The trick is to avoid the ambushes, knowing how to avoid those, will leave you with normally spaced MOBs for a hazard zone, wich should be relatively easy to navigate, be prepared to take the long road sometimes though.
Ambushes cannot spawn too close to a MOB that has already spawned.
So instead of running in a direction that is clear of MOBs, you should actually aim to run in the direction of already spawned MOBs, get close to the MOB, go around it, then aim for the next spawned MOB and continue like that.
By avoiding free clear roads or large open squares, you deny the possibility of ambushes. The faster you run, the quicker you die
I have taken 3 characters through Hollows now, and still havent died, I do pop 1 or 2 purples just for good meassure.
