Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: During gladiator matches, the unfair match-up

Straight comparison question.
a state of manic frenzy is need to be compared. with what ?

(A) like a rampaging bull whose rage increases when its hide is pierced with swords --- a rampaging bull
(B) like the increased rage of a rampaging bull when its hide is pierced with swords --- the increased rage
(C) like a rampaging bull that increases rage while rampaging with its hide pierced with swords --- a rampaging bull
(D) just as a rampaging bull that increases rage by piercing its hide with swords
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