[Well, it's either shoot the creepers himself or wait for Tuco to attempt it. In the state he's in, it's not a good idea.]

Hey- hold onto that, I gave it to you.

[He lifts Maria and fires at the creepers, at least glad they won't blow up so far away from them even if they're being shot at. After the last one falls and disintegrates, he waits for a few moments to see if anything else shows up.]