Under the combined assault of forces from this universe and beyond, the Green Lantern Corps, already stripped of most of its fighting strength, stood no chance.
Mongul's Warworld fired its cannons and shattered Oa. Hiveworld's Hive Soldiers captured the vast majority of the Green Lanterns, while the Starro Swarm devoured nearly all the Guardians of the Universe.
Last Survivor reached out with his enormous hand and effortlessly seized the Central Power Battery hidden within Oa's core.
The rampaging Hal, Batman, and the few other Earth Green Lanterns still capable of fighting resisted desperately, but it was all in vain.
"I didn't hold out until the end."
Kyle looked dejected. He had tried to turn the tide, even erupting in such fury that he attracted a Red Lantern ring, but Mongul had personally stepped in and beaten him unconscious anyway.
Clearly, Kyle had no more information to offer.
But that was fine.
They still had Mongul to interrogate. He had witnessed the incident himself and had even been one of its instigators.
That did not take long, especially since Joker and Battle Beast had already tortured him until he was covered in wounds.
When Mongul saw Shane produce the Consciousness Orb he had originally used to brainwash Kyle Rayner, he spilled everything even faster.
Clearly, even as a captive Cosmic Tyrant, Mongul had no desire to become someone else's puppet. And through his account, they finally learned the full story.
Starro had contacted them first.
A strange, gray-skinned alien had acted as the messenger, with a Starro wrapped around him that covered his entire chest and abdomen.
The messenger had told the various factions, Mongul included, that had previously been relentlessly targeted by the Green Lantern Corps that they would soon have a rare opportunity to take revenge on the entire