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- 151 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—Shelves
- 152 Rule Horror: The Last Bus 规则怪谈之末班公交车 Rules Horror: The Last Bus 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Harry Potter Rule Horror: Don't Believe, Don't Go Out, Don't Take Advice HP规则怪谈:别信，别出门，别听劝（哈利波特同人） Harry Potter Rule-Based Horror: Don’t Believe It, Don’t Go Outside, Don’t Take Advice (Harry Potter Fan Fiction) 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 Rules of Horror, but with the Theory of Firepower Superiority 规则怪谈，但火力优势学说 [Rules Horror + Satisfying Battles + Item Competition + Unorthodox Clear Strategies + Chaos Beyond the Game] A good contestant never breaks the rules, no matter the cost. A better contestant knows how to maximize their gains when they have to break the rules. The best contestant carefully plans the whole game and leads their supporters toward the best possible future. 1.8kReads—Score1.3kShelves
- 155 Tales of the Bizarre Amusement Park: I’m the Chosen One Who Breaks the Game and Overturns the Supernatural 怪谈乐园：我天选破局者颠覆诡异 [The uncanny descends + mild horror + semi-infinite survival game + death game + survival + random trait draws] No System, no mindless protagonist, plot-driven A casual summer vacation at an amusement park turns in the blink of an eye from laughter and cheer into a bizarre theme park crawling with the uncanny. Xu Yu unexpectedly becomes one of the chosen, awakening as a [Puzzle Breaker]. White traits appear before his eyes. Every special mission is a chance to survive an unwinnable game against 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 The Eerie End 诡异终焉 Do you believe there are monsters in this world above? Amid the surging sea of humanity, the strange invade reality, and you and I will eventually become something inhuman.-----Here are story after story of inhuman beings struggling to survive. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 Rule Horror: Pei Yama, Your Partner Broke the Rules Again 规则怪谈：裴阎王，你对象又违规 Three years after the bizarre phenomenon appeared, everyone followed the rules written in black and white. The red text was untouchable. Get even one rule wrong, and you'd vanish on the spot. Jiang Wang didn't care about any of that. He used to play a ghost in escape rooms for a living. After ten years at it, even ghosts called him "Teacher." On his first day in a dungeon, he gave candy to a ghost woman carrying a child and chatted with her about parenting. Then he dodged the fare and made the c 396Reads—Score111Shelves
- 158 The Yama Game 阎魔游戏 [Infinite Flow] [Survival] [Slightly Horror] [No CP] Qin Feng found a phone. It didn't take him long to find its owner. The owner thought Qin Feng had stolen his phone. He flew into a rage and charged at him, shouting. Then the owner's head fell off. While Qin Feng was still reeling in shock, a bloody light flared in his hand. He slowly lowered his head. A line of blood-red text appeared on the phone screen: The Yama Game begins! 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 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 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 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. 682Reads—Score102Shelves
- 161 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
- 162 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Discovered My Family Were Monsters 规则怪谈：开局发现家人是诡异 “Don't tell anyone you can see them! Remember, anyone means everyone, including me!” Before Yun's father died, he gasped for breath and spent a long time warning eight-year-old Yun Zheng in terror. Strangely, the next morning, Yun's father acted as though nothing had happened. He sat at the table and ate breakfast with a calm expression. “Dad, what are you eating?” the innocent Yun Zheng asked. “I'm gnawing on a pig bone,” Yun's father replied. His cold face suddenly twisted into a strange grin 718Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 163 I’m Socially Anxious, Yet I Became a God in the Haunting 社恐的我，在怪谈里封神 This isn’t cookie-cutter or fast-paced. If you like quick reads, this isn’t for you. This is real rule-based horror. I’ve worked on the ideas until my brain was smoking and sparking, so please add it to your bookshelf. It’s a great novel, written with care. _ At first, no one knew what it was. It was like a silent tide, quietly spilling across