Struggling in Lava biomes...

Water area was shit, but fire is just awful

Mobs spawn in MASSIVE clumps and frequently. They seem to spawn even if you dig up app of their slime?

It's so tedious exploring these areas

Mobs are so damn tanky. What item level should I be in here?!

I got Igneous, but it took a few goes too. Upgrade bench needs these gems at this stage though, so... Again. Tedious as fuck to upgrade too

Feeling a bit lost with progression...