- 15 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
- 16 Rule Horror: Starting at a Mountain Grave 规则怪谈：从山坟开始 [Delusions of Grandeur + Semi-Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] Infinite horror descends upon Earth, turning countless regions into contaminated exclusion zones. The leaders of various nations call them [the Haunted Theater]. Humans who receive an invitation ticket must enter the Haunted Theater and play a ‘human-skin role’ to reduce the chance of it contaminating the outside world further. Inside, they may find powers that overturn everything they know, but they 18.7kReads5.9Score1.9kShelves
- 17 Seven-Day Horror: My University Is a Horror Game 七日怪谈：我的大学是恐怖游戏 [First Person], [Rule Horror], [Ensemble Cast], [Coming-of-Age Protagonist], [No Romance], [Not a Power Fantasy], [Hardest Beginner Instance in History] This school has become a ghost-story game arena. Lin Xia, Ye Yan’s roommate, dies for no apparent reason in their dorm. The announcement sounds, declaring that the [Ghost-Story Game] has officially begun. Ye Yan, Chen Mo, and Zhou Yuan discover that Lin Xia died because she unknowingly broke a rule. For the next seven days, every place may hide 302Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 18 The Unhinged Male Lead: An Unsolvable Bug in a Ghostly World 疯批男主：鬼怪世界的无解bug [Infinite Flow + Rule-Based Horror + Hilarious + No Romance + Invincible] A bizarre world invades, the Divine Realm falls, and the gods and Buddhas retreat into hiding. To cut off their offerings, rule-based horror sweeps across Blue Star, leaving all living beings struggling in fear. When things reach an extreme, they turn around, and Blue Star enters a golden age. Some control time and take on ghosts head-on; Some draw a line around themselves and imprison vengeful spirits; Some are peerless f 9Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 19 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 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
- 23 Thriller: You're So Noble, You Set the Residents on Fire 惊悚：你清高，你把居民用火烧 (Unhinged protagonist + elegant madman + golden finger hints + livestream) Xiao Ye was swept into a global horror game. In his previous life, he cleared the game all the way to the end. After being reborn, he found himself dealing with ghosts all over again. Then the viewers in his livestream room realized this rookie played a little too wild... Red-Clothed Ghost: I only wanted to scare him from behind, but he broke my arm. Is that any way to behave? Long-Haired Ghost: I just wanted to show him 41Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 24 The City Is Overrun by the Supernatural, and She Treats Gods as Food 全城诡异，她把神明当口粮 [No CP + strong heroine + ruthless and decisive + post-apocalyptic survival] “Shh, don’t make a sound. That eyeless lump of flesh outside the door kills by sound.” She woke to a world where the uncanny had arrived, and cities had become hunting grounds for monstrous creatures. Everyone trembled beneath the monsters’ claws. But Luo Ran, an overbearing corporate executive, would do anything to survive. She swallowed an uncanny core whole and began transforming into something inhuman! Superhuman he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 You Were Supposed to Handle Rule Contamination, So Why Are You Going, “For Real?” 让你处理规则污染，你搁这“尊嘟假嘟”？ You were supposed to handle the rule contamination, so why are you over here going, “For real, though?” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Hospital 诡异复苏：给S级鬼楼当产科医生 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Building 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Rule Horror: Beware Your Family 规则怪谈：小心你的家人 A world of urban legends descends upon the globe, forcing everyone into game instances. The only way to survive is to follow the rules. Li Xunyan was still busy plastering the streets with missing-person notices for her mom when she stepped into the instance called [Mom's Favorite]. Li Xunyan: ...I'm starting to panic a little. Want to survive? Want to find your missing parents? Clear the instance, and you'll get the answers you seek. Beginner instance [Mom's Favorite] is now open. Be sure to fo 2.7kReads8.7Score305Shelves