the borders of the world. There was no earth-shattering roar, no vision blotting out the sky. It was just that, after some ordinary evening, the “rules” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 Death Save-Scumming: I'm Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真的不是大佬啊 [Rule-Based Horror + Not Overpowered + No Female Lead + Supernatural + National Fate] Rule-based horror has descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered reality. Those who are chosen will enter the world of horror scenarios and represent their respective countries in challenges governed by strange rules. Su Ming has now been chosen by the world of horror scenarios. He will represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 Fogbound Game: Please Follow the Bloodstained Rules 迷雾游戏，请遵守血色规则 [Supernatural Infinite Flow, no power leveling, no System, human ingenuity, not a conventional power fantasy] Chen Mo, a high school teacher who believes in reason and logic, steps into an old alley shrouded in urban legends and is inexplicably dragged into a nightmare called the “Mist Game.” Every deadly game has a hidden, blood-red rule. And he’s the only one who can see it. 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Rule Horror: I Dismantle the World at a Wellness Center 规则怪谈：我在康养中心拆解世界 At four in the morning, three black cars stopped outside the convalescent center. They took away Subject 047, a “madman” who had lived there for five years and never taken medication. Qingshan City was swallowed by the rules. All three squads sent to break the deadlock had gone missing. The Bureau dug out the last page of his file: “This subject’s thought patterns are unconventional and unsuitable for standard treatment.” Others use their wits to break the rules. He does it by going mad. Because —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 A Performance at the Hour of Taboo 忌时演绎 The death knell rings, and black fog descends. With death hanging over you, you have no choice but to assume someone else's identity. Survive in an unfamiliar place where vengeful ghosts lurk, and struggle to breathe beneath the malice of unknown beings. With layers of fog all around, how long can you stay alive? Perhaps others have suffered the same fate as you, but will they be allies, or jackals ready to push you into the abyss? An emotionless, ethereal voice rings out: The forbidden hour has 390Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 168 Rule Horror: Ghost-Hunting Livestream 规则怪谈：直播捉鬼 Rule Horror: Live-Streaming Ghost Hunts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 The Supreme Cinema 至高影院 [Pure paranormal]+ [Horror]+ [Infinite Flow]+ [Mind-bending]+ [Slow burn]+ [Not a power fantasy] A rotting baby, “that thing” covered in rats and ants, a distorted and grotesque figure in the mirror, memories that seem strangely familiar... Welcome to the Supreme Cinema. There’s no popcorn or soda here, only fear that seeps into your bones. When the theater lights go out and the screen comes to life, your name appears in the cast list. The escape begins. Here, every film is a tailor-made execut 18Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 170 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 1.3kReads7.7Score125Shelves
- 171 Rule Horror: I Have a Diary from the Future 规则怪谈：我有未来日记 After graduating from high school, Li Yunsheng suddenly receives an invitation to a summer camp. Other high school students have been invited along with him. [One: Enter the school grounds at the designated time.] [Two: Enter the classroom at the designated time.] [Three: Begin evening self-study at the designated time.] [Four: Students attending the summer camp must wear their respective school uniforms.] The four simple rules don't seem so simple to Li Yunsheng. At that moment, the contents of 863Reads5.5Score167Shelves
