I'll guess I'll just take the hit then

Also, Mike already knows that the Abyss is a deadly place. He understands that his powers will put him in battles with his life on the line. The reason he's okay with it is because it's a step up from where he used to be. Even even though I not taking the Epic to reroll, this wouldn't give Mike any kind of internal dilemmas. As he's said before; before he had his powers, he would go to bed scared that he wouldn't wake up (ie, die in his sleep). If anything, he's going to be more pissed off at the permanent stat loss then terrified that he almost died