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- 151 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Had a Toolbox 规则怪谈：开局一个工具箱 Reader's Guide: All the instances are original. There are no incorrect rules, but there may be a few bugs. Please go easy on me. National Fate (there's no National Fate point system, only the elimination or arrival of horrors, or individual rewards). So contestants from other countries will appear, but the story won't keep putting them down. Even in the worst world, there are souls that shine, though their endings may not be good. There are livestreams, but they make up only a small part of the 4.7kReads8.8Score44614d adds
- 152 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 4.5kReads6.0Score37414d adds
- 153 Rulebound Illusion Realm: I Have a Recycling Bin 规则幻域：我有一个回收箱 [Genius] [Mind-bending] [Plot twists] [No heroine] [Mystery] [Suspense] Mu Chuan unexpectedly obtains a magical box that he can never get rid of, no matter how hard he tries. By a twist of fate, he enters a rule-bound illusion domain and becomes an emissary who walks between the domain and reality. The illusion domains have the highest death rates, and there’s too little information? No problem. I have a recycling box. Give me something good, and I’ll trade you information. Skills are too rare, 117Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 154 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 1.6kReads8.1Score17014d adds
- 155 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 729Reads7.3Score12214d adds
- 156 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—14d adds
- 157 Doomsday Capitalist: The Yin Soldiers and the Female Emperor Are All Mine 末世资本家：阴兵女帝全都要 [Apocalypse + Tycoon + System + Rules-Based Horror + Multiple Heroines + Invincible + Feel-Good + Illustrated] The Age of Netherfog descended. An ancient psionic civilization collapsed, strange domains spread everywhere, and rules of death shrouded the world. While everyone else fought desperately to survive in the strange domains, Lu Yuan took control of the Netherbank Capital Board System and became the CEO who took over a bankrupt civilization. Swipe a Netherbank black card to negotiate and r 61Reads—Score12514d adds
- 158 Rule Horror: Staying Alive Gets Harder by the Day 规则怪谈：活着越来越难 My name is Lin Mo, and my hearing is a curse. I can “hear” the distorted “whispers” of objects and places: deadly rules lurking in supermarket night shifts, hospital caregiving duties, and company overtime. They are internally consistent, cold, and cruel. To survive in a hell of rules that can descend at random, I must use this painful hearing in everyday settings to decipher traps and find loopholes in their logic. Every escape makes reality seem more absurd, and staying alive grows harder by t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 My Luck Is Off the Charts, and the Horror Game Is Panicking! 幸运值爆棚，惊悚游戏慌了！ [Horror Game + Comedy] What does it feel like to be ridiculously lucky? Wen Liang was pulled into a horror game, becoming one of countless players. While everyone else was still figuring out how to survive, his sights were already set on stirring up trouble. A poker game where the highest hand wins? Sorry, I’m going all in! The Dark Forest is in chaos? I’ll just spread the light of the hammer and sickle across the land! Liu Xiu once defeated an entire army with a meteor shower. But have you ever 962Reads7.5Score12314d adds
- 160 Rule Horror: The Supernatural? They’re All on My Side! 规则怪谈：诡异？都是我军！ [Rule Horror + National Fate + No female lead + Otherworld + Main storyline + Deduction + Light comedy] (Note: This isn't purely Rule Horror. The main storyline will pop up from time to time.) “Oh no, we're about to be surrounded by eerie creatures!” “Have you ever watched a Rule Horror livestream? They're all helping Su Shen!” “Huh? Eerie creatures can help?” “With Su Shen around, even eerie creatures have to join the revolution!” The evil god's whispers circled in their ears as death and f 1.3kReads8.8Score16714d adds
- 161 Rule Horror: I Exorcise the Uncanny Through Opera 规则怪谈：我靠唱戏超度诡异 When rule-based horror puts on the costume of traditional opera, singing the wrong lyrics means death, taking the wrong steps means death, and even clapping at the wrong time can get you killed. Armed with the ancestral Nuo mask, Pei Qixian sneers, “Perfect. I specialize in haunting opera stages.” While everyone else trembles as they follow the rules, he turns around and rewrites the script: “The King of Hell wants to pick a show? Today, I’m going to pick, his!” [Instance Notice] You have trigge 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 I'm the Protagonist, So Isn't a Cheat Totally Reasonable? 我一个主角，开个外挂不很合理吗 The supernatural returns, and a world of terror descends upon Blue Star. Demons, undead, vampires, werewolves, evil spirits, witches, titans, dragons, gods... Winners receive enormous rewards: improved physical attributes, supernatural abilities, pills, treasures, and more... Losers are immediately erased! Lin Ye transmigrates from Earth and activates the Protagonist System! In the horror dungeon Fairy Tale Town, he unlocks the cheat ability [Luck]! The fortune-telling woman is on the verge of t 2.2kReads6.5Score13714d adds
