In the EVM lands of the Web3 world, a nefarious monster has been programmed in the dark corners of mysterious DAOs and degen forums. The rampant ponzinomics, greed, and speculation have birthed a sentient creature known as Etheron, the Degen Slayer, the Giga Dragon Behind Your Busted Stops, the Lord of Liquidity and King of NFTs.

Omens and rumors of the dragon’s imminent apparitions continue to spread. Once his egg hatches there will be no turning back. The specter of Etheron will haunt the addresses of Heroes all over the Web3 world. He will appear unexpectedly and challenge them in a battle for their prized possessions. On occasion, he will be enticed by the sight of certain NFTs. If he wins, they will lose everything they’ve put on the line.

How to Summon Etheron

By default, Etheron will appear everyday in a randomly chosen Hero’s address. If a Hero team has joined forces, however, they will be able to summon him through the MetaDungeon once they are ready to fight.

To summon with a team:

1. Click Summon with Team on the MetaDungeon dapp. A list of addresses that are in your team will be shown, along with their Twitter usernames if they have verified themselves.

   Note: Optionally, verify yourself so it's easier for your teammates to contact you.

2. Select which teammates you'd like to team up with. You only need to team up with 1 other player for this round of the MetaDungeon.

3. Select any power ups you’d like to use for the fight.

4. Put in the shared Summoning Spell that you'll use. Please note that both team members need to use the same summoning spell in order for their team summons to work.

To summon with an NFT:

1. First, check to see if Etheron has already chosen your address for his appearance of the day.
2. If not, click on the Summon with NFT option on the MetaDungeon website. This option will let you choose from the NFTs you hold and offer one as a bait for the dragon.
3. Select any power ups you’d like to use for the fight.
4. Once the summoning NFT and power ups are selected, you will need to approve a transaction that will allow Etheron to collect your staked items if he wins.
5. Finally, after your NFT has been offered you will have the chance to fight Etheron.

How to Fight Etheron

Once you’ve summoned the dragon, get ready to slay or be slayed! You and your teammate will have a chance at beating Etheron and receive the loot he has been guarding, which consists of the tokens and NFTs he has taken away from other Heroes of the MetaDungeon. The legend has it that he also holds The Sword of a Thousand Degens, a unique NFT that will help you in your future adventures in the MetaDungeon.

To attack:

1. Fighting has been included in the summoning transaction as a way to save gas.

2. Await the outcome of the batte.

   Note: NFTs used as power ups will improve your odds of a favorable result.

3. Collect loot if you win.

Introducing Autonomous NFTs

Autonomous NFTs are the second new feature brought by MetaDungeon thanks to its use of Autonomy Network’s capabilities for smart contract transaction automation. These tokens are able to act in pre-programmed ways that can simulate a sentient being on the blockchain, similar to how NPCs act in traditional games. aNFTs can send messages, execute other transactions, and transfer themselves, all on their own.

Etheron is the first aNPC monster in a series of challenging successors who will come to roam the MetaDungeon in the future.

PvB, aNFTs, aNPCs, and a number of other new Web3 features are possible thanks to Autonomy’s new technology for automating smart contract transactions.