Adrian blocked the attacks by hardening the mirrors instead of turning them into a passageway. If he did not do so, then the attacks of the two horsemen will definitely reach the Daemos Corps members that he has saved. This did vote well for him though as he knew that he would receive the brunt of the damage instead.
The barrier given to him by Charon mitigated some of the damage, but he still ended up in the red zone. He almost died but he saw an interaction with Aether Energy that he did not expect. Adrian would have died but his Aether Energy suddenly bottomed out and filled back in. It seems that his Aether Gauge also acts as a temporary life for him that will be consumed if he gets killed.