- 163 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Win Over Female Hauntings with My Acting Skills 规则怪谈：开局靠演技拿捏女怪谈 [Ruthless and decisive + no saintly heroine + one female lead + top-tier acting + brute-force solutions + taking on supernatural mysteries head-on] As supernatural mysteries descended upon the world, Duan Ming was chosen to enter their realm. A top student in the acting department at Longguo Film University, he was a versatile actor who excelled in action, military, romance, ur 623Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 164 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?” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 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—14d adds
- 166 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 387Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 167 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. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Slacking Off in a Rule Horror 在规则怪谈里摆烂 [Lucky as Can Be & Playing Dumb to Catch the Enemy Off Guard & Horror & National Destiny] Zhao Guanguan, a chosen one from the Great Xia Kingdom, accidentally draws an SSS-rank talent and enters a world of rule-based horror... The monster: (Terrified) Don't come any closer... Zhao Guanguan: What? I'm just catching up on some sleep. ⁽⁽ଘ( ˊᵕˋ )ଓ⁾⁾ [Clown Amusement Park] Little Pick has mysteriously vanished. Which one is the real Little Pick... [The Lin Residence's Hidden Secrets] The Lin family's 145Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 169 Rule Horror: I Can Hear Thoughts, and the Ghostly Girl Wants Me 规则怪谈：偷听心声，诡异她馋我 After transmigrating into a world of horror scenarios, Bai Yi becomes a member of a supernatural family, playing the role of a college student who has come home for winter break. After awakening a System that lets him hear people’s thoughts, he can hear what the supernatural beings are thinking at any time. Supernatural Dad: “Son, get Dad’s phone for him, will you?” (Dad’s thoughts: If you pick it up, I’ll kill you.) Supernatural Mom: “Son, does this dress look good on me?” (Her thoughts: If you 1.5kReads7.2Score16714d adds
- 170 Global Hauntings: My Profession Lets Me Rewrite the Rules 全球诡异：我的职业能修改规则 Bizarre phenomena descend across the globe, and dungeon rules invade reality. On the day of the college entrance exam, the exam hall where Lin Ye is taking his test turns into a deadly dungeon. Everyone awakens a combat class, but he gets a useless one: Rule Proofreader. While others kill the bizarre creatures with knives, he edits the rules with a red pen. The blackboard reads: “Find the classmate who isn’t human within ten minutes.” Lin Ye raises his hand and changes “find” to “fail to find.” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 New Three Kingdoms Horror: From the Start, I Play Liu Bei With a Stone Face 新三国怪谈：开局扮演面瘫刘备 (The rating has just come out and will gradually rise.) [New Three Kingdoms + Rules-Based Horror + Hilarious Comedy + Mild Horror + Fanfiction + No Female Lead] Liu Bei is a college student who enjoys watching people roast New Three Kingdoms. By accident, he transmigrates into its world and becomes the stiff-faced Liu Bei from New Three Kingdoms. Unexpectedly, this world has been corrupted by rules-based horror, turning it into a bizarre and terrifying place. To survive, Liu Bei must follow thes 3kReads8.8Score23514d adds
- 172 Campus Rule Horror: Please Survive 校园规则怪谈：请活下去 [Female lead with no CP + no System + no livestream + no talent + unrelated to national fate] Wei Ran arrived at A City No. 1 High School and received a student handbook filled with rules. She also found a diary left by a senior under the pillow in her dorm room. The title page read: Please do everything you can to survive. (This story is entirely fictional.) (There is a worldbuilding framework, woven into the later plot.) 944Reads8.7Score12814d adds
