Since the Resistance members were very familiar with 2B and 9S, they didn't seem particularly surprised to see them return leading a group of strangers.
However, once the group arrived before the Resistance leader, Anemone, the leader looked at one person in the group with astonishment.
"Number Two, you?"
"Long time no see, Anemone."
A2 stepped forward and responded with mixed emotions as she looked at her old acquaintance.
She had known the leader of this camp for a very long time; back then, she was still known as Number Two and was a member of the original YoRHa Descent Mission.
Because the Android bases were primarily located in outer space, their combat operations against the Machine Lifeforms were called Descent Missions—operations involving descending from space to Earth.
That particular Descent Mission had brought A2's squad and Anemone's Resistance unit together as allies, but both teams suffered devastating blows during a later assault.
After that assault, Anemone was the sole survivor of the Resistance unit, and A2 was the only one from the YoRHa squad to successfully survive. The two were completely separated during the battle and had not met since.
Anemone was incredibly surprised now because she never expected there would come a day when she would see A2 again. But what surprised her even more was that A2 had actually come here with 2B.
She knew more or less what A2 had gone through back then. Therefore, the fact that A2, a deserting unit, was getting along peacefully with 2B, a regular unit, was completely beyond her imagination.
"It seems you've experienced many things since then."
Looking at A2's damaged body and her current cold demeanor, Anemone spoke with complex emotions. She still remembered that the A2 of the past was a girl with a timid personality, but she understood that everyone grows, especially while living in this cruel world.
After a brief moment of sentimentality, Anemone took a deep breath and suppressed her various emotions. Her current identity was the leader of this Resistance camp.
"So, 2B, can you introduce the people you've brought?"
As she spoke, Anemone's gaze swept across the group behind 2B one by one.
She had some impression of the two red-haired Androids—the special units Devola and Popola. Almost no Android didn't know these two; it was because models of their type had malfunctioned that humanity was forced to flee to the Moon.
As for the two white-haired male Androids, although they both had white hair, they didn't look like YoRHa Units. The YoRHa Unit didn't have male Androids of that build; furthermore, YoRHa combat Androids were all female models, with no male models.
Then there was another male Android. Anemone's brow furrowed slightly; she couldn't discern this person's background, yet he seemed to be the leader of this group.
In the next moment, 2B's actions indirectly confirmed her suspicion.
"Lord, what do you think?"
Hmm? It was an unintelligible language, but judging solely by 2B's actions, this person was likely not simple. A high-level manager of the YoRHa Unit? Anemone thought to herself.
"What do I think? What am I supposed to think?" Xia Yu spread his hands and complained, "I can't communicate with her if you don't install a language plugin for her. Oh, and tell her who I am; it'll make communicating easier later."
"Understood."
A moment later, Anemone switched the language she usually used. After 2B finished explaining things to her, she didn't idle; she immediately went with 9S to install language plugins for the other Resistance comrades, while also informing them of Xia Yu's status as a human.
At this moment, Anemone's mood became complicated once again. She felt like her emotions were on a roller coaster—plunging suddenly, soaring high, and then plunging again.
Their Resistance Army were people abandoned by the Moon. No matter how loudly they screamed, lamented, or struggled, the voices of their fallen comrades had never been heard by the Moon.
If that was the case... why would humanity come looking for them now? But regardless, the respect deep in her heart would not vanish.
Therefore, Anemone bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Welcome, Human Lord."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Xia Yu reached out and patted Anemone's shoulder. "Humanity has not abandoned you; there were just some complications. But now, I am here."
Xia Yu had some understanding of the Resistance Army's existence. Initially, the Resistance wasn't a formally organized force; they were a group formed by the surviving members of past Descent Missions.
Descent Missions were not exclusive to the YoRHa Unit; they were the general process of Androids fighting Machine Lifeforms. Long before the YoRHa Unit performed its first Descent Mission, the Android side had already executed countless such operations.
The Resistance Army of the past was a group composed of members who survived those Descent Missions, but they were also a group abandoned by the Lunar Human Council.
They survived the brutal battlefields only to be abandoned by the very people they protected.
Not knowing where to go, they used their remaining faith and loyalty to establish the Resistance Army, resisting the countless Machine Lifeforms on this scarred land.
As the number of Descent Missions increased, more Androids survived and spontaneously joined the Resistance. Even if the Lunar Human Council ignored them, they continued to silently resist the Machine Lifeforms on this land.
Then one day, the Human Army suddenly discovered that this spontaneously organized force had undergone a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation; they had formed a force that could no longer be ignored.
Therefore, after discussion at the Human Army Command, they recognized the existence of the Resistance Army and incorporated them into the Android forces.
The Android factions were split in two at that time, divided into the Human Army and the Resistance Army... Complications? Something happened to humanity?
Hearing this, Anemone's heart tightened, and she even felt a bit of panic. Their will to survive was maintained entirely by humanity; if something happened to humanity, what were they supposed to do!
But then Anemone calmed down. No matter what, a real human was standing right in front of her. This wasn't an illusion; this was a tangible, visible human, and the very motivation that allowed the Resistance to persevere.
And now, their faith and motivation were right before their eyes. Didn't she see the eyes of the other Resistance members glowing?
Indeed, once 2B and 9S informed the other Resistance members of Xia Yu's human status, if not for the respect in their hearts holding them back, those Resistance members would have been desperate to rush forward and touch him.
"Ahem, Leader Anemone, can you take me to a private room first? We can talk slowly once we're there."
Feeling the burning gazes from all around, Xia Yu expressed feeling very panicked. If he had known, he wouldn't have told them his identity so soon.
Fortunately, their respect for humanity allowed these Androids to suppress their desire to take action; otherwise, Xia Yu felt he might have been divided into dozens of pieces, with everyone here taking a share.
"Of course, Lord. You don't need to call me Leader; you can just call me by my name. Please follow me."
Seemingly seeing Xia Yu's predicament, Anemone thoughtfully led Xia Yu into a private room.