It's literal, but its not for adrenochrome. They do it because they harbor a prey drive directed towards humanity, which is a natural drive to capture and kill prey. The high they receive from torturing children is because they associate the suffering of their prey with a successful hunt, which renders them sadistic.
It's literal, but its not for adrenochrome. They do it because they harbor a prey drive directed towards humanity, which is a natural drive to capture and kill prey. The high they receive from torturing children is because they associate the suffering of their prey with a successful hunt, which renders them sadistic.