- 172 The Final Desperate Stand 终焉绝境 Dark and desperate, Lovecraftian horror, high-IQ mind games, and a light, fast-paced read. When they wake up, everyone finds themselves trapped in an eerie space cut off from the world. A sealed building, inexplicable rules, an endless stream of deadly traps, and unknown monsters lurking in the shadows. No one who enters gets out unscathed. Suspicion, betrayal, and scheming flourish in the depths of despair, grinding away at human nature bit by bit. To survive, they must solve puzzle after puzzl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Perfectly Clearing the Horror Game, Starting on New Year's 完美通关怪谈游戏，从过年开始 [Survive the Haunted Game + Hidden Rules + Conceptual Power + No Female Lead + Livestream Comments] Xiao Duo transmigrated and was chosen as a new player in a haunted game. From the start, he was thrown into an extra-long “New Year” haunted-game instance. He perfectly cleared a terrifying haunted game that no one had ever beaten, earning an SSS rating! The entire world was stunned. Xiao Duo kept entering the game, setting new records again and again. A perfect clear? Easy! But more important tha 20.1kReads8.3Score2kShelves
- 174 Rule Horror: A Perfect Run with Incomplete Talents 规则怪谈：我用残缺天赋完美通关 The supernatural has plagued the world for ages, and rule-based horror games have enveloped countries across the globe. Chosen contestants represent their nations in these horror-game scenarios. For some reason, though, just as the Great Xia contestant who had cleared the last scenario was supposed to take on the next one, they unexpectedly withdrew! The supernatural force then chose Lu Qiuming, who was dozing off in class, by force!!! “Damn it, why me!” Luckily, Lu Qiuming obtained the S-rank t 31Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 175 I Use Astrology to Divine Heaven's Secrets and Crack Paranormal Cases in Seconds 我以星盘推演天机秒破诡案 [Survival in the Mist]+ [Thriller Game]+ [Omniscience and Omnipotence]+ [No Romance]+ [Strong Female Lead]+ [Not Romance]+ [Ruthless and Decisive]+ [Lovecraftian]+ [Dungeon Survival]+ [Eerie]+ [Ensemble Survival] A strange mist descended, dragging humanity worldwide into an infinite survival game. Yan Jiuxiao, a black-lotus astrologer who transmigrated from another world, bonded with the Starfall Compass System and awakened an all-knowing, all-powerful talent. A deadly mission appeared every sev 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 The Corpse-Talking Train 尸语列车 Trapped aboard an infinite horror train with a 99% death rate, he has no System and no supernatural abilities. From the start, he’s thrown into the “Flesh Carriage,” where the rules spell certain death. But as a forensic pathologist with hyperthymesia, he remains exceptionally calm. With his perfect memory and mind palace, he mentally simulates his death ten thousand times, dissecting every loophole in the rules and every weakness of the strange creatures. While the other players are still despe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 The Movie That Never Ends 放不完的电影 Movies Without End —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 The World's Number One, Pretending to Be a Newbie 全球榜一，爱装萌新 (The rating has only just come in, so it’ll gradually rise.) [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + No Romance] Three years ago, the bizarre invaded, and deadly instances began appearing at random. Qi Lin and his classmate Chen Mingxing were swept into the first wave of instances together, but fate played a cruel joke on them: Chen Mingxing awakened the one-in-a-million S-rank talent, drawing everyone’s attention and basking in glory. Qi Lin, meanwhile, received only the lowest-tier E-rank [Trident], st 24Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 179 Whisper Code 低语代码 [Infinite Flow | Rule-Based Horror | Heavy Lovecraftian Horror] Strange whispers and a string of garbled characters swirled in the depths of her mind as Ji Cheng awoke in an octagonal death chamber. Eight unlocked doors. Eight trapped people. The red light flashed six times, and a sixty-second countdown began. They had to find the one and only safe exit. Nameless, twisted monsters lurked behind the doors. Flesh-eating worms and warped apparitions were everywhere, and looking directly at them was 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Draw a Grade C Talent 规则怪谈：开局抽到C级天赋 [Urban Legends + National Fate + Horror + Global Livestream] Urban legends have descended, and everyone must follow the rules exactly. Yan Yu is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game and draws a C-rank talent from the start. Viewer A: We’re finished. How did this chosen one draw the lowest-rank talent? Viewer B: Your Dragon Nation is about to suffer five losses in a row. Yoshi, yoshi! Viewer C: You American dogs, quit barking. Yan Yu: This time, I’m going to win and bring glory to my 59Reads5.9Score211Shelves
