Survives base self destruction

It was as he neared the end of the tunnel, with the secret door that led to freedom in sight, that he received the call from Bravo Team.

“Contact! Contact! Enemy has breached the main door! Engaging!”

“I see.” Coil A breathed. “Thank you. When you’re done, I want to see their bodies.”

“Rog —”

Coil A thumbed to the self-destruct and activated it.

A muted BOOM sounded in the distance, and the shuddering tremors knocked dust from the ceiling above him. Then came the rumble of collapsing stone as all of the supports were simultaneously destroyed and his concrete bunker fell in on itself, crushing everyone inside.

Coil A didn’t stop to enjoy his victory, not yet. Instead, he kept going and opened the secret door to the bottom floor of a parking garage, almost entirely empty. It was only once he’d closed the door behind him, watched it disappear into the surrounding floor, and waited, breath held, for the distant peals of thunder to fade, it was only once it had all settled and was done that he allowed himself this victory.

He turned around and started walking.

…

“Apocrypha!” he rasped.

“Hello, Coil.”

“How,” he tried breathlessly. “How did you…”

“Survive?” she asked. “By the skin of my teeth.” A cold, mirthless smile pulled at her lips, entirely devoid of any semblance of warmth or humor. “Lisa and Amy were not so lucky.”

“But… My base…”

“Is gone, along with all of your hired goons.” Her eyes were like chips of ice. “As well as my two best friends.”