That would be an excellent coping mechanism were he to need such things. Which he doesn't because everything is going splendidly.

"Natsuno had a flame thrower, I wonder if he brought it. Do you happen to be fireproof?" Max is to a point, but not if there was a literal flamethrower pointed at him. So that's probably something to be concerned about, though he's not. He's expecting the Captain to kill them with a flick of his hand and they all drop dead.

"Well you're right about.. other things as well. And I will tell you about them later so you can gloat properly, and it gives you something to look forward to for tomorrow after we all respawn because of this." Yep they're definitely all going to die. He's convinced.

"Are you going to speak to him?"