- 28 Rule Horror: Something's Wrong With This Rule 规则怪谈：这个规则不对劲 [Subverting expectations + no heroine + lighthearted + funny + crafty schemer + eerie + national destiny] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. People chosen from each country enter it to face the eerie. Zhou Yi is chosen by the horror world to represent Great Xia in this game. If he wins, he will buy Great Xia a chance to catch its breath. If he loses, the horror world will descend upon Great Xia. Everyone chosen to enter the horror world gets one chance to draw a talent. The others all get f 83Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 29 Urban Legends: The Ghostly Flight Attendant Wants Me to Warm Her Feet from the Start 怪谈，开局诡空姐要我帮她暖脚 Rule-based horror descends, and the world watches as people try to escape. I, Tang Hao, have drawn an SSS-rank talent: [I Can See Their Screens]. Now Instance: Four-Leaf Park My identity: Mid-level employee at the park Rule 1: You have a beautiful girlfriend, but she isn’t with you right now. Rule 2: Her best friend, a young and beautiful flight attendant, is on a plane headed here to see you. Rule 3: Please “take good care” of her and keep your interactions “appropriate.” But there’s a problem. 2.9kReads8.3Score210Shelves
- 30 Rules of Horror: I Have a Legion of Hauntings 规则怪谈，我有一个怪谈军团 [Supernatural horror game] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] Fight the horrors, contain the horrors, create the horrors, become a horror. The story is eerie and suspenseful throughout; it will not turn into a cultivation novel later on. Complete at one million words. Enjoy with confidence. From the moment he enters the horror game, Li Cha gradually turns himself into other people’s nightmare. “Mother,” who lurks in the depths of the sea: “I actually wanted to adopt him as my son a 1.6kReads8.1Score167Shelves
- 31 System Horror Stories: Saving the World and Ascending to Godhood 系统怪谈拯救世界封神 The Qingfan Realm is drowning in malice, and the Heavenly Dao has crumbled. It sends a plea for help to all the heavens, begging for someone to stop the apocalypse. Su Yubai, a top-tier temp worker for the Great Dao, descends to repair the world. Everyone knows her as a gentle, laid-back, low-key top-tier romance novelist who loves sweets and leisure, and whose only daily pursuits are good food and the lie-flat life. No one knows she is the creator of eerie tales, standing above this world's ver 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Ghost Stories: Daoist Priest, Spare Us Some Dignity! 怪谈：道长，给咱们留点面子吧！ (The arcs are already plentiful, so dive right in!) [Rules-based horror + no female lead + original scenarios + national destiny + livestreaming + lighthearted comedy + mild horror and brainteasers] A rules-based horror game descended upon the real world, dragging every country into a deadly game. In this calamity, the great nation of Dragon Country, which had stood for a thousand years, failed to show its true strength because of the game's mechanics. As one horror scenario after another struck 2kReads7.1Score220Shelves
- 33 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
- 34 Survival Game: I Defy Fate with My Imagination 生存游戏：我靠脑洞在游戏场逆天 [Absurd Comedy + Infinite Worlds + Rule-Based Battles + Internet Memes + Meticulous Plotting + Reverse Tropes + No Romance] When reaction images become primordial deities and terrible memes form the laws of the world, welcome to the “Meme Corridor,” a survival game that runs on imagination, not science. Here, every cringe-worthy meme you once laughed at will become a blade aimed at your life. While other players despair in the repulsion field of “Don’t you come any closer!” or sink into the “ 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Eerie Tales Amusement Park: Half Rebellious, Half a Trouble-Maker 诡异怪谈乐园：我半身反骨半身皮 [No female lead + lighthearted comedy + fast-paced + livestream + entities + rule-based horror] He earned himself an abandoned amusement park that had been shut for years and bound the [Having Fun by Messing Around System]. Just then, global awakenings began, and the entity horror game descended. Chen Pi awakened the [Undying Body] and began traveling to places where