Psychlos Conquer Earth

As soon as the Psychlos found the probe sent by Earth, Intergalactic Mining paid the Psychlo governors sixty trillion Galactic credits for the directions and the concession.

Intergalactic Mining's next move was to teleport a huge and almost impenetrable gas drone to Earth, followed by Psychlo battle planes to help kill off the population. The gas drone toured the nations of the planet, dumping gas upon cities and killing off billions of people. The governments of Earth tried desperately to fend off the invasion and fight back—but failed.

With over 99 percent of the population of Earth wiped out, the Psychlos moved in and began mining, unbothered by the planet's former inhabitants.