As you head toward the mountains, you notice a line of vehicles stopped on the road. Including the armored van you saw at Midpoint. A woman wearing an SPT vest is standing next to the van's open door, looking further ahead as you get nearer.

Seymour looked upon the scene with curiosity. "Obviously something is going on," he commented to his friends. "Should we be concerned? I doubt so many vehicles stopped here just for a picnic." For all he knew there was simply a herd of Tauros or Mareep walking across the road up ahead, but he had his doubts. He tried to see if all of the vehicles seemed to belong to SPT, or just the one.

Looking at the line, you only see one other military vehicle further ahead, a large pickup truck with cargo under a tarp. The others are civilian vehicle, a couple transport trucks and a few cars. You can't see why everyone stopped, but you do notice there's no traffic on the incoming side of the road either.