...this can't be good. He feels his gaze drawn towards the thing, and drags it away. Nothing that exerts influence like that is to be trusted.

'Come on, everyone. Just keep walking. Watch the ground.'

He wants to go over and see what it's doing, and how. If it's sending off some kind of pheromone, it could be useful to make into a serum. He takes a couple of steps towards it, before shaking his head and pulling himself back.

'If you feel it getting stronger, start to run.'