[Investigation] Strange Messages | Investigate the truth behind Rain’s Messages | Zenless Zone Zero

Strange Messages is a main quest in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). This guide provides details on how to unlock and complete the quest, along with a walkthrough, Hollow guide, and rewards.


List of Contents

  1. Quest Information
  2. How to Unlock
  3. Walkthrough
  4. Hollow Guide
  5. Rewards
  6. Related Guides

Strange Messages Quest Information

Main Story Details:

  • HDD Chapter: Chapter 3
  • Required Inter-Knot Level: 34
  • Enemy Level: 34
  • Location: Ballet Twins
  • Client: The Cunning Hares
  • Difficulty: ⬤⬤〇〇〇
  • Recommended Attributes: Ether, Ice
  • Time: Anytime

Strange Messages is a Main Story commission set after Perilous Duty.


How to Unlock Strange Messages

Unlock After Reaching Inter-Knot Level 34

  • Strange Messages can only be unlocked after raising your Inter-Knot level up to 34. Do the commissions during Chapter 2 Interlude Intemission to raise your reputation level.

Strange Messages Quest Walkthrough

1. Reach Inter-Knot Level 34:

  • During Chapter 2 Interlude Intermission, raise your Inter-Knot Level up to 34. Return to Random Play and watch the TV with your sibling.

2. Complete the Commission Using the HDD:

  • Access the HDD System after the cutscenes to do this commission.

Strange Messages Hollow Guide

Step-By-Step Guide:

  1. Get Observation Data 1:
    • Navigate the dark map. Go up and take the first left to find the first Observation Data. Defeat the enemy to access it.
  2. Proceed Until Meeting Unusual Enemy:
    • Continue left, then up, and left again until encountering an unusual enemy. It will send you back to the starting point.
  3. Proceed to the Light Bulb:
    • Follow the same path, noting the absence of the unusual enemy. Proceed to the light bulb to illuminate the area.
  4. Get the Handheld Xenon Flashlight:
    • Follow the unusual enemy, ride the conveyor belt, go left and north to find the flashlight. Use it to remove unidentified creatures within 4 tiles.
  5. Get the Kaleido Flashlight:
    • Proceed left and pay 5000 Gear Coins to unlock a valve. Obtain another Handheld Xenon Flashlight and the Kaleido Flashlight to display adjacent areas.
  6. Use the Booster:
    • Continue north to find the unusual enemy and a booster. Ride the booster to the next location.
  7. Get Observation Data 2 and Open the Light Bulb:
    • Get another Handheld Xenon Flashlight and remove the unusual enemy. Defeat an enemy to unlock adjacent tiles, get the second observation data, and use the light bulb to illuminate the area.
  8. Get Observation Data 3:
    • Continue right, then up to reach the final observation data and the exit. Fight the final enemies to complete the commission.

Strange Messages Rewards

Quest Rewards:

  • Polychrome: x30
  • Denny: x9000
  • Bangboo Algorithm Module: x2
  • Inter-Knot Credit: x450
  • Elite Investigator’s Supply Box: x2
  • Senior Investigator’s Supply Box: x2

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