Didn't he say that he mustn't save because it erases time and that usually spikes the difficulty? Why is he wasting even more time, instead of doing it faster after dying?

Why did he save? He wasted so much time in this run. If he keeps doing it, he might be stuck in a loop because an unbeatable enemy was nearby, or because he didn't have enough time.

He is level 1, his speed is lower than the goblins'.