Chapter 467

Chapter 361: Position

“It seems that the group of lunatics in the audience have calmed down and are no longer going insane. Now, the next step is to find out who drove them to madness—the spider perverts, actually engaging in such a crazy plan in a place like this.”

Adele continued to think to herself. Previously, Dorothy had already detected that the mastermind behind this operation was the Eight Pinnacle Nest. Their instigation of the locals to venture into Tivyán was evidently driven by ulterior motives.

To Dorothy, the Eight Pinnacle Nest had no motivation to orchestrate a pure terror attack on civilians. Therefore, attracting the native peoples of the New World to engage in such activities must be a cover for their true agenda. To uncover what they were up to, it was crucial first to identify all the personnel they had on site.

However, finding members of the Eight Pinnacle Nest among so many people would not be easy. As Extraordinary Beings of “Shadow,” they possessed the inherent ability to cloak their extraordinary powers, had the capacity to disguise themselves, and could easily take on any form. Their emotions would not be as unstable as those of mere pawns facing d*ath… searching for them was far more troublesome than identifying the pawns.

Nevertheless, Dorothy and Adele devised a plan to locate them, which still required utilizing Adele’s abilities.

On stage, after finishing her performance, Adele did not rush to leave but continued to stay on stage. After performing several soothing movements, the music behind her played anew. To the rhythm of this new music, Adele began to dance the third piece of the night.

Compared to the previous two pieces, which were filled with rhythm and vigor, this third piece had a different quality. At its outset, it evoked a subtle sense of sadness, with the melodies weaving in deep, indescribable sorrow.

In alignment with the music was Adele’s dance, which expressed profound sorrow, resembling a swan in pain, struggling desperately but helpless.

In this dance, Adele appeared as a white swan shot down from the sky by a hunter, beautiful yet tragic. She struggled on the ground, yearning to return to the sky but facing countless obstacles. The hunter seemed to be searching for her everywhere, leaving Adele to bewilderedly hide in terror.

Beauty, helplessness, panic, pain… these were the vivid descriptors of Adele in this dance, and her tragic beauty, in the throes of torment, led many viewers to feel sympathy and compassion.

Indeed, how could anyone not feel pity for such a beautifully tragic spectacle? Who could not feel a desire to save her from suffering and to enable her to soar once more in the skies?

Any normal person would think this way, but those who were not normal would harbor different thoughts.

On the rooftop of a tall building nearby, a man in a guard uniform stood at the edge. His hands clutched the railing, and his eyes, hidden beneath his cap, were fixated on the beautiful white figure dancing on the distant stage. In the depths of his concentrated gaze flickered a hint of madness, and he unconsciously licked his lips.

Yes, madness; it was a kind of insanity hidden deep within. As he watched Adele, his heart was filled not just with pity but a twisted, perverted sense of compassion.

He yearned to imprison this tragic beauty in his secret room, longing to inflict various wounds upon her pristine body, yearning to use all his treasured torture instruments on her, relishing in her screams of agony.

However, these were merely slight thoughts. In his daily life, he would also feel similar emotions when seeing comparable beautiful objects. These mild thoughts were not enough to drive him to action recklessly. For now, he merely gazed at Adele from afar, indulging in various sadistic daydreams in his mind.

What he did not know was that his desires and that hidden brutality within him were now sensed by the dancer on stage, his position having been exposed in an imperceptible manner.

Adele’s dance also utilized her abilities. While moving on stage, she was subtly awakening a certain desire for domination within the audience. Previously, it was a desire to survive; now, it was a desire to inflict suffering.

Compared to the strong urge for survival that everyone possessed, the sadistic impulse was buried much deeper in people’s hearts. Compared to normal desires like hunger, s*xual urges, and survival instincts, the sadistic desire was a much more concealed, unusual craving, typically revealed only by those with twisted psychologies. Coincidentally, members of the Eight Pinnacle Nest were usually such deviants.

The Eight Pinnacle Nest employed the method of fear and pain to gather spirituality, and over time, such techniques fostered a twisted mentality. Those who practiced this method too deeply were doomed to become sadistic, with their hidden cravings for dominance becoming far larger than those of normal people, and also more easily provoked.

Just like the “Cup” Extraordinary Beings, who found it difficult to suppress their desires for consumption after practicing the bl**d Food Method, the “Shadow” Extraordinary Beings who practiced the method of fear and pain harbored a significantly larger impulse for sadism than normal individuals. For regular people, the influence of Adele’s subtle guidance over this desire was nearly imperceptible, but for the members of the Eight Pinnacle Nest, it successfully inspired their cravings for sadism.

As long as this particular sadistic desire was directed towards Adele, she could perceive its source through her passive desire detection. This was the method by which Adele sought out the personnel of the Eight Pinnacle Nest. Ever since merging with Dalena’s residual spirit, her sensory range and desire abilities had expanded significantly, almost covering the entire area of the bishop’s square.

“I’ve found them… heh… such an unexpected position. Now, it’s time to report this to the detective.”

Adele thought to herself, and then she silently began to pray.

“Great Akka, please relay this information to the detective…”

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Below the stage, Dorothy, watching the dance, paused in surprise as Adele’s prayer echoed in her mind, causing a stir of excitement within her.

“Finally here…”

With glee, Dorothy began to listen intently to Adele’s prayer, frowning slightly upon completion.

In Adele’s prayer, she mentioned sensing two distinctly strong sources of sadistic desire, one coming from the rooftop of the gray brick building on the left side of the square—one of the guards. The second was surprisingly located on the royal observation balcony to the right side of the square!

According to Adele, amid the bodyguards behind Duke Barret and Princess Isabel, one was actually a member of the Eight Pinnacle Nest.

“The Eight Pinnacle Nest replaced one of the royal’s bodyguards! Their true aim is assassination!”

“These guys plan to exploit the chaos from the explosion caused by the native peoples of the New World to assassinate the royals and then pin the blame on the natives!”

In that instant, Dorothy understood the Eight Pinnacle Nest’s plan completely. She gazed solemnly at the positions of the two members, one perfect for sniping the royal viewing platform and the other right behind the assassination target.

If they make a move, who could possibly stop them!?