I don't understand what to do ... (Kholat)

It turned out to be in the south-west of the map, the only road leads through a hinged wooden bridge and then to the left along the gorge. When I come to the bridge, a voice tells me: run, otherwise you will perish. An orange fog appears and begins to move in my direction. I run into the gorge, there are no other ways, but after a while the Guardian jumps out to meet me and kills. It doesn't matter if my flashlight is on or not - it still finds me. I replayed 10 times, maybe more, but I can't understand what the game wants from me. There is no way out of the gorge, no branches to the side. This is the only way. Maybe you don't need to go forward, but turn back and wait until the fog disappears? But in general, it seems that I am moving too slowly. I play on a gamepad, when you deflect the stick to the maximum, it does not look like a run, but rather like a quick step. Is it the same for you?