Joel and Ellie drove their car through the desolate land of Missouri and headed toward Wyoming.Their goal is to find Tommy, a former member of the Fireflies, through whom they hope to gain information about the organization.

During the long drive, Joel and Ellie start talking about their past, trying to pass the time by sharing personal experiences.However, Ellie remains silent about her past and doesn't mention a word.Joel understood her silence and instead of forcing her to share, he chose to respect her decision.

As they drove into Kansas City, they had to take a detour into the city because the road ahead was blocked.However, this decision puts them in danger.Their whereabouts were discovered by several robbers on the street. These robbers were members of the local Revolutionary Legion. They ambush in the truck and tried to rob Joel and Ellie.

Faced with a sudden attack, Joel and Ellie were forced to abandon the car and escape.Joel first shot and killed two robbers, but failed to notice the third man who broke in through the back door and was almost strangled to death by him.At this critical moment, Ellie took out the pistol stolen from Frank's drawer and successfully shot the robber, allowing Joel to regain the upper hand and eventually kill the robber.

This incident made Joel and Ellie even more vigilant, and they realized that this journey was not an easy one.At the same time, they also learned that these bandits were members of the Revolutionary Legion, who, under the leadership of leader Catherine, overthrew the local disaster relief agency and took control of the city.After learning that three of her men had been lost, Katherine ordered the entire city to search for traces of the intruders, and was also looking for a pair of defecting brothers, Henry and Sam.

During the search, the deputy commander of the legion, Perry, discovered that an unusual “agitation” was occurring on the ground in an underground storage room, but he was ordered by Kathleen to deal with it later.This detail confuses Joel and Ellie, who don't know what this “instigation” means, but also realize that it may have something to do with their journey.

In order to ensure that he could better observe the city and find a way out, Joel decided to take Ellie to hide inside an office building.For safety reasons, they chose to climb the stairs to the 33rd floor to spend the night.And when they woke up in the middle of the night, the people who appeared in front of them were brothers Henry and Sam.