entity horror games appeared… “Whoa! That thing looks kind of scary! I’m taking it home!” “Ooh! This one’s so cute, and it feels g 315Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 36 Rule Horror: Don't Look Back During 72 Hours in the Dorm 规则怪谈：宿舍72小时不要回头 A word of warning: this is terrifying, so timid readers beware. (No female lead, no cheats, no romance, game instances, infinite flow, horror, mystery) Eight university students who returned to campus early found a mysterious sheet of rules in their empty dormitory building: Rule One: No matter what strange “person” you see, don’t cry out or scream. Rule Two: No matter who calls you from behind, don’t turn around or answer. Rule Three: One of you is an impostor who will eat people in the middle 4.6kReads6.0Score386Shelves
- 37 You Absolute Menace! You Ate All the Horrors! 活爹！诡异都被你吃完了！ [Horror game + crafty schemer + comedy + invincible protagonist + no romance] Ji Liu, from another world, is accidentally pulled into a horror game that arrived on Blue Star a year ago. Other players: Burn through their brain cells, test the rules, and struggle to survive. Ji Liu: All-you-can-eat buffet! Taotie feast! Time to inhale! Why are these (munch munch) creepy things (munch munch) so delicious? Creepy Thing 1: Aaaah! My arm! My leg! My head! Creepy Thing 2: Ah... (dies) Creepy Thing 3: W 4.3kReads8.9Score575Shelves
- 38 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
- 39 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Gained Resistance to Contamination 规则怪谈：开局获得污染抗性 [Rule-Based Horror + System Safety Net + Bizarre Absurdity + Light Comedy + No Female Lead] After dying, Zhang Chen is reborn on Blue Star, a world chosen by the realm of horror stories and extremely similar to the Earth where he lived in his previous life. One person from each country is selected to take part in a challenge inside the realm of horror stories, and Zhang Chen is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom. Instance: The Family of Five... Everyone else is terrified of Mom. Why are you 6.7kReads8.2Score676Shelves
- 40 I’m a Supernatural Entity, and You Want Me to Take on the Rules Horror Stories? 我一诡异，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ What is the eerie? Food. [The Laugh-Yourself-to-Death Series + An Author in Seriously Questionable Mental Health + No Female Lead + Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!!] In 2124, the eerie resurfaces, and rules-based horror sweeps across Blue Star. I, Lu Sheng, a top-tier eerie who stuffs himself in a dark cave in the world of terror, am accidentally selected by the Dragon Kingdom and become a “human” taking part in a game set in the world of horror. And that's when things start getting weird. Gobble, gobb 736Reads7.3Score126Shelves
- 41 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
- 42 Rule Horror: Well, Since Things Have Come to This, Let’s Eat First 规则怪谈：事已至此，先吃饭吧 A rule-based horror game descends upon the world, and Xia Xu becomes one of its three chosen players. He is bound to a System. But it's a System for the God of Cooking. He assumes he can't rely on this lousy System and will have to fend for himself. But after it levels up, Xia Xu discovers that it's just a little bit all-purpose. So, with his skills in knife techniques, hunting, reconnaissance, and more all maxed out, Xia Xu calmly regards the grotesque evil spirits and monsters before him. “May 2.7kReads8.4Score217Shelves
- 43 Rule Horror: Starting Out in the Eerie Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：开局诡异狗熊岭 [Rules-Based Horror + Livestreaming + Other Characters Stay Smart Later On + Everything Is Explained Further Along] A world invaded by the supernatural. From the start, Ming Hao suddenly transmigrates to the haunted Bear Ridge, where he must complete a mission on behalf of the Dragon Nation. [Rule One: Remember that you are Xiong Er. You must not do anything that goes against Xiong Er's nature.] [Rule Two: Xiong Da can be trusted, but you'd better not go against his demands.] [Rule Three: Bald Q 505Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 44 Playing the Dragon King, I’m Chosen to Take Part in a Rules Horror Game 扮演水龙王，被选中参加规则怪谈 [Rules-based horror + national destiny, lighthearted, just have fun with it. The Dragon King crushes all opposition, and our beloved Fufu will join the challenges too, so enjoy!] A year ago, tales of the strange descended and the National Destiny game began. The entire Blue Star was shrouded in shadow. One person from each country would be randomly selected as a “Chosen One” and sent into the world of the strange to face its challenges. If the Chosen One won, their country would receive generous 857Reads7.5Score115Shelves
