This always makes me rolling eyes. Like, yes, the translation wasn't very elegant or great, especially not the way the main translator behaved liked she was this amazing translator who just couldn't bear to see others touch "her" novel(this, btw is why so many hate on the translation imo). But if you really thought it was an "unreadable mess" I question your reading skills/comprehension. (Also, you clearly haven't read any of the actually bad webnovel TLs...)

Was it an amazing TL? No. Would I want the actual paid TL to be like that one? No. Was it as bad as you and a lot of others pretend? Also, no.