Then, could you, please, point out which meaning of the term "balance" makes sense within the context of open violent conflict? If it doesn't imply by itself it's about power, in general, whatever the make up for it? As well within the context of a tirade about Meliodas's immense power keeping the the balance? Maybe I am indeed imagining metaphorical constructions where there aren't, as well as with the part of the same tirade about Meliodas physically wrecking the Demon World, or is it indeed as
@sobreno keeps saying, about Meliodas's "hometown"?
It still doesn't matter what sort of ability/skill she used, at the end of the day it
neutralised the fighting opponents(or at least did the most part, where actual fighting soldiers, nay, generals, didn't) , just like a poison gas that puts people to sleep a ninja can use,or whatever other subtle method you can think of. It still counts as conflict and the result is still a defeat. And the title of the chapter says it clearly: "Elizabeth VS Indura"(so, as far as the author's take goes, it's a fight).
I once made a scalpel's use analogy, some people still don't get it that regardless of its chosen main use for medicine, it's still a sharp item that can kill, thus, essentially, a weapon. Every blade is essentially a weapon and every type of Light essentially fights off Darkness(when employed), the PoD they were using was their weapon, she took it away, granted, she needed a bit of help since they were still powering up and it was at the beginning a 1(her) vs 2(Indura), and earlier attempts from the AAs to 1vs 1 them failed, in fact, Monspeet caught Sariel and Tarmiel by surprise and burned them, Derrieri was 1 vs 1 Ludoshel in that state.
The main point of the whole Indura debacle is that above everything, the author handed that conflict to her,
he used it to highlight goddess Elizabeth and hype her, not the AAs, they had their hype during the regular fights with the TC, but the Indura situation was centered on Elizabeth VS them, we don't know how much the 2 AAs did help in the end, though we know that when we're talking by a lot of power manifested, even by the goddesses, it would be visually represented to match the effects. Which implies the AAs didn't have to compensate with much to the power she was manifesting through Hikari Are.
The Indura were barely starting to budge her
(in a joined effort and during upgrade), while
individually they were smacking the AAs around
before upgrade. Having a superior ability is also a part of someone's power, so no, nay-sayers don't get the excuse of "hax", that's heredity for her and she's not any weaker for having inherited power, nor lamer, especially when trying to downplay her in comparison to her counterparts in the Demon Clan. One doesn't need to be a career fighter to be able to fight or use whatever skills and power they have to combat someone, but the fact remains that beyond her ability being OP, she also must've had enough MP to input into it to even threaten the enemies into over-exerting themselves, and that throughout their forbidden move.
See my explanation above, it remains a fight, however unconventional that is. It is a battle skill if the user intends to kill, the ability itself debuffs/disarms demons(TCs using even a forbidden move), then a simple ark can be used on the torsos hiding the remaining hearts. Sure, Elizabeth couldn't handle the self-upgrading 2, I repeat, 2, TCs pulling that forbidden move, by herself to the end, nor did she intend to kill them, but if it was 1 on 1, the probability of individual defeat over and unconsciousness on the part of the enemy increases(may not be guaranteed, but it definitely increases, just as people are claiming about the AAs "getting serious"), before the Indura gets to upgrade. And leaving the enemy on the floor unable to fight back and without killing them is still a defeat. Please, don't twist terminology around, it's as much of a fight as any others..
EDIT: I forgot to mention, why do some people still rely that much on what Estarossa said, considering that the latest chapters imply his memory has been messed with?! Why do they ignore so strongly other characters' words or other telling events in comparison to what he says?! Is he by any chance Nakaba's confirmed self-insert?