Every Human Auxiliary Army soldier aboard the riverboats raised their Pulse Rifles and fired streams of energy bolts into the woodland ahead.
The enemies hiding in the forest did not immediately flee after coming under attack. Instead, they continued trading fire with them.
The people firing from the forest were clearly veterans. They knew full well that with the enemy arriving by boat, this was the best chance to wipe them out. If they were allowed to land, eliminating them would become far more difficult.
You He understood this clearly and shouted to the boatman:
"Speed up! Get us over there! We can only survive if we reach the shore!"
The incoming fire had terrified the boatman. He was cowering in the cabin, too afraid to raise his head. You He strode over, yanked him up, and shoved him against the wheel.
"If you don't want to die, steer the boat! Get us to shore quickly, or we're sitting ducks out here!"
Trembling, the boatman placed his hands on the wheel and slammed the throttle.
You He looked toward the other boats and saw several drifting motionlessly on the river. Everyone inside had been shot dead.
A surge of fury flashed through him. He raised his Pulse Rifle high and fired at the primeval forest ahead, where red lights flickered.
Beams also shot at You He from the distant forest, but Little Good, the Bee Drone at his side, kept flying directly in front of him and blocked many of them.
Just as his boat was about to reach shore, a rocket suddenly streaked out from above the primeval forest.
Trailing a plume behind it, the rocket flew at tremendous speed straight toward You He's boat and exploded beneath it!
With a thunderous boom, You He's boat was completely overturned.