Incident that changed his mind Part 2

'Hero huh! I never thought of becoming a hero. I can never become a hero. But, this is all my fault. This is happening because of me. And, I won't let them die because of me.'

Gu Tan held the knife back in his hand.

'I can't use internal energy. I don't have soul power. My body is only strong as a teenager. And, this boar is a Young Low-Rank Monster. There is no chance for me to win this battle. I can only buy as much time as I can.'

Gu Tan rushed in front of the boar and spread his right hand while holding a knife. The boar also saw him and instantly changed his target. It swung its head and smacked towards Gu Tan's right hand. But, just before it hits him, Gu Tan withdraws his hand and jumps away from the boar.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

His small body rolls on the ground for a few seconds until he gets back on his foot once again. He stabilized himself and rushed towards the boar. Some of the children were still too scared to run and others were helping them.

This time he dashes towards the boar and slides on his knees in the middle while holding his knife tightly. His knife slashes the front leg of the boar but just when he was about to slash the rear leg, the boar lifts its rear leg and slams on his chest.

Bang! Thud! Thud! Thud!

"Gah!"

Gu Tan coughs out blood from his mouth as he felt his chest bones cracking from the impact.

"Tan!"

"Waaaaaaa!"

The children who were still remained there saw this and started crying fiercely. At this moment, Gu Tan was covered in his blood and barely breathing. He slowly raises his head and sees the boar rushing towards the children.

"No-No-NO!"

Gu Tan moves his hand and taps his finger on his legs and hands.

"Pain Acupuncture"

Thud! Bam!

The next moment, an extremely painful sensation alongside a powerful boost in his strength overflows on his body. He kicks the ground and rushes towards the boar. He tries to grip the knife but realizes that it was no longer in his hand.

His eyes were turning red with tears as the pain was overwhelming his mind. Pain Acupuncture was an ancient practice that he learned in his previous life. This allows him to gain extra strength by stimulating the body veins and energy but this process pressurizes his blood veins so much that the pain created by this practice could make anyone unconscious in just a few seconds.

Gu Tan raises both of his hands in front of him and slams his shoulder on the body of the boar, pushing him away. Both of them collide to the ground and rolls for a moment.

"RUN, YOU IDIOTS! RUN!"

With tears falling down his cheeks, Gu Tan roars while laying down on the ground. At this moment, the children who were crying suddenly stops. It was a miracle but they realized that if they stay here any longer, they will only cause trouble to him.

They hold their tears and even those whose legs were trembling in fear started running.

At the same time, Gu Tan felt the extra stamina slowly losing its effect on his body. The pain that was getting suppressed started erupting, the broken bones were finally making it harder for him to move.

'You are giving up as well. Please! I know you can't hear me or anything. But, Body Metamorphosis Technique, I need you right now. Don't give up!'

'I haven't saved my village. I haven't saved my family. I can't die here. I can't die a virgin in this life like before.'

"Don't you dare give up!"

With a loud roar coming out of his mouth, Gu Tan slowly tries to stand on his foot.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!"

He was breathing heavily. He slowly lowers his head and looks at his body.

'Six Years Old! No matter what I do, this is still a six-year-old kid's body. It has its own limit. But, I need to survive. I can't die here.'

Gu Tan slowly clenched his fist but just when he raised his head, the boar slammed its kick on his chest once again. Gu Tan's body flew out and collided with the tree.

"Gah!"

'No----Not now.... I can't give up....'

Gu Tan coughed out blood as more of his bones get broken. He slowly clenches his fists and thrusts them when he saw the boar rushing towards him. But, when his fist hits the boar, it does nothing.

Bang!

The boar pushes his hand away and slams its head on his chest. Once again, Gu Tan flies out like a slingshot and collides against the tree. Slowly, his vision darkens and at this moment, his mind slowly loses its consciousness.

...…..

Inside a Golden Temple,

"Master, why can't I train Time Dao? It's not that hard. I have already comprehended it." A young man wearing a yellow shirt with its button opened sat in front of an old man and asked with displeasure on his face.

