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Zenless Zone Zero, among its many themes, carries a note of love and family. Whether it be the siblings of Phaethon looking out for one another, the faction’s found family caring for one another, or even community members trying to help each other out, kindness carries through.
When a mother loses her “daughter” in a Hollow, Phaethon steps up to help. But Liz isn’t just any child — she’s a malfunctioning robot. If you’re ready to reunite this unique family and earn some Dennies, read on to find out if blood really is thicker than water.
How To Unlock The Is Blood Thicker Than Water? Commission
Is Blood Thicker Than Water? is amedium-difficulty commissionwith arecommended Agent level of 42. You will also need to reachan Inter-Knot Level of 40.
Once these prerequisites have been met,go to the front of Random Playandspeak to the Anxious Public Security Officer. After this conversation, Your AverageSlacker will message you, and you canask to borrow Dadd-Efor this commission. With all of these story beats complete, you canaccept the commissionandaccess it via the HDD.
How To Prepare For The Blood Is Thicker Than Water? Commission
The Is Blood Thicker Than Water? commission has two sets of combat, andthe enemies generated for combatwillalways be random. Because of this, there isno recommended team for this commission.Your best bet is totake whatever teamyou aremost comfortable with!
The first round of combat isagainst Beholder Engines and a Bulky Intimidator, soconsider bringing Ice, Ether,orPhysical Agentsto make the most of their weaknesses!
Is Blood Thicker Than Water? Walkthrough
Here’s the complete walkthrough to complete Is Blood Thicker Than Water?
Enter The Hollow
When you first enter The Hollow, you willimmediately be sent into combat. This combat will be in two waves, one against three Beholder Engines, anda final wave against a Bulky Intimidator.
Weaknesses: Ice, Physical
Resistances: None
The first wave of enemies is on the bottom floor. Once this combat is complete,take the elevator up to the second floor. Upon arriving,an Elite Enemy will spawn. Defeat this enemy, then follow the quest markers to a corner with storage crates.
Here, you willfind an autocart. When you speak to it, you will learn thatthis autocart is Liz, and that The Hollow has caused her to default to her factory programming. Shemust pick up Dennies, and Fairy suggests that youuse Dadd-E to guide Liz and collect Denniesto help Liz escape.
Once your conversation with Liz is done, you will be returned to The Hollow, andhave to navigate through three HDD maps with Liz.
Complete Floor One
To complete the Dadd-E and Liz puzzle on Floor One, you will want to move in the following directions:
Once you navigate the puzzle,Liz will copy you on her side of the screen. By taking this route, you willcollect all possible Dennies, and can proceed to the next floor.
If you ever mess up, you can always choose to repeat a floor and restart from the beginning of the map.
Complete Floor Two
To complete the Dadd-E and Liz puzzle on Floor Two, you will want to move in the following directions:
You willwant to be cautiousonFloors TwoandThree, since both haveDanger tiles. If these are hit, either by you or Liz, your party will lose health, sofollow the suggested pathand avoid them if you may.
Hitting a Danger tile does not directly affect your overall score on this commission, so if you mess up and accidentally hit one, you are still fine with proceeding.
Complete Floor Three
To complete the Dadd-E and Liz puzzle on Floor Three, you will want to move in the following directions:
Once you hit the final “glowing Z” tile, Liz will copy you. When she hits the checkered flag on her side of the map, thefinal round of combat will begin.
Enter Combat And Defeat The Enemies
When you enter combat, you will encountertwo waves of random enemies. One will be a number of lesser Ethereals, and thefinal wave will be against an Elite Ethereal.
Because the enemies are randomly-generated, there is no particular Attribute that can help. However, you can always pause the game and look up the enemy you are against to see if you have an Attribute that would be extra effective!
Once combat is complete, you will be able to exit the HDD and complete the commission!
What Are The Rewards?
For completing the Is Blood Thicker Than Water? commission, you will receive:
