Destiny 2 Secret Quest: Whisper of the Worm Mission, Urzok The Hated

Has the Black Spindle returned? The fearsome sniper rifle from Destiny: The Taken King could now be a secret quest item in Destiny 2. It's unknown if the current buzz around r/Destinythegame is related to The Black Spindle, but users are all experiencing some strange anamolies on Io.

According to Reddit user u/blurryferrt, they encountered "...a taken portal that gave me the option to 'enter the anomaly.' I entered it and there were a bunch of the explosive faction things but no enemies. I blew them up and got to the chest but I can’t open it cause I don’t have the key. It’s a 20 minute timer. I’m just curious what it is cause I’ve never had this before. Also the lost sector is the grove of ulan-tan." 

Other users have reported this secret quest is called "The Whisper" Twitter user Farrmark discovered this quest and asked Bungie about it directly on the site: 

Hey @bungie Found this hidden timed mission on IO. Anyone worked it out yet? #Destiny2 #TheWhisper #PS4share pic.twitter.com/joLVum6eRL

— Farrmark (@Farrmark) July 20, 2018

Players have also reported reuniting with Urzok, The Hated, the ornery Knight from Destiny's Cosmodrome in a Taken form. 

A History Lesson 

The first Black Spindle was acquired in the Lost to Light Daily Heroic mission. What followed was an intense gauntlet of Taken foes, Blights, Champions, and more. Guardians who completed the task were rewarded with The Black Spindle, a ferocious Sniper Rifle that automatically reloaded itself upon three precision shots. Whether in player-versus-player or player-versus-environment settings, the Black Spindle was a powerful weapon that was rightfully feared and respected. Time will tell what this mysterious quest leads to, but if it is The Black Spindle, Guardians will be sure to be ready for it. 

The Rewards

Well, after making your way through the anomaly you’ll need to progress through an extremely difficult series of jumping puzzles, far beyond anything we’ve seen in the game to date. The best advice we have is to keep heading left and keep climbing higher as that seems to be the best path through at this point. Eventually you’ll find yourself unable to go much farther beyond that, as you come to a very large room filled with ominous looking tunnels and a very loud voice that tells you there is no light here. That’s fine, we’ve been without our light before, we can handle it. You want the last tunnel / portal on the right, which will lead you to a room that kind of looks like it’s been broken in half. Climb up and to the left here and you’ll eventually see a drop to go down. At the bottom if a short tunnel before you’ll start facing the real challenge of this fight, lots of high level enemies. You’ll need to fight your way through several rooms of these guys, which is no easy task let me tell you. This seems to be the main sticking point for a lot of fireteams, but don’t worry, this isn’t the end just yet. You’ll eventually find yourself in the final chamber and a final boss fight, or rather, boss fights. Yeah, more than one it looks like. But fear not, if you can best this final challenge, you’ll receive the latest and greatest Exotic weapon, the Whisper of the Worm. Here’s a handy little clip of Twitch streamer gelatosquid getting the drop. (Language warning however, it's pretty exciting).

The perks on this weapon are essentially the same as the pre-nerf Black Spindle from Destiny 1, so go nuts with the boss kills now that you essentially have the strongest weapon in the game. As a side note, the lore points to the survival of a character that many didn’t want to see leave quite so soon, so prepare yourselves to face off with Xol, the Will of Thousands possibly in the future.

While we wait, Xur is also patrolling Io, so check out what he's got in store for Guardians this weekend!