(Spoiler Alert) A part of the new Resident Evil that felt like a game side quest

In the scene after coming out of the tunnel, where two characters are driving and then go to look for the combat character who was driving...
It was so obvious that the monster was baiting them to come in, but the protagonist didn't follow and just ran away lol
If they had followed, it would have been a side quest storyline, but since it's the first game, it felt like they were pushing us to get back to the main story lol