This unexplained upheaval had completely disrupted the universe's original order.
Mongul's Warworld seemed to have broken free of some invisible restraint as well. It grew utterly rampant, invading major star sectors and abducting powerful beings from their planets without a care, no longer fearing the Green Lantern Corps' deterrence.
At that very moment, turmoil erupted within the Green Lantern Corps. Overwhelmed by its own troubles, it had no strength left to maintain the universe's former order.
Soon afterward, Green Lanterns across the major star sectors received secret orders. Every one of them abandoned their assigned sectors and urgently returned to Oa.
Rumors swept through the universe. Everyone said that the War God Mongul had launched a massive campaign, defeated the Green Lantern Corps head-on, and even dealt it a devastating blow, utterly shattering the barrier that had kept peace throughout the cosmos.
It was during this chaotic period of collapsing order that Lobo suffered a crushing setback.
When recounting his experience, Rob wore a face full of frustration and regret, looking every bit like a man who had been badly burned.
He had been a bounty hunter who roamed the universe freely, answering to no one. He lived as he pleased, never meddled in other people's business, and certainly had no desire to provoke a supreme cosmic tyrant like Mongul.
"People are fucking treacherous! They really are!"
Rob slapped his thigh in fury whenever he reached this part of the story.
Several months earlier, while he was drinking and enjoying himself at a bar on a prosperous alien planet, an alien beauty with a desperate fixation had deliberately approached him.
Mongul had abducted and imprisoned her entire family. With nowhere else to turn, she had pinned all her hopes on the famous Battle Beast. A few cups of cheap booze