As for why this beast race, even more robust, taller, and ferocious than normal ones, is referred to as "female" beastmen, even Kate herself couldn't figure out.
Perhaps this berserk female beastman identifies herself as female?
No wonder such a creature is so aggressive if it doesn't even have a clear sense of its own gender.
The deeper they went, the fewer the people around Duanmu Huai got.
This was not because they had lost men in the battle, but because the entire tunnel was like the root of a plant - the deeper it went, the more branches it had. For an ordinary team, they would probably choose one safe passage, but Duanmu Huai didn't need to be cautious. He directly dispersed his forces, having each squad enter a separate branch to search for any lurking threats.