ZZZ (Zenless Zone Zero) story walkthrough: all chapters

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Zenless Zone Zero Story Walkthrough

Plot Zenless Zone Zero tells the story of the legendary proxies - brother and sister from the city of the future, New Eridu. People are forced to live in one metropolis because the rest of the world is filled with caverns. Unbeknownst to the intelligence services, Wise and Belle plunge into dangerous zones, accompanying agents on various missions and simultaneously conducting their own investigation.

From this guide you will learn how many chapters the main plot of the ZZZ game includes and how to complete them. We will calculate the required time to close all parts of the main line, tell you how to turn off the story mode and where to watch completed scenes. In each chapter you will find links to detailed walkthroughs of each task.

Content

How many story chapters are there in Zenless Zone Zero?

At the time of version 1.6 presented 5 chapters The main plot, including interludes and special issues.

How long does the story last?

You will have to spend from 1 to 4 hours on one chapter, since its length will directly depend on the number of orders. The exact time it takes to complete the ZZZ plot is also influenced by the style of play:

If you skip dialogues and cutscenes and quickly deal with caverns using guides, you can close the entire main line in about 15 hours.
By immersing yourself in the story and completing tasks yourself, you can spend on completing all chapters ≈30 hours.

When will the continuation of the story be released?

The continuation of the plot of ZZZ is planned in the future patch 1.7, which will be released April 23, 2025In the new chapter, the proxies will learn what happened to Hugo Vlad after the skirmish between the young man and Tyren Lycaon on the roof of the Balett Towers, and will also receive important information regarding the Victim cores hidden in the caverns near New Eridu.

ZZZ story walkthrough: all chapters

The Zenless Zone Zero storyline mainly involves exploration of caverns, during which legendary proxies help other agents navigate through dangerous zones. Therefore, each chapter contains a list of orders from the Total Immersion System.

Prologue: Business × Oddities × Justice

The story begins with the main characters breaking into the video store Nicole and offers a deal - after a dangerous mission, her accomplices find themselves in a cavern without communication. Synchronize with Banbu and save Enby с Billy, then take on a new order from “Sly Hares”.

Hack Silver's flash drive, where the password is stored, and return to the cavern to pick up the safe. But the connection with the Total Immersion System is becoming increasingly unstable. A mysterious hacker erases the legendary Phaeton's database and blackmails the proxy with the security of the "Sly Hares". Help out your comrades and start restoring your account from scratch.

The first part of the story includes two orders from the HDD:

After completing the initial task, you will unlock several useful functions at once and get acquainted with various places in the city:

Full immersion system - a computer in the proxy house, through which they contact the characters to explore the caverns.
Internot - a global network that stores accepted tasks, account level information and various announcements.
Newsstand - daily activity that gives a random reward.
Noodle shop “Waterfall of Soup” — an eatery where you can purchase temporary upgrades and buffs for your squad.
Toy store "Universe in a Box" - purchase amplifiers, that is, weapons for playable agents.
Signal Search — a tab with banners giving the opportunity to get new characters, amplifiers and banbu.
Slot machine hall is an entertainment establishment that offers various arcade games and achievements for participating in them.
Minimarket 141 — a 24-hour store with various materials for pumping.
Camera - a feature that allows you to take pictures around the city to capture cats, landscapes and important moments.
Events — a tab with various events in which you can take part to receive valuable rewards.
Doing Business - since proxies own their own video rental store, you can run your own business: hire workers and sell tapes upon request.

Prologue: Interlude

Meet Shepherd, a provider of valuable information that will help you upgrade your backup account. Previously, the brother and sister were legendary proxies, and everyone knew them under the name "Phaeton", but now their previous account has been erased. Take more orders to increase the Internot level and complete the task "Escape from Certain Death", where a team of builders has to be rescued.

Chapter 1: The Cat's Missing

The news reports that the Vision Corporation is going to carry out blasting work in order to later restore the old subway. And it breaks into the video store Nekomiya Mana, who hired the "Sly Hares" to search for an old relic. As part of the plot of Koshkin's disappearance (A), the agency of delicate assignments will have to be rescued from the explosion zone again.

The matter turns out to be much more complicated, because Vision does not want to spend money on evacuating hundreds of residents trapped in the area of the old metro. The proxy grows suspicious of Nekomata, who is hiding her past. The girl wants to sacrifice herself in the story of Koshkina's disappearance (B) in the name of the stuck people, but the team needs to find a way to defeat the corporation without unnecessary sacrifices.

Orders:

What functions will open after completing the chapter:

"Coffee cafe" - a coffee shop that serves drinks to restore energy.
Club AIK — a place to farm various materials for upgrading agents, weapons and skills.
Navigator — the ability to quickly move between locations and establishments.
Daily errands - small tasks updated every day, thanks to which you can farm additional experience and polychromes.
VR device — glasses for conducting agent training and practicing basic combat mechanics.

