Chapter 212 New Friends

"Wait. Grandma, I have one last question." Qiao Yu sat up straight and looked at Grandma Chen without blinking.

Granny Chen glanced at Qiao Yu and nodded, "Go ahead and ask."

Anyway, we have already said so much today, so this last question doesn’t matter.

"Have you parasitized all the people on this street?"

Granny Chen's expression froze, but after a moment of silence, she nodded, "You are very smart."

Qiao Yu's gaze remained fixed on him. "Aren't you afraid of...the side effects of the symbiotic ability?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen looked at Qiao Yu in surprise.

Does symbiotic ability have side effects?

Qiao Yu didn't say anything, just stared at Grandma Chen.

At first glance, Grandma Chen's face does look very old, but if you look closely you will find that her skin is actually very delicate and even somewhat elastic.

This situation reminded Qiao Yu of a situation he had heard of in his previous life.

——Side effects of symbiosis.

In fact, Qiao Yu didn’t know much about this symbiotic ability, but there happened to be someone in the survivor base in City B where she lived in her previous life who had this ability.

I heard from people around me that this ability will consume the lifespan of the person with the ability to a certain extent and accelerate their aging.

Because the parasite needs to use a part or tissue of its own body to parasitize another person's body.

So it will have a great impact on your body.

In fact, this side effect is not inevitable. As long as the number of parasites is controlled within a certain range, this side effect will not appear. However, the more people there are, the more their abilities will exceed the physical tolerance of the person, and this side effect will gradually appear and then gradually worsen.

Although the advancement of superpowers can offset this side effect, as long as the superpowers advance fast enough, the impact of this side effect can be completely ignored.

But judging from Grandma Chen's current situation, the speed at which her supernatural powers are advanced is far less than the speed at which she consumes them.

Granny Chen looked at Qiao Yu for a long time, pursed her lips, "You...how did you know..."

Qiao Yu smiled at her and said, "Grandma, I told you... I have my own way. But please forgive me, I can't tell you."

Grandma Chen was silent for a long time. Just when Qiao Yu thought that Grandma Chen would not answer her again, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "I'm afraid. How could I not be afraid..."

"But... do you want me to watch them die..."

Qiao Yu looked at the old lady in front of her and pursed her lips slightly. "Grandma... No, girl, may I ask, how old are you this year?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Chen lowered her head and smiled softly, "It seems you really know everything..."

Then he suddenly raised his head, smiled brightly but with tears in his eyes, and said, "Your name is Qiao Yu, right? Nice to meet you."

"My name is Chen Wanning, and I'm twenty-seven years old."

"What?!"

Cheng Sinian blurted out in shock.

Then he immediately realized that his behavior was very rude, so he apologized immediately: "I'm sorry, Ms. Chen...Ms. Chen, I didn't mean to offend..."

The apology on Cheng Sinian's face was very sincere.

"It's okay." Chen Wanning waved and smiled nonchalantly. Her movements were as slow as an elderly person, and you really couldn't tell that she was in her prime.

"I've been using this face for so long that I almost forgot I'm only 27 years old..."

Seeing her bitter smile, Luo Zhenzhen felt a flash of heartache in her eyes, and the corners of her eyes turned slightly red.

Chen Wanning has beautiful facial features, and it is not difficult to see that this face must have been a beauty when she was "young".

What girl doesn’t love beauty?

Even in the apocalypse where "beauty is danger", girls still cherish their faces.

But Miss Chen... is willing to sacrifice her beauty just to provide shelter to these unrelated people.

Such a broad mind and such integrity made Luo Zhenzhen think of Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu.

There are always some people in this world who are willing to take risks and carry heavy burdens for the sake of a peaceful life for others.

Such a person is really great...

"Hey—" Chen Wanning saw that the faces of several people were a little heavy, and there was still a faint flicker of admiration in their eyes. She waved at them again, showing a very kind smile, and said softly: "Don't look at me like that, I'm not a great man."

"I just... can't bear to see them being bullied."

The slave market is becoming more and more rampant, with people being abducted by human traffickers in broad daylight.

Apart from some old friends who came here with her, the rest of the people on this street are all lonely and helpless.

She had seen the slaves in the slave market, those slaves who were forced to take drugs and turned into zombies. They could hardly be called human beings anymore.

In her eyes, those people were almost no different from aliens.

The only difference is... the aliens are infected by viruses, while those slaves are infected artificially.

She didn't want her friend, whom she spent every day with, to end up like that.

Since God has given her this ability, it is entirely up to her whether to use it or how to use it.

Although this ability has side effects, it only makes her age faster. As long as she controls her temper and works hard, she won't burn herself to death. But if her friends are kidnapped or scammed, they will really die...

"Sister Chen..., we admire you very much." Qiao Yu pretended to take out three fireworks from the pocket behind him and handed them to Chen Wanning.

"This is a specially made signal firework. If you need our help, you can call us over at any time."

Qiao Yu looked very serious. "As long as it is within our ability, we will definitely help."

"The colors of the packaging of these three fireworks are the colors of their sparks. If it's a very urgent or dangerous matter, you should set off the red one; if it's just a small matter, you should set off the yellow one; if there's something you need to discuss or inquire with us about, you should set off the blue one."

Chen Wanning looked at Qiao Yu's sincere eyes, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She lowered her head, trying hard to hide her strangeness, then reached out to take the fireworks and whispered, "Thank you... Thank you..."

After waiting for a while, until all the tears were suppressed, Chen Wanning raised her head and smiled at Qiao Yu, saying, "Since you gave me such a big gift, as a return gift, you can always ask me anything you want to ask in the future."

"I don't have any other skills, but I have quite a bit of intelligence."

"Okay." Qiao Yu also smiled, "Then it's settled."