A four-colored energy spread through the space, destroying countless pieces of property and killing more people. Rather than being killed by the energy itself, most of them were slaughtered by its aftereffects.
They were impaled by falling metal beams and crushed under the weight of buildings. They were cultivators who had built their bodies, but when they were struck by materials that were equally powered by qi, they were no better than mortals.
The mine site was big. This operation alone controlled thousands of slaves, so naturally the work site was like a settlement of its own. Atlas couldn't get rid of all of it in a single day.
A single day's work was enough to absolutely decimate the entrance area, but Atlas retreated after that much. When he returned the next day, his enemies were more prepared for him.