After finding the stairs, Nikolai quickly swiftly ran up them with clear tension, knowing the situation could have a bad ending. After he made it to the basement, he decided that the best course for this situation would also be the loudest, as he tossed the pre-armed C4 onto the stairs, before reaching the basement hall with minor self satisfaction. "For all y'all that can hear me, I'm most certainly not dead." He said in a tired voice, trying to find the area leading to the train.