Ding Dang ×3000

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The leaf storm that came crashing at me like mountains toppling and seas overturning left me dumbfounded. Even more baffling were the countless green figures rushing out alongside those leaves. Perhaps the sight of thousands upon thousands of Ding Dangs chirping and charging toward me all at once was simply too stunning. Before I could react, I was solidly knocked to the ground by the oncoming impact, then buried beneath the forest leaves like a pathetic little grave.

I finally knew where those "goddesses" had been hiding all this time. The answer was ridiculously simple: they had been hiding beneath the thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground. The hiding tricks these simple-minded little things could think of were probably limited to that. Judging by the Highest Life Goddess's behavior, I should have guessed long ago that the average IQ of the Life Goddesses was not much higher than Ding Dang's.

Still, they were gods. On top of that, they had hidden beneath leaves, things with an extremely high affinity for life. When they wanted to conceal themselves, ordinary people really could not sense their presence. Only after being knocked flat did I realize: Oh, so all these little beans had burrowed into the leaves.

They were insanely adorable.

"Hiss—seriously, these little things are way stronger than their size would suggest."

After being pelted by who knew how many Three-Inch Dings, I felt as if I had been caught in a hailstorm. They truly were gods. Though they got flung around whenever they arm-wrestled Dragon Gods, their strength was still remarkable compared to their size. I lay on the ground, rubbing the spot on my forehead where some Sprite had hit