- 181 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!” 4.3kReads8.4Score437Shelves
- 182 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 77Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 183 The Celestial Master and Corpse Master Descend the Mountain, While the War God Joins Them to Protect the Nation’s Fortune 天师天尸双下山，军神联手镇国运 CP + two men and one woman + apocalyptic survival + Rule Horror + national destiny battle + team-ups + strategic mind games and power struggles + ensemble cast + powerful allies joining forces The apocalyptic disaster arrived, the supernatural revived, and rule-based instances swept across the globe. The fate of all humanity became tightly bound to the national fortunes of each country. Zhang Xinyu, a sword-wielding Heavenly Master, sees through illusions and probes every mystery; Ling Chengyou, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 I Ran into Ghosts on the First Day of School and Became the Paranormal World's Ceiling 开学撞鬼后，我成了灵异天花板 [Campus supernatural mysteries, suspense and horror, male lead's growth, gradually becoming decisive and ruthless, power fantasy, mystery] The Gate of the Underworld lies hidden on campus. Its gatekeeper vanished years ago, and the place has become a gathering ground for evil spirits. Lin Ye was an ordinary student, but was forced onto the path of exorcising evil and guiding souls to their next lives. He dispels resentment, suppresses malice, purifies filth, drives out evil spirits, and guides l 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 Where Love Runs Deep, Spirits Stir 情深则灵 Jiang Xiaomao has a secret: he’s discovered that his desires can get people killed. As he gradually awakens supernatural abilities during paranormal events, he also realizes that he’s been corrupted. What should he do? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 The Water Stain That Never Dries 永远拧不干的水渍 The Water Stain That Never Dries 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Supernatural Horror: Someone Behind the Wall Is Calling My Name 惊悚灵异：墙里有人叫我的名字 Horror and the Supernatural: Someone in the Wall Is Calling My Name 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Girls’ Dorm Rule Horror: Survive! 女寝规则怪谈：请活下去！ The Dormitory Girls’ Rules of the Strange: Survive! 116Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Divine Punishment Game: The Supernatural Descends 神罚游戏：诡异降临 [Global Supernatural Descent + Rule Horror + Ruthless Protagonist + Unlimited Stat Points + Folk Horror] The gods fish, and all living beings are their game pieces. When a bizarre red moon shrouds the globe, humanity is forced into the “Divine Punishment Game.” Here, obey the rules and you might survive. Break them, and death is certain! Every player nervously searches for a way out. Only Lu Zhao smiles at the prompt before him: “Rules? Aren’t they just dungeons where I can farm experience?” Pur —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Uncanny World, Save Me, Miss! 诡异世界，大小姐救我！ Also known as: I Survive Rule-Based Horror by Clinging to Powerful Allies. Chen Feng, a funny guy in a horror world and a regular at the bar, is tricked into a paranormal university. To survive the strange instance worlds governed by one bizarre rule after another, he needs to latch onto a powerful ally. His current one is about to graduate, so he sets his sights on the next: a little Taoist girl whose father kept her locked up for eighteen years, and who has been learning Maoshan magic since el 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Death Game: There’s a Ghost Behind Me 死亡游戏：我背后有只鬼 [Infinite Flow] [Mild Horror] [No Romance] If you discovered one day that the world you'd lived in since childhood was fake, how would you accept it? In one bizarre apartment building after another, selected players enter a deadly game against evil spirits. As Yin Tian survives the death game again and again, watching his friends die one by one, he only learns why that ghost has been following him all along when everything is about to end. