'No … no … no!' Lee inwardly screamed, 'Fuck! No!'
Because of the rush, he made a disastrous mistake by overlooking a simple defensive nuance – the roofs of the buildings inside the fortress. Objectively it wasn't his fault. He had no clue about wars or mass warfare, and went by the common sense. The problem was, it led to Xiao Lian getting impaled by a spear, thick as a hand.
The guy on the roof most likely was an elemental warrior, possessing an earth spark. The moment he threw the spear, it gave off a slight golden glow. Probably that was what allowed him to easily pierce Xiao Lian's chest despite wearing the defensive clothing.
Lee wasn't the only one who placed an order for Han Li before the departure. Xiao Lian got both a new weapon and gear. The chest armor, crafted from thick scaled leather, was another Han Li's masterpiece, and should've provided a decent protection against regular weapons.
