Failed Hero, Reborn Again, Toyed with by Fate

Lin Xiaoyao is swept by a flash of light into another world of swords and magic, where he becomes a hero. After enduring countless hardships, he is killed in the final battle, run down by the Demon King like a stray dog on the roadside. When he opens his eyes again, he is back at the moment he first transmigrated. This time, though, he decides to live differently. Yet the course of history seems hard to change. Can he break the cycle of fate, save this world, and save himself?