The Crimson Sea was not a sentient Specter, which meant that it hadn't kept its ability to produce acidic red mist a secret.
And since the red mist hadn't been there since the beginning, it meant that the Crimson Sea hadn't had the ability to create the red mist before.
Specters generally only gained new abilities when they advanced a level.
The Crimson Sea had become an Adult.
"Sir, this is not our fault!" Kallum Sondur immediately shouted with helpless frustration. "Someone sabotaged us!"
"I don't care about that right now," the governor said with a solemn tone. "I want to know the status inside the building!"
Kallum took a deep breath.
"The entire building is covered by the Crimson Sea," Kallum explained. "We dug through the megastructure to get here. Everything below the hole is lost."