The old man was counting the beads on a garland. Hearing the young man's words, the old man smiles and said "Tan, you are one of a kind. Without even the need for bloodline, you have reached the Heavenly Saint Realm. But, there is still something that is considered forbidden even for you."

"Dao of Time, Dao of Reality, these two daos are the extremist one. You absolutely can't mess with them. It's not about comprehension or talent. Messing with Dao of Time or Dao Reality can make the future unpredictable."

"Of course, the future is always unpredictable but this future will be filled with chaos. Those who do try it will only make their future doomed. There are some rules in the universe that must be followed. We are simply saints, even Gods can't mess with Time or they will be punished."

"For now, your concern shouldn't be learning Dao of Time. It should be how to remove that limitation in your bloodline so that you can continue to grow as you are right now."

The young man folded his hands with a grumpy expression and says "You always do this to me. But, I have seen you predicting the future many times. Humph! Even if you want to lie, make it more believable."

"Hahaha! I am not lying, Tan. The future that I predict is not by using the Dao of Time. If I do that, then the future that I have predicted will never be the future that we will face. Listen up Tan, never try to change the future because if you do, something catastrophic will happen, a catastrophe that a single man can never face." The old man laughed and answered him.

"But, I really want to learn Dao of Time. Come on, just imagine defeating your opponent before even he could attack. It sounds so awesome."

'Old man, even though I resent your sect, I still respect you a lot. But, this time, I am going to change the future and I will prevent any catastrophe from happening.'

On the bed, Gu Tan was lying wrapped in his bandages. The bones on his chest, leg and even hands were broken. He had lost a lot of blood and there were some damages in his veins as well. His condition was truly worse. But, thankfully, he regained his consciousness soon.

Ding!

"MADAM, YOUNG MASTER WOKE UP" Suddenly, a plate fell to the ground as Kao'er shouted with tears gushing down her eyes. She falls to her knees and starts crying.

"Tan... Tan, my baby. Sob! Sob! You finally woke up." The first one to arrive was his mother who covers him without touching his body and cries above him. Though she wanted to touch him, just touching him even once will inflict a great pain in his body at least that's what the doctor said.

Gu Chen also arrived but unlike her, he didn't cry rather smile. After Gu Shui slowly moves away, he looks at his son wrapped in bandages and asks "Can you hold on to some pain for a while?"

Gu Tan looks at his dad with confusion but seeing the solemn expression on his face, he blinks his eyes once.

"That's my boy!" Gu Chen slowly holds his son on his arm but Gu Shui immediately shouts "What the hell are you doing? You are torturing him."

"Then, what about the children that are waiting for him outside for two days straight?" Gu Chen speaks with a serious expression and made his wife silent. Gu Tan started understanding the situation as his dad takes him out of the house.

"Everyone, Tan is awake." As soon as he reached out, he shouts towards the crowd.

In front of him, there were dozens of children and their parents. The children started crying and the parents bowed down.

"THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING MY CHILD, HERO!"

'Ehh! Did they really spread out the hero fact?' Gu Tan was slightly speechless but also glad that everyone else was fine. He couldn't help but slowly move his cheeks and smile.

"Mother, mother," A boy standing on the corner tugged his mother's clothes and she looked at him with confusion.

"Mother, I want to be a hero just like him." The boy continued with a spark on his face. Seeing his happy smile, the mother smiled and patted his head.

"Yeah! You will become a great hero."

'Old man, you said there will be a great catastrophe that a single man can never face if we change the future, right?'

'Then, what about a village without thousands of people? What about a village with a leader that knows how to make everyone stronger? What about a village whose village chief has come back from the future?'

'Now, I know what to do. There will always be consequences for changing the future. I didn't get this before but now I do. And this time, I am not going to make any mistakes. If catastrophe is something that we must face to change the future, then we will face it head-on.'

'I will make my village stronger. I will make everyone stronger. I WILL BECOME A VILLAGE CHIEF.'