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Mysteries: Crushing the Supernatural from the Moment I Learned to Read 神秘：从认字开始横推诡异 [Rules of the Strange Tales: You are reading the synopsis right now. It is written in Chinese characters. Read it silently and correctly, and you are a master of the occult arts. Read it wrong, and you die.] In this world, Chinese characters are the only weapons. Every word corresponds to a rule of the occult arts. The natives can only guess. Guess wrong, and you explode on the spot, turning into a monster of the wilderness. But the protagonist, Chen Fan, is just an ordinary modern man with litt 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 I Turned the World of Ghost Stories into a Harem Dating Sim 我把怪谈世界改成了后宫养成 Eerie phenomena return, and rule-based horror games descend upon the entire world. The chosen “Chosen Ones” are sent into certain-death instances, livestreamed to the whole world from start to finish! In a world where “rules are god,” even the slightest contact means death. That is, until Su Ming is dragged into the S-rank instance [Ghost Wedding] and awakens the one and only SSS-rank talent: [Rule Modifier]! Looking at the rule on the wall that guarantees death: “At midnight, you must not look 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Rule Horror: Starting with Ascending to Godhood Through the Supernatural 规则怪谈：从诡异封神开始 [Rule Horror] [Investiture of the Gods] [National Fate] [Utterly Insane] [Cthulhu] The will of Blue Star descends. Nations are wiped out, and the National Fate of the Dragon Nation hangs by a thread! Shen Ce, a patient at the Third Mental Hospital, enters the Rule Horror instance, Investiture of the Gods. King Zhou is a writhing mass of flesh that cannot be looked at directly. Daji is a faceless, nine-tailed reaper of flesh. The heart Bi Gan cut out is whispering the words of an ancient god. Whi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 Rule Horror: One Wrong Step in Correcting History Means Instant Death 规则怪谈：修正历史错一步就抹杀 Office drone Zheng Jie hadn’t even finished slurping his instant noodles when he was yanked straight into the Titanic! [Time-Space Correction Mission activated: Save 3 deviants. One wrong move and you’re erased!] A faceless female attendant in a white dress, a strange knocking sound at the door, a killer crewman with no features… This cursed ship is full of rule-based traps, and the Titanic still has to sink on schedule. In 30 minutes, time and space will collapse and everyone will be wiped out! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Rule Horror: I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Acting 规则怪谈：我没癫，我只是在表演 [Rule Horror connection successful.] [Please select your identity…] [Identity confirmed: Actor…] [Congratulations, you have received the Actor’s starting skill: Acting] [Welcome to "Dancing at the Cemetery"] It was an ordinary day when the world changed, and Gu Bai was caught off guard and pulled into the game. What happens when a calm person gradually turns into a madman? Answer: You get a calm madman. Standing atop a skyscraper, Gu Bai spread his arms. “Don’t worry, I’m not crazy. I’m just act 541Reads8.1Score107Shelves
- 197 Ghost Story Livestream: Earning Points in Journey to the West 怪谈直播间：我在西游赚积分 [No national fate system + infinite-flow horror + rule-based mysteries + modern reimagining of Journey to the West + one heroine] Li Zhou is transported into an apocalyptic prophecy novel. On New Year’s Day, 2026, the supernatural arrives right on schedule. The homeroom teacher’s head spins 180 degrees on the lectern, and a classmate’s face grows out of their throat. He accidentally binds himself to a horror livestream System: the more frightened the viewers are, the more points he earns. So 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 Rule Horror: An Infinite-Flow Haunted Campus. Don't Trust Any Rule (2) 规则怪谈：无限流诡异校园，别相信任何一条规则（2） Rule Horror: The Infinite-Flow Haunted School. Don’t Trust Any of the Rules (2) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 In the Reincarnation Game, I'm Not the Patient 轮回游戏我不是病人 (Infinite Survival + Instance Worlds + Suspense + High Intelligence + Decisive and Ruthless) Settle in and enjoy the ride. The pace is lightning-fast. The Survival Game of the Myriad Heavens descends, and Lu Chen is swept into the Black Mist Hospital, where the death rate is as high as ninety percent. Monsters roam here, and the rules determine life and death. But Lu Chen awakens the S-rank talent “Precise Analysis,” which lets him see through monsters' weaknesses and loopholes in the rules. Whi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Follow the Dormitory Rules 规则怪谈：熄灯后，请遵守宿舍守则 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Please Follow the Dormitory Rules 34Reads—Score—Shelves
