Unlock Airwalk in VV: Ultimatum (Tundra Tower Quest)

Airwalk is a traversal ability in VV: Ultimatum that lets you glide over most of the map, skip rough terrain, and avoid enemy encounters during long trips. You earn it by finishing a chain of main storyline quests that ends at the top of a frozen tower in the Tundra. Once you have it on a single character, every new character you create later starts with it unlocked.

Quick answer: Reach level 40, finish all earlier story quests, complete John’s quest at the Precipice to open the Tundra, talk to Xuanzang near the frozen village, then climb to the top of the tallest ice fortress and speak to the NPC waiting there to receive Airwalk.

Airwalk requirements in VV: Ultimatum

This is a main storyline quest, so normal progression will eventually put it in front of you. You cannot start it on a fresh character, because the NPCs will not hand over the quest until you meet the prerequisites.

Requirement	Detail
Minimum level	40 or higher
Prior progress	All earlier story quests completed
Quest type	Main storyline (unmissable through normal play)
Carries over	Unlocked for all future characters on your account

How to unlock Airwalk in VV: Ultimatum

Travel to the Precipice, the burning village on the main map. Find the NPC named John and complete his quest. Finishing it opens the gate that leads into the Tundra.

An NPC you need to talk to to initiate the Airwalk acquisition quest

Enter the Tundra and look for Xuanzang, the NPC who stands on a bridge near the frozen village. He is the leader of the settlement beneath the tall mountain, so he is hard to miss. Speak with him to receive the Airwalk acquisition quest.

Press and hold the C key anywhere in the Tundra to highlight nearby interactable NPCs. Use this to locate Xuanzang quickly if you lose track of him on the bridge.

Climb to the top of the tallest frozen tower in the Tundra and talk to the NPC stationed there. That conversation completes the quest and grants you the Airwalk ability.

Route to the highest point in the Tundra

The “highest point” the quest giver mentions is the top of a run-down ice fortress in the Tundra. The path there follows a few clear landmarks.

Head through the ice tunnel marked by four blue lampposts. These lampposts confirm you are on the correct entry path.

Keep to the right-side path until you reach a large ice skull. Continue straight through the skull.

An ice skull landmark in Tundra - VV: Ultimatum

After exiting the skull, the castle sits to the right. Reach the fortress and use a double jump to climb to the top.

Dealing with the Quincy Archers on the fortress

The ice fortress is guarded by Quincy Archers, the toughest enemies in the quest. Tanking or blocking their arrows does not work. A hit knocks you back hard enough to send you back to the start of the climb, so you must dodge or parry every shot.

Quincy Archers in the Airwalk Quest - VV: Ultimatum

Close the distance fast and take each archer down before it can fire again. Baiting a shot from behind cover, then popping out once the arrow whiffs, is a reliable way to advance without getting knocked off. Equipping strong weapons and clans makes these fights noticeably easier.

Reach the top of the third tower, speak to the NPC waiting there, and the Airwalk ability is yours. The quest completing and the ability being granted is your confirmation that everything worked, and it will be active immediately on every character you make from then on.

With Airwalk unlocked, the rest of the map opens up considerably, since you can cross open terrain and bypass enemy clusters instead of fighting through them on foot. The smartest approach is simply to keep progressing the main story and tackle the Tundra climb once you hit level 40, since you cannot skip ahead to it anyway.