Chapter 1: Interlude

At night, the Shepherd makes an unexpected visit and says that a regular study of the Zero Cavern will soon begin and the proxy should take part in it. Go through the test with the Association's examiner, which will be interrupted due to the discovery of extremely dangerous ethereals.

Section 6 orders everyone to evacuate, but mistakes Banba for a guide from the Whitestar Institute and takes him with them to catch up with the monster. After all the events, the plot will begin. Another day at the video store, where Belle ends up in a cavern, and Wise throws all his energy into searching for his sister.

Orders:

What features are unlocked after the chapter:

New Eridu time — a time of day system that will allow you to manage the clock and take tasks on time.
Hard mode — a special tab with combat tests in Main Line orders. Defeat enemies within a limited time to get additional rewards.
Agent Stories — Trust orders in the Video Archive. Watch the film to immerse yourself in memories and complete a quest dedicated to the character.
Commemorative Album - a wooden wall in a room on the second floor, which can be filled with photographs and shown to friends.
Inspector Meowchelo - a policeman in a cat uniform who gives medals for exploring the city and helping residents.
Zero cavity - a constant combat mode that invites you to explore dangerous zones and fight monsters.
Tuning workshop - a place for repairing banbu, or rather pumping their level and elevation.

Chapter 2: Call from the Depths of the Cavern

The proxies receive a new order from the Belobog construction company, which won the tender to restore the metro. Meet the President Kolyada and take on a few errands. As part of the plot Call from the Depths of the Cavern (A) help Grace и Anton return failed machines from the air zones.

In the continuation of Call from the Depths of the Cavern (B), conduct an investigation into the company's past. The once head of the plant, Kolyada’s father, ran away with the money and left the best prototype in the danger zone. Go there and find out whether ether contamination is involved or something more serious happened.

Orders:

New features:

Expert call — a test in the AIK Club, where you can fight powerful opponents to obtain resources for upgrading the skills of each character.
Shiyu Defense - a game mode at Scott's post, consisting mainly of battles and exploration of the cavern without moving around the HDD.
Rally orders - a special type of mission from the Total Immersion System, in which you will undergo various combat tests.

Chapter 2: Interlude

The chapter does not include orders, since here the player becomes more familiar with the system proxy reputation and opens up various modes that will help significantly upgrade your squad. New features:

Regular cleaning - permanent mode at Scott's post, which involves fighting monsters for farming drive disks (artifacts).
Music store "Bard's Needle" — Elfi’s shop for intonating drive discs.
Merciless hunt — weekly battles with powerful bosses, for which materials for increasing agent abilities are offered as a reward.

Chapter 2 insert story: Mission Impossible

The main line of ZZZ will continue with the plot of Mission Impossible 1. Together with Zhu Yuan и Qingyi from the Special Task Force of the Crime Department, prepare for a security improvement event and understand the strange incidents on Sixth Street. A suspected criminal escapes into a cavern - in the guise of Eos, help Sobez employees catch him.

Later it turns out that the bandits' target was a car with evidence collected after the adventures with the Belobog plant. Stop the intruders by secretly guiding the girls through the cavernous story of Mission Impossible 2.

Orders:

Intermedia

Afterwards, the insert story of Chapter 2 will begin - Sideshow, in which the proxy needs to increase its reputation level and complete several trust side quests to open a new plot. Later, Nicole will ask for help, receiving empty messages from the hacker Rain from somewhere in the cavern in the Gemini Ballet area.

Orders:

New features:

Contact system — message agents and invite them to take a walk around New Eris.
Increasing confidence in the Agent Dossier - meet characters on the streets of the metropolis and help them with small errands to improve your friendship.

Chapter 3: Midnight Quest

The cunning hares will appear in court in the Vision case, but empty strange messages haunt them, and the proxies are sent across the Rhine. As part of the Midnight Quest 1 storyline, team up with the Victoria Domestic Staff Agency and explore the tower. Introduce yourself Lycaon, Ellen, Rine и Corinne and start ordering, making your way to the top floor.

In the sequel to Midnight Quest 2, contact Lycaon and find a way to restore the energy supply to the Ballet Twins. Rescue Raine from armed rebels and prevent the crash of the airship on its way to court.

Orders:

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Chapter 3 "Midnight Search".

Special Edition: Undercover Rat

During a routine visit to the Security Service, the proxies discover that most of the staff is at an important conference regarding the upcoming operation to capture the "Mountain Lions." A bandit organization created by a group of criminals led by Razor is threatening the security of New Eris and the cavern researchers. Following the meeting, a team from Captain Zhu Yuan, Officer Qingyi и Intern Seth are sent to the bandits' lair to neutralize the group's leaders. The squad will be prevented from completing their task by a certain Jane Doe, on a mission of her own.

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Special Edition "Undercover Rat".

