Quest Guide to the Zero Nexus Hidden Laboratory

This quest can be found on Planet Iceria in the city of Zero Nexus. One can utilize the survey command. Once you enter the city, type where to see the current bosses. Your quest starts at General Celsius, so make your way towards him, using the sense command.

Step 1: Investigating the Missing Citizens

Once you get to General Celsius, he'll ask if you're there to help with the missing citizens. Say yes. You'll get an Investigation Permit and unlock this area's new command: investigate. You'll now have access to the southwestern part of the map (you couldn't get here prior to the quest).

Use sense bum to find your first suspect (an Icerian bum). Investigate them until you get a Frostbite Den Report, then head back to General Celsius and give him the report.

Step 2: Entering the Frostbite Den

Once you hand him the report, he'll ask you to investigate further and eventually give you a Shadowy Cloak. Wear the cloak and head back to the bums. Once you reach the Icerian Guardsman, you can stop sensing the bums and walk manually. From the guardsman, head all west. Make sure you're wearing the Shadowy Cloak. Continue west until you enter a new room. Head north or south as needed and continue west until you can go down into the Frostbite Den.

Once inside, type where to see the four bosses of the area. Recommended PL is around 5B.

• Boss 1: Head north until you enter a new room. Look for the boss icon on the west side of the new room. This boss is Frostbite Bruiser. Defeat him.
• Boss 2: Head 3 east and 2 south and go up. Head all south, then 1 west, and then back east. You should find Frostbite Swashbuckler. Defeat him.
• Boss 3: Head all west. If you aren't transferred to a new room, go east once and back west. Enter the new room and head all east. Defeat Frostbite Sharpshooter.

After defeating the sharpshooter, you'll see this message:

A peculiar tunnel stands erect, leading to somewhere unknown.

Enter the tunnel and head all west to face the enforcer.

Step 3: Fighting Slush

Recommended PL for Slush is at least 3.5B for his final form. Slush progresses through four forms:

• Form 1: 500,000,000
• Form 2: 1,500,000,000
• Form 3: 2,500,000,000
• Form 4: 3,500,000,000

Upon killing his last form, he will drop the Frostbite Gang Emblem. Don't forget to grab it! Recall and head back to Iceria, or if you have IT, use Instant innkeep. From there, go:

E S E S S E E E E to reach the Zero Nexus Research Facility. Enter the facility.

Step 4: Zero Nexus Research Facility

Inside the facility:

• Head west to the most western exit.
• Go up, then east twice, and finally all south to meet Dr. Talvi Frosk.

Dr. Frosk will ask if you're the new recruit. Say yes. After a long rant, he says he needs a sample from the Cryogenetic Storage.

• Head all north and west into the brightly lit corridor (if you stopped inside the Genetic Research Laboratory, you're one north too far).
• Go west twice and down, then head all east and down. You'll see a purple square on your map. Search the area to find the Cryo-Gene Sample.

Return the sample to Dr. Frosk. He will give you your next task.

Step 5: Genetic Research Laboratory

Head all north to see what needs to be done. Speak with the Lab Technician. She'll say you need to sterilize the workstation. To do this:

• Head back south to the 6 blue rooms labeled "Sterile Lab" on the map.
• Search these rooms until you find the Sterilizing Agent.
• Return to the Lab Technician and use the sterilize command.

Follow her prompts. You may need to adjust, observe, or be slapped awake. Continue until you are given the Detailed Report. Return it to Dr. Frosk.

Step 6: Incubation Chambers

After returning the Detailed Report, Dr. Frosk will ask you to test your mettle in the incubation chambers to the north. In these chambers, kill the mobs in the rooms west and east with the icon (~).

• Subjects include Omega, Delta, Gamma, Beta, and Alpha.

Killing enough of these mobs will result in numerous Genetic DNA Samples. You'll need around 20-30 samples, which you should give to Dr. Frosk one by one for Power Level (PL) gains.

