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Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)

A Distant Cry for Help Quest Guide

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Zenless Zone Zero - A Distant Cry for Help Commission Guide

A Distant Cry for Help is a Combat Commission in Zenless Zone Zero 1.2 (ZZZ). See how to unlock A Distant Cry for Help, best characters to bring in this Side Commission, and its walkthrough and rewards here!

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A Distant Cry for Help Quest Information

A Distant Cry for Help Commission Details

HDD Chapter Chapter 4
Enemy Level 56
Location Blazewood, Lower Level
Client Ono
Rec. Attributes
ZZZ - Fire
Time Anytime

Distant Cry for Help is a Combat Commission that can be unlocked by talking to the Bangboo named Ono in the Lower Level of Blazewood.

How to Unlock A Distant Cry for Help

Unlocked Upon Reaching Chapter 4

Zenless Zone Zero - Commissions Screen

A Distant Cry for Help can be unlocked upon reaching Chapter 4. Progress through the main story and reach the prerequisite chapter to unlock this commission.

Best Teams for A Distant Cry for Help

Best F2P Team and Bangboo

Best F2P Team Bangboo
Billy Billy Anby Anby Ben Ben Bagboo Bagboo

For the F2P characters, Billy, Anby, and Ben are a good team to finish this commission. Ben can take advantage of the Fire Weakness of all the enemies.

Bagboo buffs your chain attacks significantly, and it also attacks with Physical DMG against enemies.

Best Team Comps

Sons of Calydon Team

Premium Team Bangboo
Soldier 11 Soldier 11 Caesar Caesar Lucy Lucy Rocketboo Rocketboo

Since enemies here are weak to Fire, Soldier 11 will be your best DPS. Caesar and Lucy can increase the party's ATK while the former can also provide Shields and inflict a ton of Daze on an enemy.

A Distant Cry for Help Quest Walkthrough

How to Beat A Distant Cry for Help

  1. Follow Ono
  2. Avoid the Traps
  3. Defeat the Final Set of Enemies
  4. Go to the Lower Level

Follow Ono

Ono

For most of the Combat Commission, you must follow Ono while fighting the enemies along the way.

Avoid the Traps

Traps

There will be minefield and laser traps on the trail. Make sure to dodge them while also defeating the enemies in your path.

Defeat the Final Set of Enemies

Save Appon

To rescue Appon, all you have to do is defeat the enemies in front of him. Talking to Appon will finish the commission.

Go to the Lower Level

Appon and Ono

After rescuing Appon, head down to the Lower Level to talk to him and Ono to collect the rewards.

A Distant Cry for Help Rewards

Quest Rewards

All Quest Rewards
Polychromes
Polychrome x20		 Inter-Knot Credit Inter-Knot Credit x250 Senior Investigator LogSenior Investigator Log x2
W-Engine Energy ModuleW-Engine Energy Module x1 Crystallized Plating AgentCrystallized Plating Agent x2 DennyDenny x10000

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2 Anonymous Anonymous 12 months

it's name in HDD system is [Combat] Wilderness Pursuit

1 Anonymous Anonymous about 1 year

Its under different name ingame. + a lot of commisions are missing in chapter 4

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