I'd rather reach for a chance to get everyone out of here alive than keep feeding my blood and pain to these gods in the hopes they'll favor me with something I might've been able to do myself. I've talked about waiting for a chance to make an effective response before; this might just be our chance to do that. I don't intend to waste it.
I've seen firsthand what happens when the Old Man takes someone, and I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy -- if there's a chance to stop that, then I have to try. Even if it means going to war against a pantheon.