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Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)

Difficult Evidence Quest Guide

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Zenless Zone Zero - Difficult Evidence Commission Guide

Difficult Evidence is a main story quest in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) 2.0. See how to unlock this main commission, the complete quest guide, all the Hollow walkthroughs, and its rewards here!

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Difficult Evidence will be unlocked after completing the Where Tigers Lurk and Dragons Hide Main Story!

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Difficult Evidence Walkthrough

Difficult Evidence Guide

  1. Chat with Yixuan Shifu
  2. Investigate the Production Accident
  3. Have a Late Night Chat with Yixuan
  4. Meet up with Paulo by the Cable Car
  5. Investigate the Scene of the Accident
  6. Head to the Target Location
  7. Enter the Sunken Passage
  8. Use Insight to Find the Door Controls
  9. Chat with Senior Yinhu
  10. Defeat the Enemy Guards
  11. Investigate the Tower and Collect Intel
  12. Exchange Intel with Senior Yinhu
  13. Continue Moving Deeper
  14. Defeat the Ethereal Blocking the Way
  15. Find the Drawbridge Controls
  16. Defeat the Hollow Raiders Again
  17. Head to the Source of the Outbreak
  18. Return Suibian Temple

Chat with Yixuan Shifu

After getting the tour of the busy districts of Waifei Peninsula with Ju Fufu, chat with Yixuan Shifu at the Suibian Temple. There, you'll see all your seniors, as well as Damian Blackwood, head of Porcelumex.

Investigate the Production Accident

To investigate the production accident, head out and look for the workers involved in it. One of the Idle Workers will tell you to speak to Paulo and Eric, who's just around the block. After getting the information from Paulo, return to Suibian Temple and find Yixuan.

Have a Late Night Chat with Yixuan

Afterwards, have a late night chat with Yixuan who's gonna regulate your meridians to help you become sensitive and perceptive to Ether frequency. Exhaust the dialogue to progress the quest.

Meet up with Paulo by the Cable Car

On the next morning, meet up with Paulo by the Cable Car to enter the Lemnian Hollow and meet the rest of the workers who are familiar with the production accident. This part of the quest is a Hollow Exploration which loans you a trial version of Yixuan and Ju Fufu!

Investigate the Scene of the Accident

As soon you enter the battle grounds, press forward until you spot a mob which also introduces Ju Fufu's combat tutorial. Clear out the enemies using Yixuan and Ju Fufu, then move along.

Head to the Target Location

To head to the target location, continue moving forward until you have covered a considerable distance from the area where you first encountered the first mob. A combat tutorial for Miasma Growths should pop up once you're in the target location, so simply defeat the enemies once more to continue.

Enter the Sunken Passage

Enter the Sunken Passage

Once you've mopped the floor with the Ethereals, enter the Sunken Passage, located just past the Fissure Beacon. As you continue along the passageway, Yixuan will teach you the Perception Technique, Insight, which lets you track Ether Traces.

Use Insight to Find the Door Controls

Use Insight to Find the Door Controls

To use Insight to find the door controls, simply press R (or touch the Perception Technique button) to enter this special state, then interact with the trolley in front of you marked with bubbles of Ether. Then, follow the Ethereal traces that should lead to the door just around the corner.

Chat with Senior Yinhu

Afterwards, pass through the factory area, then chat with Senior Yinhu. This brief encounter also serves as the tutorial for Fissure Beacons, which are teleportation markers located across the whole area. These beacons also heal and deplete Corruption affliction on your team, so we recommend resting by one, every now and then!

Defeat the Enemy Guards

Once you've confirmed the location of the production area with the Bangboo Faith, defeat the enermy guards along the way, then ride the elevator to reach the next level.

Investigate the Tower and Collect Intel

Investigate the Tower and Collect Intel

After getting out of the elevator, you'll see a solid formation of Ether blocking your way. Yixuan then teaches you the Disintegrate ability, which lets you destroy these crystals by detecting their weak spots. Simply enter the special attack state, then scan the crystal until you see its weak spot. Press F or simply touch the Special Attack button to disintegrate it.

There are two Ether Crystals blocking your way including the first one you've encountered, so simply repeat the steps to remove the second crystal using your ability.

