The city lord was shocked by the sight in front of him.
He imagined a bunch of scenarios and possibilities for her daughter's delay, but never did he imagine this scenario.
The water creatures are standing guard outside of the city and he can see many of them already barged in and they are all lining up the people as they brought them into the estate.
They killed all of the guards and they are bringing those deadbodies before they threw them into the river.
As soon as the city lord arrived, they noticed him and surrounded him. The city lord understood that his city has been sacked and his space gate would have been destroyed.
He genuinely wished that his daughter might have gotten stuck in the grand elder's place. He would be relieved as long as he could confirm that the water creatures came here after his daughter went to the grand elder's place.
But he has no way to confirm what happened.