Chapter 4: Inferno Cross

Chapter 4 Inferno Cross

In the Inferno Cross plot, 1 proxies accept an offer of cooperation with "Sons of Calydon", to get valuable information about the location and condition of Perlman. The biker gang from Ob'ezdnaya participates in the most important holiday - an off-road motorcycle race. But for this they need support in the cavern from the legendary Phaeton.

In preparation for the competition Lucy begins to suspect that someone is leaking information to competitors, and that they are deliberately interfering with the collection of data and spare parts. Conduct a secret investigation together with Lighter и Piper, during which you will come across the leader Pompey. In the sequel Inferno Cross 2, get to know him better Caesar, investigate Lucius's intrigues and work together to save Hell from the ether's infection.

Orders:

"A drowning man must save himself."
"An unexpected test."
"First buyer".
"The End of Betrayal."
"The birth of a hero under the roar of an engine."

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Chapter 4 "Inferno Cross".

Light Interlude – Unexpected Guest

After the events in Blazewood, the proxies return home and notice a strange commotion - head to Soup Falls and find out why the Special Operations Service people have gathered there in the caverns of FISTThe commander has a day off today, so Yanagi decides to stop by the video store and get to know his Zero Caverna partners better.

Special Edition: Virtual Revenge

Section 6 receives an unusual invitation from an AIC employee who has arrived at the FIST headquarters: a special VR gaming mode will soon open at the club on Lumina Square, and the team will be the first to try it out. Hoshimi Miyabi. After participating in the first runs, the squad notices some oddities in various details of the environment. After conducting a thorough investigation, the employees of Section 6 realize that they have fallen into a trap prepared by a certain hacker "Thousand Faces".

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Special Edition "Virtual Revenge".

Chapter 5: And the Starfall Came

Having received new information concerning the Vision case, the proxies rush to meet with their allies in the form of the Sons of Calidon and the Sly Hares. In addition to friends, the Phaeton will be met at the Bypass by Section 6 officers who have offered to help with the investigation. Having hidden Perlman from the main forces of the Security Service, the allies are able to focus on finding information about Bringer and his intentions.

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Chapter 5 "And the Starfall Came".

Light interlude – How the bird flew out of the cage

After the order "And then came the falling stars" is completed, the proxy will receive a message from Asters Yao, in which the singer will suggest meeting again near the cinema on Lumina Square to go for a walk. Avoiding a clash with the guards, the friends first escape to the port of Elpis, and then to the Reverb Arena. They won’t be able to relax alone: soon her personal Evelyn's bodyguard.

Special Issue: Astra-nomic Moment

By a lucky coincidence, Astra Yao, whose concert the proxies desperately want to attend, personally contacts Phaeton and offers them a small task in the cavern. During the search for a music record, the singer manages to get to know the main characters better and enlist their support. For the completed task, the proxies receive personal invitations to the concert in the VIP zone, however, they are unable to enjoy the singer's performance: some of the spectators have other plans for the event.

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Special issue "Astranomic moment".

Season 1 Epilogue: The Past and Tears Will Turn to Dust XNUMX

Having received an offer from Hugo Vlada, which arrived at the rental, the proxies go to Lumina Square to take part in a certain drawing. In addition to participating in the competition for 50 denni, the heroes will be able to learn more about the TOPs ruling New Eridu and even meet some of their representatives. The mayor of the city himself will soon tell about them, offering to fulfill a small order concerning the upcoming auction. The event will be interrupted by the arrival of the mysterious "Mockingbirds", who stole a valuable relic, important both for the TOPs and for the mayor of New Eridu.

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Epilogue of the first season "The past and tears will turn to dust 1".

Season 2 Epilogue: The Past and Tears Will Turn to Dust XNUMX

After the events of the first part of the epilogue, Vivian Banshee returns to the video store to ask the proxy for help. Hartman Ravenlock escaped with the core after Hugo's death. The remaining Mockingbird, along with Phaeton and the Victoria Agency, must track his location and find important information about the other sleeping Victims. Join forces to find the fugitive and learn a terrible secret about the Jubilant and their plans.

For a detailed walkthrough, read the separate guide at Epilogue of the first season "The past and tears will turn to dust 2".

How to disable story mode

While completing quests you will enter the mode "Hyperfocus", which does not allow you to be distracted by other orders and tasks in the city. If appears in the upper left corner pause button, you can temporarily leave the main line.

Where can I watch the completed story?

The game allows you to replay any task, including main line orders.

To view cutscenes, go to Video archive on the first floor of the main characters' house. Open the tab "Chronicle of Phaeton"to rewatch a video, play a dialogue, or read a comic.
To replay an order in a cavern, interact with Full immersion system in the same room, and go to the section "Main Line". If you forgot to collect polychromes or other resources somewhere, you can go through the tasks again, including temporarily in the Hard Mode tab.

We hope that thanks to our article we were able to figure out how to complete all the chapters of the main story in Zenles Zone Ziro. IN comments You can ask questions and share your opinions about the main line. Read other ZZZ guides in the section completing quests.