Area Patrol
Last updated 2026-04-21
Area Patrol, formerly known as Routine Cleanup, is a series of combat challenges in Zenless Zone Zero that reward Drive Discs upon completion. Each challenge requires
Battery Charge ×60, or 
Ether Battery ×1 for auto-combat.
To unlock Area Patrol, the player must reach Inter-Knot Level 26 and complete Trace to the Source in Phaethon's Story: Chapter 2.
Area Patrol can be accessed by talking to Roland in the Outpost Interior of Scott Outpost.
Auto Combat
Auto Combat allows the player to consume Ether Batteries to immediately receive rewards for a Combat Simulation or Area Patrol mission. This only applies to missions that cost Battery Charge ×60, and therefore does not apply to custom missions set up in Combat Simulation (which can cost up to 100 Battery Charge).
1 Ether Battery will equal 1 set of rewards from the chosen mission. A maximum of 10 Ether Batteries can be used at one time in Combat Simulation, while for Area Patrol that limit is 4.
Auto Dismantle
Using this system, players can choose to automatically dismantle any 
-Rank or 
-Rank Drive Discs they receive from missions.
Difficulties and Rewards
| Challenge Level | Required Inter-Knot Level | Dennies | Disks | Exp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | A | B | A | B | C | |||
| Lv. 30 | - | 3,000 | 0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10-11 |
| Lv. 40 | 35 | 3,375 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Lv. 50 | 45 | 3,750 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Lv. 60 | 50 | 4,125 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0 |
Challenge Target
The Challenge Targets are universal for all Challenges, regardless of difficulty; and the Rank gained from completing them does not affect the rewards given in any way.
- Complete Area Patrol
- Finish combat within 4m
- Finish combat within 2m
List of Challenges
There are 15 stages:
Other Languages
Routine Cleanup
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Routine Cleanup |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 定期清剿 Dìngqī Qīngjiǎo |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 定期清剿 Dìngqí Qīngjiǎo |
| Japanese | 定期掃討 Teiki Sōtō |
| Korean | 정기정기 소탕소탕 Jeonggi Sotang |
| Spanish | Limpieza rutinaria |
| French | Purge de routine |
| Russian | Регулярная зачистка Regulyarnaya zachistka |
| Thai | กวาดล้างเป็นประจํา |
| Vietnamese | Càn Quét Định KỳĐịnh Kỳ |
| German | Routinemäßige Beseitigung |
| Indonesian | Pembersihan Rutin |
| Portuguese | Limpeza de Rotina |
Area Patrol
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Area Patrol |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 区域巡防 Qūyù Xúnfáng |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 區域巡防 Qūyù Xúnfáng |
| Japanese | 区域防衛 Kuiki Bōei |
| Korean | 구역구역 순찰순찰 Guyeok Sunchal |
| Spanish | Patrulla de área |
| French | Patrouille de zone |
| Russian | Локальный патруль Lokal'nyy patrul' |
| Thai | ลาดตระเวนพื้นที่ |
| Vietnamese | Tuần TraTuần Tra Khu VựcKhu Vực |
| German | Gebietspatrouille |
| Indonesian | Patroli Area |
| Portuguese | Patrulha de Área |
Change History
- 1 new Stage was added:
- 1 new Stage was added:
- 1 new Stage was added:
- 1 new Stage was added:
- An Auto Dismantle feature was added, allowing players to automatically break-down A and B-rank Drive Discs upon completion of a stage.
- Routine Cleanup has been renamed to Area Patrol, and the event name "Advanced Bounty: Routine Cleanup" has been changed to "Advanced Bounty: Area Patrol." This adjustment is purely textual and does not involve any changes to actual gameplay or event content.
- 1 new Stage was added:
- 1 new Stage was added:
- 1 new Stage was added:
- Optimized the rewards screen after using Victoria Housekeeping Coupons in Routine Cleanup.
- Added Drive Disc icons to the stage entrance in Routine Cleanup.
- 1 new Stage was added:
- An Auto Combat feature was added, allowing players to automatically clear one run, using Victoria Housekeeping Coupons.
- 1 new Stage was added:
- Routine Cleanup was released.
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