I'm consistently dying in the second area, generally when they are 4 enemies and I've never managed to get past these ones so far.
Unfortunately I've been unable to determine with any precision where to place the sword to succesfully block, or successfully hit for the matter, and I'm not getting any better at the game as I try again, still often get hit with a single enemy on the screen because I don't know where to go which is a bit frustrating.
The game is gorgeous, especially the environments, the music fits and otherwise the difficulty is good, the health bars, speeds and amount of enemies are adequate and I'm having some fun trying my best.
Thanks for sharing!