This turned out super vibey! It's too bad we didn't just make this as a team instead...
That said, what you were able to achieve is super cool. Unfortunately, once the first monster appears, it seems to trigger the next monster shortly after, instead of waiting for the meter to reduce, so it was only really possible to gather resources during the first cycle. After that I was just continuously fighting monsters until I inevitably bit the dust.
Would definitely love to see this idea explored further. Really nice work, dude!