Mt moonspell tips

Mostly been playing with the guy that starts off with throwing daggers and +1 projectile.

So far, my go to has been garlic plus spinning books to win every other level.

But not here. In this level, the last 30secs i cannot kill stuff fast enough to survive and there is nowhere to go as i am completely surrounded.

Tried switching to the red guy with extra revives but no luck.

I heard on a yt vid that enemies get stronger when you lvl up, so if i level up after my weaps are at max, then im making it harder. How do i stop leveling up? My first attempt i tried to keep leveling up so i could eat healing chicken in the last 30s but still died before it was over.

Am i missing something?

Thanks?