Materna's breasts were already considerably less inflated when they finally arrived at the end of the Dead Plains.
After what felt like an eternity of uninterrupted walking, the barren ground gradually gave way to ordinary earth once more. The moment Shin's boots stepped onto real soil, he let out a quiet sigh of relief.
"We made it."
Almost immediately, Materna relaxed in his arms.
"I can't feel the colony anymore," she said with a warm smile. After spending so long walking across that place, she had learned how to sense the creature's presence. "The drain has completely stopped."
Mora carefully lowered Octavia and Medea onto the ground before stretching both of her arms overhead.
Even if she was strong, Mora fell to the ground, breathing heavily. She was obviously exhausted after all the walking.
