There was no time. Conan makes one last effort at shoving Spike into a safe area, then abruptly turns and dives toward the pedestal at the center of the room as his mental countdown reached the end. He just had to hope his efforts had moved Spike far enough out of the line of fire.

Just as Conan reaches the pedestal the room is suddenly strafed by machine gun rounds from the helicopter just outside. Every piece of glass shatters at once as Conan curls into a ball to protect himself.