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Invasion! Octopus Trailer! — Octowpus Hunt

A green trailer truck loops Coastal Highway Z42 in Unheard Shores — except it's not a truck. Track it from the map, chase it down by car, park in its lane to force the reveal, then beat the Octowpus that emerges. No Arc, just a quick mobile-anomaly hunt.

Overview

Commission nameInvasion! Octopus Trailer!
BossOctowpus
RegionUnheard Shores — mobile along Coastal Highway Z42
Difficulty★★☆☆☆ Level II
DisguiseGreen old trailer truck
TriggerBlock the truck with your vehicle to force the reveal
Arc rewardNone

TL;DR — 5 Steps

  1. Unlock the Wertheimer Tower in Orichalcos ImaginistRequired to surface the Octowpus on the world map. Without this teleport, the Track Anomaly function cannot show the truck's live position.
  2. Track Octowpus from the mapUse the Track Anomaly button. The truck doesn't sit at a fixed point — the navigation line on the ground updates live as it drives.
  3. Get into a vehicleThe truck is fast. On foot you cannot keep up if it's already several hundred metres ahead. A car or motorcycle works fine.
  4. Block the truck head-onDrive in front of it and stop. The truck halts, the disguise breaks, and Octowpus reveals its true form. Combat starts immediately.
  5. Defeat OctowpusStandard anomaly fight. No element gating, no Arc reward — just commission payouts.

Step-by-Step Hunt

  1. Open the world map and verify the Wertheimer Tower (Unheard Shores) teleport is unlocked. If not, travel there once to register it.
  2. From the Anomagram, select Invasion! Octopus Trailer! and trigger the Track Anomaly function.
  3. A navigation line appears on the ground pointing toward the truck's current position.
  4. Hop into your nearest 4-wheeled vehicle. The truck cruises Coastal Highway Z42 — at the truck's speed, on-foot pursuit is hopeless if you're not already within sight range.
  5. Catch up to the green trailer truck. Drive past it and stop your vehicle directly in its path, blocking the lane.
  6. The truck stops. The disguise dissolves and Octowpus materialises in front of you. The encounter begins automatically.
  7. Fight Octowpus. Standard mid-Hunter combat — no special mechanics or weakness gating to plan around.
  8. Defeat the boss to complete the commission and collect the rewards.

Rewards

Hunter EXP160
Annulith20
Fons8,000
Bronze Carrota80
U-00NE15
Beetle Coin4,000
Anomaly Material Selection Box I3

Pro Tips

  • If the navigation line keeps spinning or pointing away, the truck has moved a long way along the highway. Drive ahead toward where the line is converging — the truck loops the same coastal route.
  • You don't need to ram the truck head-on. Stopping your vehicle in its lane is enough — the truck's collision detection treats your stopped car as a roadblock.
  • On-foot players: don't bother. The truck consistently moves faster than your character's sprint. Always pursue in a vehicle.
  • If the disguise reveal cutscene doesn't fire, your blocking position is too far off-centre. Park exactly in the lane the truck is driving in — not the median, not the shoulder.