Unlike other natural disasters that can eventually recover, the Soldier Bug's presence causes permanent damage to the environment.
This devastation is similar to that following a nuclear explosion, perhaps even more so since, after a nuclear detonation, some forms of plant and animal life with greater vitality manage to survive.
However, the arrival of the Soldier Bug, while not resulting in chemical degradation of the soil, is so physically destructive on the environment that it's truly alarming.
At this moment, both Dong Tianyu and the Officials in many of China's Survivor Camps are furrowing their brows with concern.
