As Leo accelerated, the "City Zoomer" app began counting down. 10... 9... 8...He was in the unregulated, chaotic Lower Sector, with heavy corporate security drones closing in from above. The update aimed to lock his bike right as he reached the Sector 7 Bridge , the only exit to the neutral zone.
The "City Zoomer" roared back to life, ignoring the corporate software, and shot across the bridge. The drones stopped at the border, unable to cross into the neutral zone.
For a terrifying second, the bike died. But Leo had planned for this. He slammed his hand onto the analog override switch—a modification he had hidden for just this scenario—rebooting the engine in pure analog mode.