A much easier solution to the OP’s problem is the following:
<ol start="X">
Where X is the value of the list you want to continue, so in his sample:
<ol>
<li>You can't touch this</li>
<li>You can't touch this</li>
</ol>
<p>STOP! Hammer time.</p>
<ol start="3">
<li>You can't touch this</li>
</ol>