# Neon Deadline: Code City

Author: Evelyn Hart
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/neon-deadline-code-city
Genre: System-LitRPG-LevelUp

## World
Trust the woman most likely to kill you, or let the Reaper take control.

## Tropes
- Dark Romance
- LitRPG System
- Cyberpunk Sci-Fi
- EnemiesToLovers
- ForcedProximity
- DarkRomance
- HiddenIdentity
- LitRPG
- Deadly Fate
- Forced Alliance
- Ruthless Heiress
- Forbidden Power

## FAQ
### What is Neon Deadline: Code City about?
Trust the woman most likely to kill you, or let the Reaper take control.

### Who is the author of Neon Deadline: Code City?
Neon Deadline: Code City is written by Evelyn Hart. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is Neon Deadline: Code City a Dark Romance story?
Yes. Neon Deadline: Code City is tagged for Dark Romance, LitRPG System, Cyberpunk Sci-Fi readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read Neon Deadline: Code City Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of Neon Deadline: Code City?
"Don't move, or I'll paint this alley with your brains," a voice spat. Cold steel pressed hard into the base of my skull.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Loading Death

"Don't move, or I'll paint this alley with your brains," a voice spat. Cold steel pressed hard into the base of my skull. I was face-down in a puddle of oily neon runoff, the smell of burnt ozone and rotting trash filling my nose. My cheek was glued to the wet concrete. "Please," I managed to choke out. "I don't have the credits. I told you, the deal was for the data, not the cash." "Liar," the man sneered. I could hear the click of the hammer. "Viktor doesn't like being lied to. Especially by ghosts who think they can vanish into the code." I tried to shift my weight, but a heavy boot slammed down on my lower back, pinning me. The pain flared white-hot. I wasn't a ghost. I was a corpse that hadn't stopped breathing yet. My identity was a blank slate, my memories a corrupted drive, and my bank account was a joke. "Look at me," the gunman ordered. He grabbed my hair and yanked my head up. He was a chromed-out thug, eyes replaced by glowing red sensors that flickered with every heartbeat. He grinned, showing off a row of serrated titanium teeth. "You're coming with us. Or you're staying here as a stain. Your choice, ghost." As he started to haul me up by the collar, a sudden, violent glitch ripped through my vision. It wasn't a dizzy spell. It was a system prompt. A jagged, crimson window snapped open in the center of my retina, screaming in a font that looked like bleeding circuitry. [SYSTEM CRITICAL: VITAL SIGNS DROPPING] [EMERGENCY OVERRIDE: REAPER PLUGIN ACTIVATED] I blinked. The world didn't just change; it decoded. The alleyway blurred into wireframes. The rain became a series of falling green digits. And then, I saw it. Above the thug's head, a floating timer appeared. 00:03... 00:02... "What the hell are you staring at?" the thug barked, shoving me against the bri

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