After providing enough samples, Dr. Frosk will give you a Hidden Laboratory Access Card and tell you that the hidden lab is north of the atrium.

Step 7: Entering the Hidden Laboratory

To access the hidden laboratory:

• Head all north back to the brightly lit corridor.
• Go W W D E E, then head all north to transfer to a hidden hallway.
• Head all east to the incubation chamber. You'll automatically be pulled into the hidden laboratory. From there, head all east and down.

Inside the lab, you'll meet a mad scientist. Follow his prompts to receive another syringe. This will allow you to use the area's secret command: extract.

Step 8: Colored Rooms - Extracting DNA

There are four colored rooms in the hidden lab: black, red, green, and blue. Each has unique tasks:

Red Room

In the red room, head into the middle and use extract before the target explodes. A helpful tip is to approach from the west and simply type E;extract. Once you've extracted the DNA, the target will explode.

Green Room

Here, you'll encounter an Electromagnetic Field blocking access to a Kidnapped Icerian Citizen. You'll need to kill the NPC guarding the field 3-4 times. Each time you attack, an Elite Icerian Mercenary will appear and attack you.

After each kill, you'll see messages indicating the weakening of the field:

The Electromagnetic Field blocking the path to the Kidnapped Icerian Citizen weakens!

Continue killing until you see:

The Electromagnetic Field blocking the path to the Kidnapped Icerian Citizen shatters!

Then head to the middle and use extract to obtain the DNA.

Blue Room

Attempting to extract DNA in the blue room results in the following message:

The Kidnapped Icerian Citizen shatters to dust. To extract a sample, you may need some sort of a glass made of ice.

Do you know where to get something sharp like this? Don't worry, I'll give you a second...
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Okay, so if you haven't found it yet, there's a material shop in Zero Nexus City. Use Instant innkeep, then go E N E to reach the Sub Zero Supplies Shop. Purchase a piece of Glacier Ice for around 36k Zenni.

Return to the hidden lab with the glacier ice and wait for the area to respawn. Then extract the DNA from the blue room.

Black Room

Once inside the black room, you'll encounter an NPC who will start their script. They'll ask where they are and what they're doing. Simply respond with Kidnapped.

The NPC will script off again, prompting you to smack them as they doze off. Use Smack cit. Follow their dialogue to receive their confession:

Confession of Cryon Frigidus

Once finished, extract their DNA. You'll also be told where to find their ledger. Head to the inn and use Instant innkeep. Then search to find the Tax Collector's Ledger.

Step 9: Splitting the Quest

At this point, the quest splits into two paths:

Path 1: Confronting Marquis Glacius

If you're at the innkeeper, sense Marquis Glacius. When you find him, he'll ask for Cryon's Confession. Prepare for a battle similar to Slush but slightly harder. Recommended PL is at least 3.5B-4B.

When ready, give him the confession. Once defeated, he'll drop his own confession and spawn the raid boss:

[RAID: Bio-Oozaru Marquis Glacius]

You can give Marquis's Confession to General Celsius for a T6 Legendary Race-Specific Item. Congratulations, you've completed the quest!

Path 2: Returning to the Mad Scientist

If you choose to return to the mad scientist, he'll ask about funding received. If you read the ledger, the correct answer is:

22000000

Say this to him, and he will take the DNA and spawn a Mutated Cryon Frigidus. This NPC is either all north or all south behind a locked room.

Be quick when passing the Elite Icerian Guards as they are aggressive and hit hard if you stand still. Look in the Cryogenic Hibernation Capsule for the Restricted Chamber Key (available in both the north and south capsules).

The Mutated Cryon Frigidus has a PL of 4,000,000,000 and five potential drops. If he drops the Mutated DNA Sample, you can give it to the mad scientist to spawn Bio Broly, a raid boss on Earth. You'll need a strong party to take him down. Special quest completed!