- 173 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 220Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 174 I Craft Nuclear Bombs in Rule-Based Horror 我在规则怪谈手搓核弹 [Rule-Based Horror + The Supernatural + National Fate + Deduction + Memes + Comedy + Physical Exorcism] Qin Yu, a genius engineer with a criminal personality, is chosen to enter a rule-based horror world, representing Longguo in the contest. After Longguo has lost four battles in a row, Qin Yu becomes the country's last line of defense. If Qin Yu loses, Longguo falls. “Congratulations, you have obtained an SSS-rank talent: Engineer.” [Engineer: Any object you touch can be given mechanical proper 30Reads8.9Score11014d adds
- 175 Rule Horror: The Haunted Dormitory 规则怪谈：诡异寝室 [System + Horror + Loops + Mind-Bending] The supernatural returns, and tales of the uncanny descend upon the world. Asleep, Ye Nanxi is pulled into a world of eerie stories by a piercing shriek. Here, winning earns you a million in cash. Losing costs you your life. The first scenario is a dormitory. [Please read the rules carefully.] [Wang Niannian, Wen Bai, Zhou Ke, Jiang Ning, Pei Zhaoyue, and you share a dorm room. But there are only five people in the room.] [You can trust Wang Niannian unco 483Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 176 Rule Horror: Who Let This Sneaky Lowlife In? 规则怪谈谁把这个老六拉进来 [Rule Horror + Trickster + Horrors Descend + National Fate] In a parallel world, Qin Yong had already cleared the game, but when he opened his eyes again, he had to start over. The moment he woke up, he was already in an instance! He'd just kicked the horror world to the curb, and now it was back again! It really had the nerve! What a gutsy move! Before the new eerie creature even knew what Qin Yong was, it got taken out. The Horrors descended upon Blue Star. As a Dragon Kingdom player, he fough 4.7kReads8.4Score32814d adds
- 177 Rule Horror: I Rub the Rules Into the Ground 规则怪谈：我把规则按在地上摩擦 [National Destiny + Supernatural Horror + Satisfying + Comedy + Invincible + Trickster + No Romance] The world of urban legends descends, and Longguo suffers defeat after defeat, leaving the nation on the brink of disaster. Jiang Mu is chosen as Longguo's next contestant and awakens the god-tier talent No Laws, No Limits from the start. While all the other contestants are being tormented by the supernatural and its rules, barely able to stay alive, Jiang Mu has already pinned the rules to the gr 1.4kReads8.9Score15614d adds
- 178 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 1.1kReads8.2Score13714d adds
- 179 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die 规则怪谈：救命！我的AI神医说我必须死 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Ghost Story Rules: I'm in Countless Horror Worlds 怪谈规则：我在无数个恐怖世界 [Original Horror Stories + Horror + Livestream + National Destiny + No Female Lead] Endless terror awakens, taking shape as countless worlds of strange tales. Each country selects one chosen contestant to make it through each strange-tale world. Those who succeed ensure that the tale can never descend upon their country, and bring it national fortune. Those who fail see the strange-tale world descend, and the souls of all the defeated lose their lives forever. Ye Feng, a horror-novel enthusiast 4.4kReads8.6Score34514d adds
- 181 The Nightmare Investigation Team 梦魇调查团 This is the depths of hell, a world of nightmares. Without a resilient will, a nimble mind, and meticulous powers of observation, you can only become a demon's feed in this terrifying world. 1.4kReads8.8Score11014d adds
- 182 Fifth Watch 五更 The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 705Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 183 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 491Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 184 Summer Vacation: It Begins When the Whole Class Transmigrates into a Horror Game 暑假：从全班穿越惊悚游戏开始 [The whole class transmigrates + Horror Game Instances + Heaven-Defying D-Rank Talent: Hug Me If You Love Me! + Light Comedy + No Clichés + Slice of Life + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel (Read with Caution if This Isn’t Your Thing)] [Note: The early chapters include livestream viewing. Read with caution if this isn’t your thing.] A third-year psychology student at a university had just finished final exams and was getting ready to enjoy a wonderful summer vacation when the whole class transmigrate 5.1kReads8.4Score44414d adds