- 45 Rule Horror: Working at the Krusty Krab from the Start 规则怪谈：开局在蟹堡王打工 [Nationwide survival livestream] [No golden finger, no System, pure deduction] [No romance, only family and friendship] (Important note up front: the author has a penchant for doting on male characters, but there is no romance, no romance.) An unknown signal is received, and Blue Star comes under the influence of an unidentified outside force. People are randomly selected from every country to take part in a deadly “game”? As everyone knows, those selected are all once-in-a-century unlucky soul 7kReads8.4Score802Shelves
- 46 Rule Horror: I'm a Scholar!! 规则怪谈：我是读书人啊！！ Guan Ziliang had just passed the written portion of the national civil service exam when he got so excited that he keeled over and died. When he woke again, he was in a strange new world. [Welcome to the Haunted Park] [Loading the Game of Despair…] [Ding! Player Guan Ziliang of the Dragon Kingdom, successfully loaded!] “If you can’t understand reason, this monk knows a few moves with his fists.” “Technically, you’re not allowed to hit the supernatural, but he’s the one who makes the rules.” A hi 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Rule Horror: I’m an Eight-Year-Old Little Heavenly Master, and I’ve Been Chosen 规则怪谈：八岁小天师的我被选中 [Rule Horror] + [National Fate] + [Eerie] + [No heroine] + [Comedy] + [Wish fulfillment] Completed arcs: [Happy Apartment], [Late-Night Convenience Store], [Ghostly Sea Horror], and [Virtual City Horror]. Eight-year-old Lin Xuan is chosen to take part in Rule Horror. As a successor of the Daoist tradition, Lin Xuan discovers that killing the Eerie earns him merit, which he can use to upgrade Daoist techniques. Deity Summoning, Divination, Daoist Thunder Arts, Illusion Techniques… While contestan 6.7kReads8.9Score498Shelves
- 48 Cave Prison: The Twelve Zodiac Signs Hunt the Gods 溶洞囚笼：十二生肖逐神 [Ensemble cast, no fixed protagonist.] This is a real game, a game in which the Twelve Zodiac Signs hunt one another. Hundreds of rounds have been played over thousands of years. Each round has a zodiac victor. The victors become emperors or powerful figures in their own right. Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han: victor of the Snake; Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang: victor of the Horse; Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song: victor of the Dog; Qianlong of the Qing dynasty: victor of the Rabbit; Ther 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Asked You to Write an Essay, Not a Rule Horror Story! 让你写作文，你写规则怪谈？ [Behind the Scenes]+ [Creating Rules Horror]+ [No System]+ [No Saintly Hero] Lin Chen wrote nothing more than a school essay, yet it plunged all of Longguo into panic. Because the rules horror he wrote had become real! The night before, wanting revenge on the gangsters who bullied him, Lin Chen had used one of their birthday parties as the template for a rules horror scenario. The next day, he was astonished to discover that several classmates who had attended the gangsters' birthday party the p 2.8kReads8.2Score375Shelves
- 50 You're Still in the Womb, and You Beat Rule Horror? 还在娘胎没生，你打穿规则怪谈？ [Ghost fetus + protagonist is himself a supernatural entity + subverting conventions + suspense + horror revival + national-fate horror games] As horror returns and Rule Horror descends upon the world, every country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter the horror game. If the Chosen One wins, their entire country receives rewards. If they lose, supernatural entities invade reality and wreak havoc. Lin Changqing, who had transmigrated to this world by accident, had not yet been born when his mo 2kReads8.9Score256Shelves
