If it could be said that Andrew was somewhat mentally prepared for the camp residents finally overcoming their fears and stepping forward.
Then this scene before him — the people from the Living People Cemetery arriving under An Ya's leadership — was something that Andrew never could have anticipated!
"Except for An Ya, who doesn't have a 'Seed of the Water Spirit' inside her...
The other patients from the Living People Cemetery, just like the camp residents, give me that bizarre 'sense of connection'!"
Andrew felt it even more clearly this time, "This strange 'sense of connection' isn't my illusion! It's real!"
Moreover, because the "Seed of the Water Spirit" within these patients was implanted by Andrew while curing them during the day, the bond with these people was even deeper than that with the camp residents!
After all, humans are social creatures.