- 185 Thriller Game: Beginning with the Death of Bai Ze 惊悚游戏：从白泽之死开始 Newbie player Chen Mo accidentally enters a horror game and begins a thrilling fight for survival. “Welcome to the horror game. Please remember the following rules.” “1. The paranormal cannot be killed. 2. The paranormal must obey the rules. 3. Players cannot kill one another. …” As Chen Mo gradually learns how the horror game works, he uncovers an even more terrifying secret behind it. When you enter this game, remember: fear is your grave, and calm is your weapon. Can you survive the next lev 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Global Game: I Ran Off with the Sickly, Obsessive Main God 全球游戏：我拐跑了病娇主神 From the start of the game, Su Nuo is hunted by a global superstar, and her fragile little heart takes a critical hit for ten thousand points. But for the points, she has no choice but to enter the game again. So while everyone else becomes hopelessly immersed in the game, Su Nuo is the only one who rejects it with every strand of her hair. In the void, the Lord God opens his vast, star-filled eyes... Good. Human, you have caught my attention. 868Reads9.2Score13614d adds
- 187 Rules of Horror? I'll Just Fire Up Excel 规则怪谈？我反手一个Excel Mo Fan, a top data analyst who worked so much overtime he went bald, suddenly dies and is thrown into a perilous world of bizarre rules. Here, the supernatural is commonplace and death is the ending. Everyone lives in fear. When others are scared out of their wits by the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Mo Fan calmly opens Excel and marks her threat level red with conditional formatting. When others run in despair through an endless corridor, Mo Fan uses a pivot table to spot the spatial patterns at a glanc 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 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]. 472Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 189 Mysterious Tales: Stop Crying! Smile, Damn It! 诡秘怪谈：别哭了！给老子笑！ Weird Tales of the Mysterious: Stop crying! Give me a damn smile! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 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 819Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 191 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 1.9kReads8.5Score17214d adds
- 192 Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7 Huaiyin Lane 规则怪谈：槐荫里7号进食记录 Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7, Huaiyin Lane —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Rule Horror: It Takes Two 规则怪谈：双人成行 [The rating just came out and is rather low, but it will rise] [Two Minds Sharing One Body] [Rules-Based Horror] [Original Scenarios] [Mind-Bending Twists] [Lighthearted Bickering] One moment, Wei Minghua was conquering an S-rank rules-based horror scenario. The next, he woke to find his body gone. His consciousness was trapped in the mind of a nineteen-year-old girl named Mingxi. Mingxi pressed a knife to her throat. "Get out of my body, or we'll both die." Before they could reach an agreement, 35.3kReads8.1Score8.5k14d adds
- 194 Eerie Descent: The Big Spender Starts with a Billion Ghost Bills 诡异降临：氪金大佬开局亿万冥钞 [Apocalypse + Paranormal Horror + Light Rules-Based Horror + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] In her previous life, Lin Xingluo was betrayed by both her best friend and her fiancé, then died tragically in the ghostly world. Reborn, she kills the scumbag and the wicked woman with her own hands, stockpiles billions in ghost money early, and waits for the apocalypse to arrive from the safety of her shelter. The terrifying apocalypse descends, and danger lurks everywhere. While everyone else is busy 785Reads7.4Score10614d adds
- 195 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—14d adds
- 196 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 6.8kReads8.4Score78814d adds
- 197 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 6.5kReads8.9Score49614d adds
- 198 The All-Purpose Guide to Rule Horror for the Powerless 无能者的规则怪谈全能指南 (A suspenseful, terrifying mystery with no System or supernatural powers for the protagonist. No brute-force clears. Frequent updates.) Blue Star has been invaded by entities. Humanity is powerless to resist, and the world faces destruction. Those above keep humanity like lambs in a pen, forcibly selecting representatives from every country and livestreaming them for their amusement. And what are they forced to play? Rule-based horror games? From the start, representatives from every country sho 5kReads8.6Score48814d adds
- 199 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 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 I Use a Coin to Rule the World 我用一枚硬币玩转规则世界 [Rules-based horror + not a power fantasy + no System + no national survival game + no livestreaming + no tired tropes + horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + suspense + fictional setting + requires some brainpower] (A fairly unusual first-person narrative, but easy to read and more immersive.) The university I’d eagerly looked forward to turned out to be a bizarre academy. It was full of all kinds of strange rules: Dormitory rules, campus rules, competition and event rules, mission rules… You 7.5kReads8.8Score55314d adds
