Hawkeye had already left in his small boat.
Everyone also recovered from the magical scene that had just occurred.
Luffy and Usopp walked over to Zoro, squatted down, and formed a circle, creating the 'Waste Trio' bond.
The trio began their internal small group discussion.
"Luffy, when you recruited Lin En, did you know he was this powerful?"
"No, I saw he was a blacksmith, so I invited him, and he came as soon as I invited him."
"There's no reason Hawkeye couldn't break his shield, right?" The confusion came from Zoro.
"That shield of his."
"Exactly, the one that was just forged on the ship."
"Is he really a blacksmith?"
"I thought that was just a persona Vice Captain created for himself, like how he occasionally sits on the ship pretending to be a wise man."
"How long did it take him to make that shield?"
"Three minutes?"
The three of them opened their mouths wide again.
Zoro looked even more disbelieving, and Nami had even said this thing was just for show.
Hawkeye's attack was blocked, and it was still just for show?
"So cool..."
Usopp and Zoro looked at Luffy, who repeated himself.
"So cool! That shield is so handsome! And it can block such powerful attacks. I want such handsome equipment too!!!"
"That's true, if I ask Lin En to make me a suit of armor, no one will be able to hurt me? Then I won't have to fear any battle."
Luffy and Zoro looked at Usopp again; he had accidentally blurted out his true thoughts.
"Cough, cough, I didn't say that just now."
While the trio's discussion was ongoing, Lin En also walked over.
"What are you all talking about?"
The two people squatting on the ground and the one sitting looked at him with extremely fawning expressions.
"Why are your expressions so disgusting? I'm leaving first."
He turned and left.
"Don't go, boss, take me with you!!!" Usopp's cry came from behind.
"Guna!!!"
Although Hawkeye had left, it was not the time for fooling around. Krieg's fleet and his subordinates were still threatening this restaurant. Although the chefs in the restaurant also had some combat power,
they had been chefs for too long and didn't have many ways to handle the current situation.
At crucial moments, it still had to be Lin En and his group.
"Usopp, take good care of Zoro."
"Alright, alright, alright!!!" As soon as Usopp heard this, he immediately perked up, fawningly showing concern for Zoro, which thoroughly disgusted Zoro.
Sanji also realized what was about to happen and walked out from among the chefs, joining the team to subjugate Krieg's fleet.
"Come on, Luffy, the battle isn't over yet."
Luffy was rubbing his hands together, stepping in place and warming up his body.
"Hehehe, my hands have been itching for so long; it's time to fight."
Sanji also lit another cigarette. Although what had just happened was magical, he needed to solve the restaurant's difficulties right now.
Nearly a hundred pirates watched them, not daring to move for a long time.
"Boss, he's here."
"You don't need to tell me that; I can see it."
"Should we run?"
"Run from what?"
"He just blocked Hawkeye's full power attack!!!"
"That's right, Captain."
"Against a person like that, we have no chance of winning!!!"
Krieg's expression became gloomy.
"You're all cowards!"
"He's just showing off with that shield of his."
"What's the use of his strong defense if he has no attack power?"
Seeing his subordinates still cowering, Krieg gritted his teeth.
"Oh? What did you just say?"
You bastard Krieg, you're saying I'm only good with my shield, right? My armor is so high now; I can easily defeat you without my shield today. Don't let yourself get beaten to a pulp later.
Putting the shield back into his system space, Lin En beckoned to Krieg with a finger.
"Come and try it."
Krieg burst out laughing.
"Hahahahahahaha, you blocked a few attacks with a shield, and you really think you're that strong?"
"I am Krieg, the strongest man."
Luffy made no move, but Sanji, on the side, was very confused by Lin En's behavior.
"Hey, hey, if the shield is useful, just use it."
"Krieg isn't just some grunt; he's a great pirate with a bounty of 17 million Berries!"
"His equipment looks very powerful. Can you really win without equipment?"
"What chef doesn't use a kitchen knife when cooking?"
Ignoring Sanji's questions, Lin En walked leisurely towards Krieg. He would soon show Sanji the source of his confidence.
Without that shield, the pirates on the ship no longer felt the previous fear and charged forward with their swords raised.
Seeing a group of pirate grunts charging at Lin En, Luffy also rushed forward.
"Gum-Gum Gatling!!! Your opponent is me."
Seeing that Luffy and Lin En had already gone, Sanji, no matter how many questions he had, could only put them aside for now.
Looking at Krieg, who was ready to strike, Lin En activated Searing Charge, slamming Krieg into the cargo hold.
Krieg, who was sent flying and splattered against the wall in a large 'X' shape, was still unharmed. He detached himself from the wall and watched Lin En walking towards him.
"I say, you really are utterly foolish."
"Not only do you have such a powerful shield and don't use it, but you also come to fight me one-on-one."
Lin En found it amusing; Krieg always misjudged his own strength.
"Being called foolish by someone as foolish as you is truly funnier than a hell joke."
Krieg pointed at his arm.
"I have the strongest steel arm, the hardest black gold body, and diamond fists that can destroy anything!!!"
"You can, what's the use of your two hammers, one big and one small?"
"Without your shield, what can you do?"
Lin En tossed his hammer. He actually didn't care about Krieg; after all, his goal for this trip was Hawkeye.
However, he had been on defense the whole time, so it wasn't bad to vent some pressure on this villain right now.
"Just a reminder, the big one is called Anvil."
"Why do I care what it's called!!!"
Before he could finish speaking, Krieg suddenly attacked, a huge diamond fist striking towards Lin En's face.
As a pirate with a 17 million Berries bounty, he was also a strong man who had emerged victorious from countless battles, and sneak attacks were his old trick.
The fist hit Lin En's face hard, stirring up a cloud of dust that obscured the view.
Everyone engaged in battle stopped when they saw this scene.
"As expected of the Captain!!!"
"The Captain is amazing!!! He hit him on the first try."
"Is that kid's head still there now?"
"You haven't seen the boss's steel arm and diamond fist before? That's a blow that can shatter rocks!!"
"His confidence comes from his shield, and now that his shield is gone, he's still taking Boss Krieg's punch head-on with his face."
"It seems the outcome of this battle is already very clear!"
Krieg's subordinates were cheering wildly, as in their eyes, Lin En, who had taken Krieg's punch, should be half-dead by now.
Sanji's half-smoked cigarette dropped to the ground, and he stared wide-eyed at the stirred-up smoke.
After hearing Lin En's encouragement to the chefs on the ship, he had a good impression of this man, but now Lin En was hit by Krieg, a direct hit to the face from a 17 million bounty pirate.
Could Lin En just fall like that?
"Don't get distracted, Sanji." The only calm person in the entire scene was probably Luffy.
"Don't worry about Lin En."
"He, you know, is much stronger than you imagine."
Luffy had always trusted this man who had been on the ship from the very beginning.
At this moment, no one paid attention to Krieg's reaction.
Although he had hit, Krieg's expression was unusually solemn.
An unyielding figure emerged from the dust, still Lin En; he hadn't even swayed.
"Can you not pop the champagne halfway through, hey."