Exchange Intel with Senior Yinhu

Once you've disintegrated both crystals, defeat the enemies before you, then investigate the boxes that have strong traces of Ether to them. Afterwards, ride the nearest elevator, and exchange intel with Senior Yinhu once more.

Continue Moving Deeper

Continue Moving Deeper

From Senior Yinhu's location, continue going forward until you spot the Bangboo Faith standing by a bunch of Ether Crystals. To continue moving deeper, simply Disintegrate the crystals then give the Toolkit to Bangboo Faith to gain access on the nearby locked door.

Defeat the Ethereal Blocking the Way

Open the locked door using the Access Card from the Bangboo, then move along the passageway, until you spot an enemy. Defeat the Ethereal blocking the way, then move along.

Find the Drawbridge Controls

Find the Drawbridge Controls

After defeating the Ethereal, disintegrate the crystals to your right, then descend the pathway towards the drawbridge controls. You'll have to solve the Ether Tuning puzzle to activate the drawbridge, which you can easily to by adjusting the curve in a way that the sphere touches all the points in the diagram.

Defeat the Hollow Raiders Again

Once done, ride the platform to the other side, until you reach next the Fissure Beacon. There you'll see the Bangboo Faith, once more, as well as a bunch of enemies looming nearby. Defeat the Hollow Raiders blocking the way again, then talk to Senior Yinhu about the situation.

Head to the Source of the Outbreak

Then, chat with Dr. Lohr nearby about your current intel, as well as his listen to his request. At the doctor's behest, head to the source of the outbreak to collect samples, and the defeat the enemies. Continue pounding them one by one, then talk to Dr. Lohr once more about the samples.

Return Suibian Temple

After piecing together all the clues, return to Siubian Temple and talk Yixuan Shifu once more.

Difficult Evidence Rewards

Quest Rewards

All Quest Rewards
PolychromePolychrome x40 DennyDenny x15000 Inter-Knot CreditInter-Knot Credit x250
Noise Reduction Master CopyNoise Reduction Master Copy x15

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The Hare and the Proxy The Proxy and the Hare
Prologue: Intermission
Escape from Certain Doom
Cat's Lost and Found
Explosive Last Train Earlybird Ticket to Safety
Chapter 1 Intermission
Path of the Proxy I Emergency Rescue
Emergency Rescue 2 Somewhat Totally Out of Control
A Call From the Hollow's Heart
Let's Go, Bro! Mechanical Love
Speedy Chaser Trace to the Source
Chapter 2 Intermission
Path of the Proxy II
Chapter 2 Interlude: Mission Unthinkable
Invisible Assistant A Perilous Duty
Chapter 2 Interlude - Intermission
Strange Messages
The Midnight Pursuit
Strange Messages Ascending Dance
Footprints in Darkness Saving Hacker Rain
Tour de Inferno
Leisurely Lull - Unexpected New Customer
A Storm of Falling Stars
A Wonderful Day in the Hollow The Missing Witness
Dead-End Express Emergency Pursuit
Leisurely Lull - Goldfinch's Escape
Bury Your Tears With the Past Part 1
Bury Your Tears With The Past Part 2
Season 2: Chapter 1
Where Tigers Lurk and Dragons Hide Attack from the Shadows
Difficult Evidence Suibian Temple Restoration Project
Behind the Curtain Where Shadows Surge
Misfortune Strikes Today Yankui Disciples Re-Emerge
Turbulence Brewing
Season 2: Chapter 2
Safety Inspection Prank Perpetrator
Sailume Bay Pursuit Source of the Obscuras
Secret Past A Bond Returned
Leisurely Lull - Untold Secrets
Season 2: Chapter 3
Last Night's Ashes The Winner's Rules
Soldier's Creed Dawn of Karmic Fire
An Incomplete Story
Season 2: Chapter 4
Haven in the Miasma Subtle Anomaly
The Town Clear the Mist
Half-Awake Person New Helpers
The Weight of the Self-Bound Time to Awaken From the Dream
Showdown at the Town Lantern Games
Our Fates Intertwine Tonight
Season 2: Chapter 5
Light Dances, Water Ripples Old Friends, New Stories
Gentle Words and Quiet Rest Tracking Down Clues
Undercurrent Beneath the Rock Old Ground, Fresh Scars
True Name Like a Lock A Short Warm Night's Rest
A Sudden Change Cast a Stone Into the Abyss
Light and Shadow Intertwined

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