Nick traveled to the closest beam that wasn't anywhere near Aegis' headquarters.
He could see which beams were closer by moving from side to side and watching how much their trajectory changed.
The closest beam, with an identical shade of red as Death's beam, led to one of the cities.
Nick followed it and saw it leading to a Mid Specialist.
This person, or Specter, had to work for one of the Corruptors.
There was no doubt about it.
As soon as they entered an isolated location, Nick appeared in front of them.
Naturally, he wore a disguise.
An instant later, all the light in the surroundings vanished.
One shouldn't forget that Nick's ability had advanced when he became a Fallen.
He could create a wide zone of darkness at will.
As soon as the darkness arrived, the "person" in front of Nick started to flee.
'The Nightmare has no effect on it. It's a Specter,' Nick thought.